Speedy Gooblin Voltron by o0Kaladin0o

Format: Commander

Commander: Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh and Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 60

Deck overview

This Boros Voltron deck pairs Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh with Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist to execute an explosive, high-tempo combat strategy. Leveraging Rograkh's zero-mana casting cost, keywords (first strike, menace, trample), and Ardenn's ability to attach Equipment for free at combat, the deck turns cheap, heavy Equipment like Colossus Hammer into instant lethal threats as early as Turn 2. Redundancy is maximized through dense Equipment tutors like Stoneforge Mystic and Steelshaper's Gift, while damage multipliers such as Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar and Jeska, Thrice Reborn convert single-target commander damage into table-wide eliminations. The deck safeguards its aggressive line with premier white protection and silence effects, including Grand Abolisher, Ranger-Captain of Eos, and Silence, while packing alternate win conditions via Aggravated Assault and Underworld Breach. Although vulnerable to well-timed pre-combat creature removal and artifact stax, its hyper-efficient mana curve and blistering clock present an overwhelming early-game challenge for any multiplayer pod.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aggravated Assault
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Axgard Armory
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Beamtown Beatstick
  • 1 Bloodforged Battle-Axe
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Plate
  • 1 Conqueror's Flail
  • 1 Deafening Silence
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Diamond Pick-Axe
  • 1 Dispatch
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Fighter Class
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Forge Anew
  • 1 Galadriel's Dismissal
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Giver of Runes
  • 1 Godo, Bandit Warlord
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Helm of the Host
  • 1 Imperial Recruiter
  • 1 Inkmoth Nexus
  • 1 Inquisitor's Flail
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Jeska, Thrice Reborn
  • 1 Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
  • 1 Kellan, the Fae-Blooded // Birthright Boon
  • 1 Legion Leadership // Legion Stronghold
  • 1 Lion's Eye Diamond
  • 1 Loran's Escape
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mask of Memory
  • 1 Masterwork of Ingenuity
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Plateau
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Pyroblast
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Recruiter of the Guard
  • 1 Reyav, Master Smith
  • 1 Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier
  • 1 Sheltered by Ghosts
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Skirk Prospector
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Springleaf Drum
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Steelshaper's Gift
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Sunbaked Canyon
  • 1 Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
  • 1 Sunscorched Divide
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Sword of Fire and Ice
  • 1 Sword of Forge and Frontier
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 The Mycosynth Gardens
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Tibalt's Trickery
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
  • 1 Wheel of Fortune
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Wooded Foothills