Iroh the smuggler (budget) by user1116595

Format: Commander

Commander: Iroh, Tea Master

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 33

Deck overview

This deck is a Boros political control and combat manipulation strategy commanded by Iroh, Tea Master. The primary game plan revolves around donating harmful permanents—such as Steel Golem, Grid Monitor, and Aggressive Mining—to opponents while leveraging Iroh's combat trigger to generate steadily growing Ally creature tokens. Symmetrical draw engines like Humble Defector and Yes Man, Personal Securitron provide card advantage while triggering donation payoffs. Forced-combat spells including Disrupt Decorum, Taunt from the Rampart, and Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos force opponents to attack each other and deplete their life totals and blockers. Once opposing life totals are low and boards are thinned, the deck closes the game using mass-theft sorceries like Insurrection and Mob Rule or through massive commander-supported combat swings.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aggressive Mining
  • 1 Agitator Ant
  • 1 Akroan Horse
  • 1 Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
  • 1 Arcane Lighthouse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Bazaar Trader
  • 1 Bender's Waterskin
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Bothersome Quasit
  • 1 Call for Aid
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Cloudshift
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conjurer's Closet
  • 1 Cursed Recording
  • 1 Cut a Deal
  • 1 Discerning Financier
  • 1 Disrupt Decorum
  • 1 Duelist's Heritage
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Firbolg Flutist
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
  • 1 Goblin Spymaster
  • 1 Grid Monitor
  • 1 Harmless Offering
  • 1 Hijack
  • 1 Hithlain Rope
  • 1 Humble Defector
  • 1 Insurrection
  • 1 Iroh, Tea Master
  • 1 Jasmine Dragon Tea Shop
  • 1 Life of the Party
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lightning, Army of One
  • 1 Loki's Scepter
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Mass Mutiny
  • 1 Mob Rule
  • 9 Mountain
  • 1 Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser
  • 1 Nine Lives
  • 1 Odric, Lunarch Marshal
  • 1 Parting Gust
  • 1 Pendant of Prosperity
  • 8 Plains
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Restoration Angel
  • 1 Rising of the Day
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Rust Elemental
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Secret Rendezvous
  • 1 Seize the Spotlight
  • 1 Smuggler's Share
  • 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Steel Golem
  • 1 Stiltzkin, Moogle Merchant
  • 1 Sunbaked Canyon
  • 1 Sunbillow Verge
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Taunt from the Rampart
  • 1 Teleportation Circle
  • 1 Treasure Nabber
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
  • 1 Wrangle
  • 1 Yes Man, Personal Securitron
  • 1 Your Temple Is Under Attack
  • 1 Zidane, Tantalus Thief