Clive by user6562475

Format: Commander

Commander: Clive, Ifrit's Dominant // Ifrit, Warden of Inferno

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 41

Deck overview

This mono-red deck commands Clive, Ifrit's Dominant // Ifrit, Warden of Inferno to fuel an explosive discard-and-devotion burn strategy. Early turns focus on accelerating mana through artifacts and rituals while establishing static burn conduits such as Brallin, Skyshark Rider, Glint-Horn Buccaneer, Cool but Rude, and Psychosis Crawler. Once mana is established, casting Clive converts existing red devotion into massive hand refills, instantly triggering multiple instances of table-wide discard and draw damage. The deck sustains velocity through mass wheel effects like Reforge the Soul and Path of the Pyromancer, using Past in Flames and Will of the Jeskai to chain spells from the graveyard. While lacking infinite combos, the list rapidly depletes opponent life totals across all seats simultaneously, utilizing efficient redirection spells to shield key permanents and closing games through overwhelming multi-target burn.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Anger
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arena of Glory
  • 1 Artist's Talent
  • 1 Banefire
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Brallin, Skyshark Rider
  • 1 Brass's Tunnel-Grinder // Tecutlan, the Searing Rift
  • 1 Cavalier of Flame
  • 1 Chandra's Ignition
  • 1 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Clive's Hideaway
  • 1 Clive, Ifrit's Dominant // Ifrit, Warden of Inferno
  • 1 Cool but Rude
  • 1 Count on Luck
  • 1 Decaying Time Loop
  • 1 Delayed Blast Fireball
  • 1 Demand Answers
  • 1 Detective's Phoenix
  • 1 Electro, Assaulting Battery
  • 1 Enduring Courage
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fanatic of Mogis
  • 1 Feldon of the Third Path
  • 1 Fire Diamond
  • 1 Fire Magic
  • 1 Flame Slash
  • 1 Glint-Horn Buccaneer
  • 1 Gratuitous Violence
  • 1 Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
  • 1 Laughing Mad
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Magmakin Artillerist
  • 1 Marauding Mako
  • 1 Molten Duplication
  • 31 Mountain
  • 1 Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion
  • 1 Nibelheim Aflame
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Past in Flames
  • 1 Path of the Pyromancer
  • 1 Psychosis Crawler
  • 1 Purphoros's Intervention
  • 1 Pyre Rhymer // Molten Tide
  • 1 Redirect Lightning
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Runaway Steam-Kin
  • 1 Snort
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
  • 1 Soul Immolation
  • 1 Summon: G.F. Ifrit
  • 1 Sunset Strikemaster
  • 1 Sunspine Lynx
  • 1 Surly Badgersaur
  • 1 The Fire Crystal
  • 1 The Last Agni Kai
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Tibalt's Trickery
  • 1 Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
  • 1 Twinflame Tyrant
  • 1 Unexpected Windfall
  • 1 Untimely Malfunction
  • 1 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Will of the Jeskai