boardwipes by Toasted

Format: Commander

Commander: Rowan, Scion of War

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 38

Deck overview

This deck is a Rakdos Big-Mana strategy helmed by Rowan, Scion of War. The primary game plan converts deliberate self-inflicted life loss into massive generic mana discounts on black and red spells. By combining repeatable life-loss engines like Blood Celebrant or heavy life-payment sweepers like Toxic Deluge with Rowan's tap ability, the deck generates discounts of 20 to 35 mana in a single turn. This fuels a lethal, game-ending Torment of Hailfire that wipes out all three opponents simultaneously. The 99 features an extensive package of board wipes to keep creature-based decks in check while passive card draw engines like Dark Confidant and Phyrexian Arena dig toward key finishers. The deck possesses explosive burst potential, though its reliance on an unprotected commander and a lack of dedicated tutors create noticeable vulnerabilities against interaction and fast combo strategies.

Decklist (101 cards)

  • 1 Anarchy
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Astarion's Thirst
  • 1 Baleful Mastery
  • 1 Bedevil
  • 1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blastfire Bolt
  • 1 Bleed Dry
  • 1 Blood Celebrant
  • 1 Blood Money
  • 1 Blood on the Snow
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bontu's Last Reckoning
  • 1 Caustic Bronco
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Crux of Fate
  • 1 Curtains' Call
  • 1 Damnation
  • 1 Dark Confidant
  • 1 Dark Tutelage
  • 1 Darkstar Augur
  • 1 Darksteel Ingot
  • 1 Darksteel Plate
  • 1 Day of Black Sun
  • 1 Deadly Tempest
  • 1 Descent into Avernus
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Dualcaster Mage
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exquisite Blood
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Extinction
  • 1 Extraplanar Lens
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Final Act
  • 1 Force of Despair
  • 1 Forced March
  • 1 Game Over
  • 1 Guff Rewrites History
  • 1 Haunted Ridge
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 In Garruk's Wake
  • 1 Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
  • 1 K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Kaervek the Merciless
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 March of Wretched Sorrow
  • 1 Mogis, God of Slaughter
  • 1 Molten-Core Maestro
  • 1 Nevinyrral's Disk
  • 1 Noxious Gearhulk
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 1 Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak
  • 1 Platinum Angel
  • 1 Priest of Gix
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rowan, Scion of War
  • 1 Smaug the Impenetrable
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 12 Snow-Covered Mountain
  • 13 Snow-Covered Swamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Stormfist Crusader
  • 1 The Lord of Pain
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Torment of Hailfire
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Tsabo's Decree
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Villainous Wrath
  • 1 Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands
  • 1 Withering Torment