Lightning Trials by Paradoxcentric

Format: Commander

Commander: Lightning, Army of One

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Lightning, Army of One is a Boros equipment-voltron deck that puts Stagger on a player early, then multiplies damage through Equipment, damage-doubling enchantments, and extra combat steps. The primary plan is to equip Lightning with Buster Sword, Embercleave, or Reaver Cleaver, add double strike/trample, and use Stagger with Furnace of Rath or Gratuitous Violence to one-shot from full life. Secondary beats come from Aurelia, Godo, Port Razer, and Moraug, each providing additional combats. Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist acts as a hidden commander by moving all Equipment for free and enabling the Sword of Hearth and Home blink loop. There is no double-faced commander in the command zone; several modal double-faced lands give the deck flexible mana-spell slots.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aggravated Assault
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
  • 1 Argivian Find
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Astor, Bearer of Blades
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Bruenor Battlehammer
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Cid, Freeflier Pilot
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Danitha Capashen, Paragon
  • 1 Dowsing Dagger // Lost Vale
  • 1 Duelist's Heritage
  • 1 Embercleave
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fighter Class
  • 1 Forge Anew
  • 1 Furnace of Rath
  • 1 Furycalm Snarl
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Genji Glove
  • 1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
  • 1 Godo, Bandit Warlord
  • 1 Gratuitous Violence
  • 1 Hammer of Nazahn
  • 1 Inspiring Vantage
  • 1 Iroas, God of Victory
  • 1 Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
  • 1 Kellan, the Fae-Blooded // Birthright Boon
  • 1 Lavaspur Boots
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lightning, Army of One
  • 1 Mask of Memory
  • 1 Moraug, Fury of Akoum
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 5 Mountain
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Nahiri, Forged in Fury
  • 1 Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway
  • 1 Ondu Inversion // Ondu Skyruins
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Radiant Summit
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Reyav, Master Smith
  • 1 Rip Apart
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Slayers' Stronghold
  • 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Spikefield Hazard // Spikefield Cave
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Starting Town
  • 1 Steelshaper's Gift
  • 1 Sunbaked Canyon
  • 1 Sunbillow Verge
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
  • 1 Sunscorched Divide
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Hearth and Home
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 The Reaver Cleaver
  • 1 Turbulent Steppe
  • 1 Umezawa's Jitte
  • 1 Unfinished Business
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Wear // Tear
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow