father who stepped up by urigut20

Format: Commander

Commander: Atreus, Impulsive Son and Kratos, Stoic Father

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

This Jeskai partner deck pairs Atreus, Impulsive Son and Kratos, Stoic Father to build an experience-counter engine around God-tribal combat. Attack with Gods to fuel Kratos's counter generation, then use Atreus to convert those counters into massive card draw and direct damage. The deck deploys a dense lineup of indestructible Theros/Amonkhet Gods, supplemented by Maskwood Nexus to turn any creature into a God for triggering Kratos. The primary win paths chain extra combat steps via Aggravated Assault and Aurelia, the Warleader or take infinite turns with Sage of Hours and Kratos's end-step counter-placing. Mana acceleration from rituals, treasures, and untap effects allows the deck to go off in a single explosive turn once both commanders and a critical mass of Gods are online.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abandoned Air Temple
  • 1 Aggravated Assault
  • 1 Alrund, God of the Cosmos // Hakka, Whispering Raven
  • 1 Altar of the Pantheon
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arena of Glory
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Atreus, Impulsive Son
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Basalt Monolith
  • 1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Chandra's Ignition
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cosima, God of the Voyage // The Omenkeel
  • 1 Curiosity
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Djeru and Hazoret
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Flowering of the White Tree
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 God-Eternal Kefnet
  • 1 God-Eternal Oketra
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Heliod, God of the Sun
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse
  • 1 Helm of the Host
  • 1 Impostor Syndrome
  • 1 Iroas, God of Victory
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Kefnet the Mindful
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Kratos, Stoic Father
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lonely Sandbar
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Maskwood Nexus
  • 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mistrise Village
  • 1 Mjölnir, Storm Hammer
  • 1 Monumental Henge
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 Neheb, the Eternal
  • 1 Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power
  • 1 Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time
  • 1 Oketra the True
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Purphoros, God of the Forge
  • 1 Raugrin Triome
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Sage of Hours
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Secret Tunnel
  • 1 Seething Song
  • 1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Surtr, Fiery Jötun
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Teferi's Ageless Insight
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
  • 1 Thassa, God of the Sea
  • 1 The Locust God
  • 1 The Reaver Cleaver
  • 1 The Warring Triad
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Thrummingbird
  • 1 Toralf, God of Fury // Toralf's Hammer
  • 1 Tyrite Sanctum
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 Urza's Incubator
  • 1 Urza's Ruinous Blast
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Walking Ballista