New Untitled Deck by user7680428

Format: Commander

Commander: Lightning, Army of One

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 39

Deck overview

This deck is a high-velocity Boros Equipment Voltron strategy commanded by Lightning, Army of One. The primary game plan centers on deploying the commander on Turn 3 and immediately attaching high-impact Equipment or double-strike enablers on Turn 4. Lightning's built-in first strike, trample, and lifelink ensure favorable combat trades, while her Stagger mechanic doubles all subsequent damage dealt to that opponent until your next turn. When combined with double strike from pieces like Lizard Blades or Duelist's Heritage, Lightning deals damage in the first strike step, triggers Stagger, and doubles her own normal combat strike for immediate lethal commander knockouts. Support cards like Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar amplify this combat output across the entire table, while Puresteel Paladin, Sigarda's Aid, and Cloud, Midgar Mercenary cheat equip and mana costs. A dense suite of free and low-cost protection spells ensures Lightning survives spot removal to close out games by Turn 6.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akiri, Fearless Voyager
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arena of Glory
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Bastion Protector
  • 1 Blade Historian
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Bruenor Battlehammer
  • 1 Bureau Headmaster
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Curse of Opulence
  • 1 Deflecting Palm
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Dispatch
  • 1 Duelist's Heritage
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Freya Crescent
  • 1 Full Throttle
  • 1 Genji Glove
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Hard-Won Jitte
  • 1 Heartless Hidetsugu
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Legion Leadership // Legion Stronghold
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Lightning, Army of One
  • 1 Lightning, Security Sergeant
  • 1 Lizard Blades
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 8 Mountain
  • 1 Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 9 Plains
  • 1 Plateau
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Raubahn, Bull of Ala Mhigo
  • 1 Redirect Lightning
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Rising of the Day
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Seifer Almasy
  • 1 Sidequest: Play Blitzball // World Champion, Celestial Weapon
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Silver Shroud Costume
  • 1 Slayers' Stronghold
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Sting, Bilbo's Sword
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Sunbillow Verge
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 The Aetherspark
  • 1 The Reaver Cleaver
  • 1 Thunder Magic
  • 1 Trailblazer's Boots
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Zack Fair