A10.00 - Lil Guy by PeanutsOfAwe

Format: Commander

Commander: Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist and Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 60

Deck overview

This deck is a high-velocity Boros Voltron and aggro-combo strategy helmed by Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist and Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh. Rograkh provides a 0-mana commander with built-in evasion keywords (first strike, menace, trample) and instantly enables free commander spells like Deflecting Swat and Flawless Maneuver. Ardenn serves as the central cost-cheat engine, attaching massive Equipment such as Colossus Hammer, Kaldra Compleat, and Grafted Exoskeleton to Rograkh at the beginning of combat without paying equip costs. Supported by an extensive suite of low-cost Equipment tutors and burst mana acceleration, the deck consistently presents a lethal commander clock on Turn 3. It finishes games swiftly through damage multipliers like Jeska, Thrice Reborn, extra combat phases, or the one-card infinite combo of Godo, Bandit Warlord tutoring Helm of the Host.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aettir and Priwen
  • 1 Aggravated Assault
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Blackblade Reforged
  • 1 Bloodforged Battle-Axe
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conqueror's Flail
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Embercleave
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fighter Class
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Godo, Bandit Warlord
  • 1 Grafted Exoskeleton
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hammer of Nazahn
  • 1 Helm of the Host
  • 1 Imperial Recruiter
  • 1 Inventors' Fair
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Jeska, Thrice Reborn
  • 1 Kaldra Compleat
  • 1 Karlach, Fury of Avernus
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lizard Blades
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 8 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Orim's Chant
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Recruiter of the Guard
  • 1 Rite of Flame
  • 1 Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Savage Beating
  • 1 Seething Song
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Steelshaper's Gift
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Sword of Fire and Ice
  • 1 Sword of Hearth and Home
  • 1 Sword of War and Peace
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The Reaver Cleaver
  • 1 Trailblazer's Boots
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Foothills