FF XVI by ZackFair

Format: Commander

Commander: Kraum, Ludevic's Opus and Vial Smasher the Fierce

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 40

Deck overview

This Grixis deck pairs Kraum, Ludevic's Opus and Vial Smasher the Fierce to create a high-tempo spellslinger strategy focused on direct burn and noncreature spell triggers. The engine converts every cheap instant, sorcery, and noncreature card into multi-opponent damage through payoffs like Vivi Ornitier, Black Waltz No. 3, and Wizard token generators like Kuja, Genome Sorcerer. Kraum, Ludevic's Opus and Archmage Emeritus keep the hand full, ensuring a continuous stream of fuel. The deck controls the board with efficient interaction like Snuff Out, Bedevil, and Cyclonic Rift, then closes games with massive multi-spell turns, Bolas's Citadel, or a scaled Exsanguinate.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Baleful Strix
  • 1 Bedevil
  • 1 Black Mage's Rod
  • 1 Black Waltz No. 3
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Circle of Power
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cornered by Black Mages
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Crossroads Village
  • 1 Cryptic Command
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Dark Confidant
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dig Through Time
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
  • 1 Emet-Selch, Unsundered // Hades, Sorcerer of Eld
  • 1 Espers to Magicite
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
  • 1 Fatal Push
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Foreboding Ruins
  • 1 Garland, Knight of Cornelia // Chaos, the Endless
  • 1 Graven Cairns
  • 1 Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
  • 8 Island
  • 1 Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin
  • 1 Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
  • 1 Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied
  • 1 Lethal Scheme
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Lindblum, Industrial Regency // Mage Siege
  • 1 Magic Damper
  • 1 Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid
  • 1 Mizzix's Mastery
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Mysidian Elder
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Praetor's Grasp
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Pull from Tomorrow
  • 1 Queen Brahne
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reaper's Scythe
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel
  • 1 Shadowblood Ridge
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Starting Town
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 1 Summon: Esper Valigarmanda
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 1 Sunken Ruins
  • 9 Swamp
  • 1 Syr Konrad, the Grim
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
  • 1 Temporal Extortion
  • 1 The Destined Black Mage
  • 1 The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
  • 1 Vial Smasher the Fierce
  • 1 Vincent's Limit Break
  • 1 Vivi Ornitier
  • 1 Vivi's Persistence
  • 1 Y'shtola Rhul