Ral by asapniku

Format: Commander

Commander: Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 72

Deck overview

This competitive Commander deck is an explosive Izzet storm shell piloted by Ral, Monsoon Mage. The primary game plan revolves around rapidly establishing mana velocity via low-cost artifacts and red rituals, deploying Ral on Turn 2 for continuous cost reduction, and executing a game-winning combo on Turn 3. The main win condition leverages Underworld Breach alongside Brain Freeze and Lion's Eye Diamond to mill out the entire table or storm off into a lethal Grapeshot. A dense suite of free and efficient countermagic, including Fierce Guardianship, Deflecting Swat, and Flusterstorm, protects the combo turn while interrupting faster opposing win attempts. Secondary storm outlets such as Past in Flames, Bonus Round, and Mind's Desire provide strong resilience against interaction.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Abandon Attachments
• 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1 Ancient Tomb
• 1 Arid Mesa
• 1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
• 1 Bloodstained Mire
• 1 Bonus Round
• 1 Brain Freeze
• 1 Chain of Vapor
• 1 Chrome Mox
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Deflecting Swat
• 1 Demand Answers
• 1 Desperate Ritual
• 1 Echo of Eons
• 1 Electro, Assaulting Battery
• 1 Fierce Guardianship
• 1 Fiery Islet
• 1 Flashback
• 1 Flow State
• 1 Flusterstorm
• 1 Frantic Search
• 1 Gamble
• 1 Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape
• 1 Gemstone Caverns
• 1 Gitaxian Probe
• 1 Grapeshot
• 1 Great Furnace
• 1 Gut Shot
• 1 Hex Magic
• 1 Hexing Squelcher
• 1 Hidden Strings
• 1 Highway Robbery
• 1 Inspired Tinkering
• 1 Invoke Calamity
• 1 Jeska's Will
• 1 Lava Dart
• 1 Lion's Eye Diamond
• 1 Lotus Petal
• 1 Mana Vault
• 1 Mental Misstep
• 1 Mind's Desire
• 1 Misty Rainforest
• 1 Mountain
• 1 Mox Amber
• 1 Mox Diamond
• 1 Mox Opal
• 1 Mystic Remora
• 1 Mystical Tutor
• 1 Opera Love Song
• 1 Pact of Negation
• 1 Past in Flames
• 1 Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak
• 1 Polluted Delta
• 1 Pyretic Ritual
• 1 Pyroblast
• 1 Quiet Speculation
• 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
• 1 Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy
• 1 Reckless Impulse
• 1 Recoup
• 1 Red Elemental Blast
• 1 Reiterate
• 1 Rite of Flame
• 1 Rob the Archives
• 1 Romantic Rendezvous
• 1 Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun
• 1 Sazacap's Brew
• 1 Scalding Tarn
• 1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn
• 1 Seething Song
• 1 Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass
• 1 Shivan Reef
• 1 Simian Spirit Guide
• 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
• 1 Snap
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Solve the Equation
• 1 Springleaf Drum
• 1 Steam Vents
• 1 Stock Up
• 1 Storm of Memories
• 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
• 1 Strike It Rich
• 1 Tavern Scoundrel
• 1 Thundering Falls
• 1 Tibalt's Trickery
• 1 Timetwister
• 1 Training Center
• 1 Treasonous Ogre
• 1 Underworld Breach
• 1 Vexing Bauble
• 1 Vision of Love
• 1 Volcanic Island
• 1 Wheel of Fortune
• 1 Will of the Jeskai
• 1 Windfall
• 1 Witch's Mark
• 1 Wooded Foothills
• 1 Wrenn's Resolve