You’ll shoot short, mines a Longshot by TheMule

Format: Commander

Commander: Longshot, Rebel Bowman

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 59

Deck overview

Longshot, Rebel Bowman leads a fast mono-red storm deck designed to win through rapid spell velocity and noncreature burn triggers. The commander provides both a universal {1} cost reduction for noncreature spells and an asymmetric burn engine that deals 2 damage to each opponent on every noncreature cast. Using a dense suite of zero- and one-mana acceleration, the deck consistently deploys Longshot on Turn 2 or 3 and transitions directly into a decisive storm sequence. Key win conditions include casting continuous spells with Underworld Breach, looping Sensei's Divining Top from the top of the library with Mystic Forge, or chaining red rituals and wheels alongside secondary burn pingers like Guttersnipe and Firebrand Archer. Low-cost interaction such as Deflecting Swat, Pyroblast, and Red Elemental Blast protects the winning turn from opposing interaction, allowing the deck to eliminate all three opponents simultaneously in a single turn.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Ancient Tomb
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Arid Mesa
• 1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
• 1 Bloodstained Mire
• 1 Buried Ruin
• 1 Cavern of Souls
• 1 Chromatic Sphere
• 1 Chromatic Star
• 1 Chrome Mox
• 1 Conjurer's Bauble
• 1 Coruscation Mage
• 1 Deflecting Swat
• 1 Desperate Ritual
• 1 Erebor Flamesmith
• 1 Everflowing Chalice
• 1 Expedition Map
• 1 Faithless Looting
• 1 Fellwar Stone
• 1 Final Fortune
• 1 Firebrand Archer
• 1 Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape
• 1 Gemstone Caverns
• 1 Grapeshot
• 1 Grim Monolith
• 1 Grinding Station
• 1 Gut Shot
• 1 Guttersnipe
• 1 Helm of Awakening
• 1 Hexing Squelcher
• 1 Jack-o'-Lantern
• 1 Jeska's Will
• 1 Jeweled Amulet
• 1 Krark, the Thumbless
• 1 Laughing Mad
• 1 Lightning Bolt
• 1 Lightning Strike
• 1 Lion's Eye Diamond
• 1 Liquimetal Torque
• 1 Longshot, Rebel Bowman
• 1 Lotus Petal
• 1 Mana Vault
• 1 Mind Stone
• 1 Mishra's Bauble
• 18 Mountain
• 1 Mox Amber
• 1 Mox Diamond
• 1 Mox Opal
• 1 Mystic Forge
• 1 Paradise Mantle
• 1 Prismatic Vista
• 1 Pyretic Ritual
• 1 Pyroblast
• 1 Quest for Pure Flame
• 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
• 1 Red Elemental Blast
• 1 Redirect Lightning
• 1 Reflecting Pool
• 1 Reiterate
• 1 Rite of Flame
• 1 Ruby Medallion
• 1 Scalding Tarn
• 1 Scroll Rack
• 1 Seething Song
• 1 Seize the Spotlight
• 1 Sensei's Divining Top
• 1 Simian Spirit Guide
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
• 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
• 1 Springleaf Drum
• 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
• 1 The Vision and Scarlet Witch
• 1 Thought Vessel
• 1 Thrill of Possibility
• 1 Tibalt's Trickery
• 1 Underworld Breach
• 1 Untimely Malfunction
• 1 Urza's Bauble
• 1 Urza's Saga
• 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1 Wheel of Fortune
• 1 Wooded Foothills