Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might | Lord of the Pings by dunamismax

Format: Commander

Commander: Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 35

Deck overview

This mono-red burn deck centers around Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might to transform minor 1-damage noncombat pings into devastating 4-damage strikes against all three opponents simultaneously. The deck curves low-cost pingers such as Firebrand Archer, Kessig Flamebreather, and Coruscation Mage into an early commander deployment. Once Axonil lands, a rapid sequence of 1-mana cantrips, rituals, and burn spells deals 12 to 20 damage per player in a single rotation. Anti-lifegain pieces like Roiling Vortex and Rampaging Ferocidon ensure damage sticks, while equipment like Commander's Plate and redirect spells like Deflecting Swat protect the commander from removal. Without Axonil on the battlefield, the deck's damage output slows to a crawl, making commander protection essential to securing victory across Turns 5 and 6.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Bolt Bend
  • 1 Boltwave
  • 1 Bonders' Enclave
  • 1 Champion's Helm
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Claws of Valakut
  • 1 Commander's Plate
  • 1 Coruscation Mage
  • 1 Cursed Mirror
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Dragon Mantle
  • 1 Electro, Assaulting Battery
  • 1 Electrostatic Field
  • 1 End the Festivities
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fiery Confluence
  • 1 Firebrand Archer
  • 1 Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape
  • 1 Gleeful Arsonist
  • 1 Grab the Prize
  • 1 Grapeshot
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Kessig Flamebreather
  • 1 Lava Dart
  • 1 Light Up the Stage
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Longshot, Rebel Bowman
  • 1 Mana Geyser
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Monstrous Rage
  • 27 Mountain
  • 1 Needle Drop
  • 1 Neheb, the Eternal
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power
  • 1 Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak
  • 1 Price of Progress
  • 1 Pyrohemia
  • 1 Rampaging Ferocidon
  • 1 Razorkin Needlehead
  • 1 Reckless Impulse
  • 1 Repercussion
  • 1 Roiling Vortex
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Searing Touch
  • 1 Seething Song
  • 1 Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass
  • 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spear Spewer
  • 1 Spikefield Hazard // Spikefield Cave
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Sulfuric Vortex
  • 1 Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Tectonic Hazard
  • 1 The Irencrag
  • 1 Thermo-Alchemist
  • 1 Tibalt's Trickery
  • 1 Unruly Catapult
  • 1 Untimely Malfunction
  • 1 Urabrask // The Great Work
  • 1 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
  • 1 Valakut Exploration
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Witch's Mark
  • 1 Wrenn's Resolve