Dwarves to Isengard? by GrandDukeBelt

Format: Commander

Commander: Vihaan, Goldwaker

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 39

Deck overview

Vihaan, Goldwaker commands a Mardu aggressive midrange strategy that turns stockpiled Treasure tokens into an agile, hard-hitting strike force. The deck utilizes low-cost Dwarves such as Magda, Brazen Outlaw and Glóin, Dwarf Emissary alongside powerful Dragons to generate a critical mass of Treasure tokens. Once Vihaan, Goldwaker enters the battlefield, these tokens transform into 3/3 Construct Assassin creatures at combat. Because Vihaan gives all Outlaws vigilance and haste, these animated Treasures attack immediately and remain untapped to produce mana in the post-combat main phase. The deck accelerates into decisive finishes using combat amplifiers like Akroma's Will, Thorin, King of Durin's Folk, and Aggravated Assault, while maintaining stability through a versatile Sunforger interaction package and indirect life drain from Mirkwood Bats.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aggravated Assault
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Alchemist's Talent
  • 1 Ancient Copper Dragon
  • 1 Ancient Den
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Bifur, Melodic Rider
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bofur, Reliable Guardian // Concerted Care
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Cavern-Hoard Dragon
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Death Grasp
  • 1 Devastating Onslaught
  • 1 Dori, Bearer of Friends
  • 1 Draconic Visitor
  • 1 Dragon's Desire
  • 1 Dragon-Cursed Halls
  • 1 Dragonstorm Globe
  • 1 Duergar Hedge-Mage
  • 1 Dwalin, Weaponmaster
  • 1 Dáin Ironfoot
  • 1 Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Furnace Hellkite
  • 1 Fíli and Kíli, Joyous
  • 1 Gimli of the Glittering Caves
  • 1 Giott, King of the Dwarves
  • 1 Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
  • 1 Go for the Throat
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Goldlust Triad
  • 1 Goldspan Dragon
  • 1 Great Furnace
  • 1 Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
  • 1 Hobbit Hole
  • 1 Iron Hills
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Magda, Brazen Outlaw
  • 1 Magda, the Hoardmaster
  • 1 Mana Geyser
  • 1 Maul of the Skyclaves
  • 1 Mines of Moria
  • 1 Mirkwood Bats
  • 1 Mortify
  • 9 Mountain
  • 1 My Precious // Allure of Power
  • 1 Nogi, Draco-Zealot
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Nori, Teller of Tales
  • 1 One Ring to Rule Them All
  • 1 Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Realm-Scorcher Hellkite
  • 1 Return the Favor
  • 1 Revel in Riches
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Shattered Landscape
  • 1 Smaug the Impenetrable
  • 1 Smaug the Magnificent
  • 1 Smaug, Wicked Worm
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sunforger
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
  • 1 The Black Arrow
  • 1 The Lonely Mountain
  • 1 The Misty Mountains Cold
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 The Reaver Cleaver
  • 1 There and Back Again
  • 1 Thorin Oakenshield
  • 1 Thorin, King of Durin's Folk
  • 1 Treasure Vault
  • 1 Turbulent Moor
  • 1 Turbulent Steppe
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Vault of Whispers
  • 1 Vihaan, Goldwaker
  • 1 Xorn