The Infamous Cruelclaw by jvkeruss

Format: Commander

Commander: The Infamous Cruelclaw

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 24

Deck overview

This deck is an explosive aggro-chaos strategy built entirely around The Infamous Cruelclaw. By running a massive 50-land mana base, the deck guarantees hitting every land drop to deploy Cruelclaw on Turn 3. On Turn 4, Cruelclaw attacks using built-in Menace or evasion Equipment like Whispersilk Cloak to trigger its combat ability. Because the deck is filled with basic lands, Cruelclaw quickly digs through the library to reveal huge nonland spells—such as Breach the Multiverse, Rise of the Dark Realms, In Garruk's Wake, and Eldrazi titans—casting them for free by discarding a spare land. The remaining nonland suite combines lethal reanimation, asymmetric board wipes, and chaotic stax pieces like Possibility Storm and Timesifter to disrupt opposing game plans. While the deck boasts enormous explosive power, it depends heavily on Cruelclaw connecting in combat and lacks cheap reactive answers to contest fast opposing combo strategies.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aeronaut's Wings
  • 1 Anger
  • 1 Arcane Bombardment
  • 1 Artisan of Kozilek
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Bladed Battle-Fan
  • 1 Blood Money
  • 1 Boots of Speed
  • 1 Breach the Multiverse
  • 1 Cabal Conditioning
  • 1 Capital Punishment
  • 1 Confusion in the Ranks
  • 1 Cruel Entertainment
  • 1 Darksteel Plate
  • 1 Demon of Fate's Design
  • 1 Dread
  • 1 Etali, Primal Storm
  • 1 Explosion of Riches
  • 1 Fated Return
  • 1 Fevered Suspicion
  • 1 Grip of Chaos
  • 1 Head Games
  • 1 Hit the Mother Lode
  • 1 Illicit Auction
  • 1 In Garruk's Wake
  • 1 Infernal Genesis
  • 1 Kaboom!
  • 1 Kaervek the Merciless
  • 1 Kozilek, the Great Distortion
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lizard Blades
  • 25 Mountain
  • 1 Mutinous Massacre
  • 1 Overpowering Attack
  • 1 Possibility Storm
  • 1 Rise of the Dark Realms
  • 1 Risky Move
  • 1 Sadistic Shell Game
  • 1 Shield of Kaldra
  • 1 Smoke
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stolen Strategy
  • 25 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 The Infamous Cruelclaw
  • 1 Thieves' Auction
  • 1 Timesifter
  • 1 Trailblazer's Boots
  • 1 Wand of Wonder
  • 1 Warp World
  • 1 Whispersilk Cloak
  • 1 Wild Evocation