mr blastor by blakeerickson

Format: Commander

Commander: Astor, Bearer of Blades

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Astor, Bearer of Blades is a Boros Equipment Voltron deck that cheats equip costs to 1 and digs for Equipment with its ETB. Primary plan is to land Astor on turn 3-4, attach 2-4 Equipment for 1 mana each, and deliver 21 commander damage kills sequentially with double strike from Reyav or Fireshrieker. Secondary paths go wide with Myrsmith and Kemba tokens or grind value via Puresteel Paladin, Rogue's Gloves and Mask of Memory draws, while Bruenor Battlehammer acts as hidden commander providing free equip and +2/+0 per Equipment. No infinite combos; wins are pure combat with protection to push through.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Accorder's Shield
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 All That Glitters
  • 1 Arcbound Shikari
  • 1 Astor, Bearer of Blades
  • 1 Batterbone
  • 1 Bladed Pinions
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Bloodforged Battle-Axe
  • 1 Bruenor Battlehammer
  • 1 Cathar's Shield
  • 1 Champion's Helm
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Cid, Freeflier Pilot
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Cloudsteel Kirin
  • 1 Codsworth, Handy Helper
  • 1 Conformer Shuriken
  • 1 Conqueror's Flail
  • 1 Darksteel Plate
  • 1 Erode
  • 1 Ethereal Armor
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Explorer's Scope
  • 1 Fire Diamond
  • 1 Fireshrieker
  • 1 Foundry Inspector
  • 1 Freya Crescent
  • 1 Gingerbrute
  • 1 Greatsword of Tyr
  • 1 Haunted Cloak
  • 1 Heart-Piercer Bow
  • 1 Hero's Blade
  • 1 Hunter's Blowgun
  • 1 Hyena Umbra
  • 1 Idolized
  • 1 Inquisitor's Flail
  • 1 Inspiring Statuary
  • 1 Jousting Lance
  • 1 Junk Diver
  • 1 Kemba, Kha Enduring
  • 1 Kor Cartographer
  • 1 Lightning, Army of One
  • 1 Mantle of the Ancients
  • 1 Marble Diamond
  • 1 Mask of Memory
  • 4 Mountain
  • 1 Mycosynth Wellspring
  • 1 Myrsmith
  • 1 No-Dachi
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 21 Plains
  • 1 Plate Armor
  • 1 Pre-War Formalwear
  • 1 Pristine Talisman
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Return the Favor
  • 1 Reyav, Master Smith
  • 1 Ring of Thune
  • 1 Rogue's Gloves
  • 1 Rustvale Bridge
  • 1 Scouting Hawk
  • 1 Sojourner's Companion
  • 1 Squall Leonhart
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Sunscorched Divide
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Temple of Triumph
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 The Reaver Cleaver
  • 1 Thran Power Suit
  • 1 Touch the Spirit Realm
  • 1 Trailblazer's Boots
  • 1 Workshop Assistant
  • 1 Wrecking Ball Arm
  • 1 Zephyr Boots