22. Blanka's Gruul Voltron by Lamont3

Format: Commander

Commander: The Howling Abomination

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 32

Deck overview

This deck is a high-velocity Gruul Spellslinger and Voltron strategy centered on The Howling Abomination. By combining efficient mana acceleration with a dense suite of 1-mana combat tricks, cantrips, and protection spells, the deck rapidly deploys its 5-mana commander on Turn 4. Every spell that targets the commander triggers a dual effect: increasing its power and toughness by +2/+2 while dealing 2 damage directly to each opponent. This allows the deck to apply lethal commander damage to one player while steadily burning down the rest of the table. Auras such as Keen Sense and Snake Umbra turn this burn trigger into massive card draw, refilling the hand to chain spells continuously. While the deck possesses a rich suite of instant-speed protection to shield the commander against spot removal, its reliance on The Howling Abomination makes it vulnerable to countermagic on entry and non-targeting board wipes.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Alpha Authority
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Bear Umbra
• 1 Birds of Paradise
• 1 Blossoming Defense
• 1 Brute Force
• 1 Bulk Up
• 1 Canopy Cover
• 1 Chandra's Ignition
• 1 Charge Through
• 1 Cinder Glade
• 1 Collective Resistance
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Contested Cliffs
• 1 Cragcrown Pathway // Timbercrown Pathway
• 1 Crimson Wisps
• 1 Crown of Flames
• 1 Cultivate
• 1 Daily Bugle Building
• 1 Defend the Rider
• 1 Dragon Mantle
• 1 Elvish Mystic
• 1 Expedite
• 1 Fabled Passage
• 1 Farseek
• 1 Fire Nation Palace
• 1 Fists of Flame
• 1 Flashback
• 8 Forest
• 1 Full Throttle
• 1 Gaea's Gift
• 1 Goblin Anarchomancer
• 1 Grapeshot
• 1 Ground Rift
• 1 Gruul Turf
• 1 Invigorate
• 1 Karplusan Forest
• 1 Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
• 1 Keen Sense
• 1 Kessig Wolf Run
• 1 Kodama's Reach
• 1 Leyline of Resonance
• 1 Might of the Meek
• 1 Mosswort Bridge
• 8 Mountain
• 1 Mutagenic Growth
• 1 Nature's Lore
• 1 Overpowering Attack
• 1 Overprotect
• 1 Psychotic Fury
• 1 Reliquary Tower
• 1 Restless Ridgeline
• 1 Rockfall Vale
• 1 Rogue's Passage
• 1 Rootbound Crag
• 1 Ruby, Daring Tracker
• 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1 Season of Growth
• 1 Seize the Day
• 1 Shared Roots
• 1 Sheltering Word
• 1 Snake Umbra
• 1 Snakeskin Veil
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Spider Manifestation
• 1 Sticky Fingers
• 1 Stomping Ground
• 1 Studious First-Year // Rampant Growth
• 1 Stump Stomp // Burnwillow Clearing
• 1 Swiftfoot Boots
• 1 Tamiyo's Safekeeping
• 1 Temur Battle Rage
• 1 The Howling Abomination
• 1 Thornspire Verge
• 1 Three Visits
• 1 Titan's Strength
• 1 Twinferno
• 1 Two-Handed Axe // Sweeping Cleave
• 1 Tyvar's Stand
• 1 Unleash Fury
• 1 Vines of Vastwood
• 1 Viridescent Wisps
• 1 Whip Silk
• 1 Wild Defiance
• 1 Wood Elves
• 1 Wooded Ridgeline