Norin the Wary by user5020719

Format: Commander

Commander: Norin the Wary

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 44

Deck overview

This deck is a focused mono-red group slug and burn strategy commanded by Norin the Wary. Norin's unique ability exiles him whenever any player casts a spell or declares an attack, returning him to the battlefield at the beginning of the next end step. In a four-player game, this triggers enters-the-battlefield abilities up to four times per turn cycle. The deck capitalizes on this mechanic by stacking redundant damage engines like Impact Tremors, Agate Instigator, Purphoros, God of the Forge, and Molten Gatekeeper, amplified by Torbran, Thane of Red Fell and Solphim, Mayhem Dominus. Disruptive enchantments like Confusion in the Ranks create an asymmetric lock by stealing opposing creatures whenever Norin returns, while Blood Moon and Possibility Storm derail opposing game plans. The deck reliably assembles by Turn 3, establishes critical pressure on Turn 6, and burns out the entire table across two turn cycles.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Agate Instigator
  • 1 Altar of the Brood
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blood Moon
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Chain Reaction
  • 1 Chandra's Incinerator
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 City on Fire
  • 1 Confusion in the Ranks
  • 1 Conjurer's Closet
  • 1 Demand Answers
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fiery Confluence
  • 1 Fiery Emancipation
  • 1 Fire Diamond
  • 1 General Kreat, the Boltbringer
  • 1 Genesis Chamber
  • 1 Gimli of the Glittering Caves
  • 1 Harsh Mentor
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Honor-Worn Shaku
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Imperial Recruiter
  • 1 Iron Myr
  • 1 Irreverent Gremlin
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Kher Keep
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Loyal Apprentice
  • 1 Magus of the Wheel
  • 1 Maze of Ith
  • 1 Mechanized Warfare
  • 1 Molten Gatekeeper
  • 26 Mountain
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Norin the Wary
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Obliterate
  • 1 Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power
  • 1 Outpost Siege
  • 1 Pandemonium
  • 1 Panharmonicon
  • 1 Possibility Storm
  • 1 Purphoros, God of the Forge
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Repercussion
  • 1 Rose Room Treasurer
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Shocking Sharpshooter
  • 1 Siege-Gang Commander
  • 1 Slash, Reptile Rampager
  • 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
  • 1 Springleaf Drum
  • 1 Strip Mine
  • 1 Terror of the Peaks
  • 1 Tibalt's Trickery
  • 1 Tome of Legends
  • 1 Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
  • 1 Treasure Nabber
  • 1 Untimely Malfunction
  • 1 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
  • 1 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Warp World
  • 1 Warstorm Surge
  • 1 Weftstalker Ardent
  • 1 Wild Magic Surge
  • 1 Witty Roastmaster