Firelord Azula by Ianrgonzales

Format: Commander

Commander: Fire Lord Azula

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 26

Deck overview

This deck is an aggressive Grixis spellslinger strategy led by Fire Lord Azula, focusing on maximizing value from casting instants during combat. Azula provides internal mana acceleration via firebending 2 upon declaring an attack and duplicates every spell cast while attacking. The deck leverages this ability to cast doubled burn spells, creature buffs, and card draw spells, rapidly scaling combat damage and burning opposing life totals. Auxiliary pingers like Erebor Flamesmith, Thunderdrum Soloist, and Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful turn every spell into table-wide attrition, while damage multipliers like Double Vision and Repercussion amplify spell lethality. With minimal fast mana and light tutoring, the list operates on an on-curve mana curve, relying on 38 lands to deploy its commander on Turn 4 and initiate aggressive combat pressure on Turn 5. It presents a decisive lethal clock around Turn 7 and closes out the table around Turn 9 through combat damage and direct burn.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Agna Qel'a
  • 1 Alesha's Legacy
  • 1 Amazing Acrobatics
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Bloodfell Caves
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bulk Up
  • 1 Burn Bright
  • 1 Chandra's Outrage
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Creeping Tar Pit
  • 1 Crushing Disappointment
  • 1 Cut Propulsion
  • 1 Diaochan, Artful Beauty
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Dismal Backwater
  • 1 Djinn Illuminatus
  • 1 Double Vision
  • 1 Dual Strike
  • 1 Encouraging Aviator // Jump
  • 1 Erebor Flamesmith
  • 1 Fiery Confluence
  • 1 Fire Lord Azula
  • 1 Fire Nation Attacks
  • 1 Fire Nation Palace
  • 1 Firebender Ascension
  • 1 Frantic Firebolt
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
  • 1 Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape
  • 1 Giggling Skitterspike
  • 1 Goblin-town
  • 1 Heightened Reflexes
  • 1 Highland Lake
  • 1 How to Start a Riot
  • 1 Illusory Ambusher
  • 1 Innovative Commons
  • 7 Island
  • 1 Izzet Guildgate
  • 1 Last Thoughts
  • 1 Lightning Blast
  • 1 Lightning Strike
  • 1 Mathemagics
  • 1 Melancholic Poet
  • 1 Mirrorwing Dragon
  • 1 Molten Blast
  • 10 Mountain
  • 1 Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time
  • 1 Overwhelming Victory
  • 1 Past in Flames
  • 1 Rain of Revelation
  • 1 Raucous Theater
  • 1 Redirect Lightning
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Repercussion
  • 1 Riddle of Lightning
  • 1 Roku's Mastery
  • 1 Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
  • 1 Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun
  • 1 Sarkhan's Catharsis
  • 1 Secret of Bloodbending
  • 1 Seize Opportunity
  • 1 Sinister Hideout
  • 1 Smelt-Ward Minotaur
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectacle Summit
  • 1 Storm of Memories
  • 1 Stormcatch Mentor
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swiftwater Cliffs
  • 1 The Blue Spirit
  • 1 Thunderdrum Soloist
  • 1 Traumatic Critique
  • 1 Uncaged Fury
  • 1 Undercity Sewers
  • 1 Unstoppable Plan
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Zuko's Conviction
  • 1 Zuko, Seeking Honor