the great krenk off by emmurio

Format: Commander

Commander: Krenko, Mob Boss

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 31

Deck overview

Krenko, Mob Boss helms a mono-red Goblin swarm deck engineered to generate overwhelming token armies through exponential scaling. The strategy focuses on establishing early board presence with low-cost Goblins, deploying Krenko on curve, and granting him haste to multiply the creature count immediately. Once the board expands, massive anthem effects such as Coat of Arms, Goblin Chieftain, and Goblin Trashmaster convert the 1/1 tokens into lethal combat threats, while burn engines like Impact Tremors and General Kreat, the Boltbringer punish opponents directly on creature entry. The deck features strong redundancy across Goblin bodies and lords, with backup commanders like Muxus, Goblin Grandee providing explosive burst turns. Its main limitations stem from a lack of low-cost fast mana, minimal non-creature tutoring, and vulnerability to board wipes, leaving it reliant on quick combat closers and high-tempo Goblin synergies.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Adaptive Automaton
  • 1 Anger
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Bolt Bend
  • 1 Coat of Arms
  • 1 Collective Inferno
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conspicuous Snoop
  • 1 Courageous Goblin
  • 1 Devoted Duelist
  • 1 Dragon Fodder
  • 1 Elder Auntie
  • 1 Expedite
  • 1 Fanatical Firebrand
  • 1 Fiery Annihilation
  • 1 Fire Magic
  • 1 Fire of Orthanc
  • 1 Fissure Wizard
  • 1 Flame Rift
  • 1 Frenzied Goblin
  • 1 General Kreat, the Boltbringer
  • 1 Goblin Boarders
  • 1 Goblin Chieftain
  • 1 Goblin Matron
  • 1 Goblin Negotiation
  • 1 Goblin Rabblemaster
  • 1 Goblin Ringleader
  • 1 Goblin Surprise
  • 1 Goblin Trashmaster
  • 1 Goblin Warchief
  • 1 Gratuitous Violence
  • 1 Greasewrench Goblin
  • 1 Hazardous Blast
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Hobgoblin Bandit Lord
  • 1 Howlsquad Heavy
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Infuriate
  • 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
  • 1 Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lightning Strike
  • 32 Mountain
  • 1 Muxus, Goblin Grandee
  • 1 Pashalik Mons
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Prowcatcher Specialist
  • 1 Rundvelt Hordemaster
  • 1 Searslicer Goblin
  • 1 Seize the Spoils
  • 1 Shock Brigade
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Skycrash
  • 1 Slagstorm
  • 1 Sneaking Guide
  • 1 Snort
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Song-Mad Treachery // Song-Mad Ruins
  • 1 Spikefield Hazard // Spikefield Cave
  • 1 Stoneforge Masterwork
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Taurean Mauler
  • 1 Teeterpeak Ambusher
  • 1 The Fire Crystal
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Underfoot Underdogs
  • 1 Volley Veteran