The Goblin by Celestron

Format: Commander

Commander: Zada, Hedron Grinder

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 24

Deck overview

This deck is a mono-red spellslinger and aggro strategy built around Zada, Hedron Grinder. The game plan centers on deploying early creature tokens via spells like Dragon Fodder and Mogg War Marshal, casting Zada, and then targeting Zada with inexpensive single-target cantrips or combat buffs. Zada's ability copies each spell for every other creature controlled, translating a single mana into massive card draws, substantial power spikes, and keywords like trample and double strike. Mana engines like Storm-Kiln Artist and Runaway Steam-Kin help sustain burst velocity during big turns. Because the deck lacks infinite combos or mass mana generation, it closes games through sequential combat eliminations across Turns 5 to 7. While explosive when uninterrupted, the deck relies heavily on its commander to function and carries limited defense against board sweepers and noncreature combo strategies.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Antagonize
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blazing Firesinger // Seething Song
  • 1 Bolt Bend
  • 1 Bulk Up
  • 1 Caged Sun
  • 1 Caldera Pyremaw
  • 1 Champion's Helm
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Chef's Kiss
  • 1 Coruscation Mage
  • 1 Daring Discovery
  • 1 Demolition Field
  • 1 Dragon Fodder
  • 1 Dragonmaster Outcast
  • 1 Dreadmaw's Ire
  • 1 Emeritus of Conflict // Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Expedite
  • 1 Fiery Emancipation
  • 1 Fiery Inscription
  • 1 Fists of Flame
  • 1 Fists of the Anvil
  • 1 Frenzied Goblin
  • 1 Frontline Heroism
  • 1 Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape
  • 1 Glimpse the Impossible
  • 1 Goblin Bushwhacker
  • 1 Goblin Instigator
  • 1 Goblin Surprise
  • 1 Goldspan Dragon
  • 1 Guttersnipe
  • 1 Heartfire Hero
  • 1 Hedron Archive
  • 1 Hedron Crawler
  • 1 Impolite Entrance
  • 1 Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
  • 1 Mana Geyser
  • 1 Might of the Meek
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mogg War Marshal
  • 30 Mountain
  • 1 Overwhelming Surge
  • 1 Past in Flames
  • 1 Plargg and Nassari
  • 1 Reckless Charge
  • 1 Reckless Ransacking
  • 1 Reckless Reveler
  • 1 Return the Favor
  • 1 Runaway Steam-Kin
  • 1 Sandstone Needle
  • 1 Scourge of the Throne
  • 1 Shivan Devastator
  • 1 Siege Smash
  • 1 Siege-Gang Commander
  • 1 Sleeper Dart
  • 1 Smash to Smithereens
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spawning Breath
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Tectonic Hazard
  • 1 Temur Battle Rage
  • 1 The Aetherspark
  • 1 The Chase Is On
  • 1 Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
  • 1 Turn Inside Out
  • 1 Twinflame
  • 1 Urabrask // The Great Work
  • 1 Urabrask the Hidden
  • 1 Wastes
  • 1 Young Pyromancer
  • 1 Zada, Hedron Grinder