Extra Crispy by Massasauga

Format: Commander

Commander: Drakuseth, Maw of Flames

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 20

Deck overview

This deck is a mono-red big-mana combat deck built around Drakuseth, Maw of Flames. The primary strategy focuses on developing mana rocks and land drops over the first five turns to deploy Drakuseth on Turn 6. Once active, Drakuseth's devastating attack trigger distributes 10 points of direct burn across up to three targets alongside 7 flying combat damage. The deck leverages damage amplifiers such as Fiery Emancipation, Twinflame Tyrant, and Dictate of the Twin Gods, as well as extra combat spells like Relentless Assault and Fury of the Horde, to eliminate multiple opponents in rapid succession. While the deck boasts immense burst damage and disruptive options like Blood Moon and Jokulhaups, it relies heavily on natural card draws and has limited instant-speed interaction and protection for its high-cost commander.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Blazing Firesinger // Seething Song
  • 1 Blood Mist
  • 1 Blood Moon
  • 1 Bulk Up
  • 1 Calamity of Cinders
  • 1 Castle Embereth
  • 1 Collective Inferno
  • 1 Combat Celebrant
  • 1 Connecting the Dots
  • 1 Darksteel Ingot
  • 1 Darksteel Plate
  • 1 Dictate of the Twin Gods
  • 1 Dormant Volcano
  • 1 Dragon Egg
  • 1 Dragon Mage
  • 1 Dragon Mantle
  • 1 Dragon's Fire
  • 1 Dragonmaster Outcast
  • 1 Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
  • 1 Epicenter
  • 1 Etali, Primal Storm
  • 1 Fear of Being Hunted
  • 1 Fiery Emancipation
  • 1 Fireshrieker
  • 1 Full Throttle
  • 1 Fury of the Horde
  • 1 Goblin War Paint
  • 1 Great Train Heist
  • 1 Hellkite Charger
  • 1 Heraldic Banner
  • 1 Hero's Heirloom
  • 1 Hidden Volcano
  • 1 Hotfoot Gnome
  • 1 Insult // Injury
  • 1 Insurrection
  • 1 Jaya's Immolating Inferno
  • 1 Jokulhaups
  • 1 Light Up the Stage
  • 1 Magmatic Insight
  • 1 Mana Flare
  • 1 Mana Geyser
  • 1 Mask of Memory
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mirrorwing Dragon
  • 1 Molten Rain
  • 1 Moraug, Fury of Akoum
  • 32 Mountain
  • 1 Planar Bridge
  • 1 Planetary Annihilation
  • 1 Powerbalance
  • 1 Price of Glory
  • 1 Rapacious Dragon
  • 1 Relentless Assault
  • 1 Scytheclaw Raptor
  • 1 Siege Smash
  • 1 Skyline Despot
  • 1 Smaug the Magnificent
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spinerock Knoll
  • 1 Sunspine Lynx
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Thundermane Dragon
  • 1 Twinflame Tyrant
  • 1 Unstable Molecule Suit
  • 1 Vengeful Ancestor
  • 1 Worn Powerstone
  • 1 Wrathful Red Dragon
  • 1 Young Red Dragon // Bathe in Gold