STRIKE FIRST. KOBRA KAI. (duplicated from talkingturtle) by TalkingTurtle

Format: Commander

Commander: Neriv, Heart of the Storm

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 26

Deck overview

This deck is a high-synergy Mardu combat and burn deck led by Neriv, Heart of the Storm. The strategy leverages Neriv's ability to double any damage dealt by creatures that entered the battlefield this turn. The list is densely populated with haste attackers, dash creatures, and mobilize or myriad token generators that trigger immediately upon arrival. Synergistic blink spells like Ephemerate double as both protection and offensive re-triggers, while enchantments like Warstorm Surge and Nahiri's Resolve turn creature deployments into massive bursts of direct damage. While the deck boasts explosive combat math and reliable curve-out sequencing, it relies almost entirely on natural draws due to an absence of tutors and carries a light interaction package with virtually no instant-speed removal.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aether Membrane
  • 1 Ambuscade Shaman
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ardoz, Cobbler of War
  • 1 Avatar's Wrath
  • 1 Blacksmith's Talent
  • 1 Blade of Selves
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bone-Cairn Butcher
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Cloudshift
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Dalkovan Encampment
  • 1 Dalkovan Packbeasts
  • 1 Diresight
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Electroduplicate
  • 1 Elturel Survivors
  • 1 Enduring Courage
  • 1 Ephemerate
  • 1 Fear of Being Hunted
  • 1 Feldon of the Third Path
  • 1 Ferocification
  • 1 Flamewake Phoenix
  • 1 Fleeting Effigy
  • 1 Flicker of Fate
  • 1 Furious Rise
  • 1 Glorybringer
  • 1 Gold Pan
  • 1 Goldlust Triad
  • 1 Hero of Bladehold
  • 1 Infantry Shield
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
  • 1 Loyal Apprentice
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Mardu Siegebreaker
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mirage Phalanx
  • 1 Mite Overseer
  • 1 Morbid Opportunist
  • 9 Mountain
  • 1 Nahiri's Resolve
  • 1 Neriv, Heart of the Storm
  • 1 Nezumi Prowler
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Ogre Battledriver
  • 1 Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
  • 1 Onslaught
  • 1 Overpowering Attack
  • 1 Paladin Class
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Quaketusk Boar
  • 1 Rakka Mar
  • 1 Read the Bones
  • 1 Reckless Imp
  • 1 Reinforced Ronin
  • 1 Rising of the Day
  • 1 Risky Shortcut
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Rumor Gatherer
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Savai Triome
  • 1 Shadowy Backstreet
  • 1 Slayers' Stronghold
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spike Jester
  • 1 Stadium Headliner
  • 1 Sunbillow Verge
  • 6 Swamp
  • 1 The Fire Crystal
  • 1 Thundermaw Hellkite
  • 1 Trailblazing Historian
  • 1 Tuktuk Rubblefort
  • 1 Viashino Firstblade
  • 1 Warleader's Call
  • 1 Warstorm Surge
  • 1 Whitemane Lion