Boros

Format: Commander

Commander: Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 42

Deck overview

This deck is a high-synergy Boros aggressive token engine commanded by Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon. The strategy focuses on curving out with low-cost non-Gnome attackers on Turns 1 and 2, deploying Anim Pakal on Turn 3, and immediately attacking to scale +1/+1 counters and create attacking Gnome tokens. As token production compounds every combat step, the deck amplifies its board through static anthem effects like Shared Animosity and Cathars' Crusade, or direct burn triggers from Impact Tremors, Warleader's Call, and Ingenious Artillerist. The deck relies on high-tier defensive instants like Clever Concealment and Boros Charm to shield its wide boards from sweepers while closing the game through repeated combat steps and team buffs by Turn 6.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
  • 1 Arabella, Abandoned Doll
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Boros Garrison
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Call the Coppercoats
  • 1 Castle Ardenvale
  • 1 Castle Embereth
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Dalkovan Encampment
  • 1 Determined Iteration
  • 1 Devilish Valet
  • 1 Emeria Angel
  • 1 Enduring Courage
  • 1 Escape Tunnel
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Felidar Retreat
  • 1 Finale of Glory
  • 1 Firebender Ascension
  • 1 Furycalm Snarl
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Glimmer Lens
  • 1 Goldnight Commander
  • 1 Hero of Bladehold
  • 1 Heroic Reinforcements
  • 1 Hexplate Wallbreaker
  • 1 Hour of Reckoning
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Ingenious Artillerist
  • 1 Inspiring Leader
  • 1 Intangible Virtue
  • 1 Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
  • 1 Kabira Takedown // Kabira Plateau
  • 1 Kari Zev, Skyship Raider
  • 1 Kinscaer Sentry
  • 1 Legion Warboss
  • 1 Lorehold Charm
  • 1 Loyal Apprentice
  • 1 Luminarch Aspirant
  • 1 Martial Coup
  • 6 Mountain
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Neyali, Suns' Vanguard
  • 1 Otharri, Suns' Glory
  • 1 Paladin Class
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Radiant Summit
  • 1 Raph & Leo, Sibling Rivals
  • 1 Raphael, Tough Turtle
  • 1 Razorgrass Ambush // Razorgrass Field
  • 1 Redoubled Stormsinger
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Roar of Resistance
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Rumor Gatherer
  • 1 Shared Animosity
  • 1 Slayers' Stronghold
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectacular Tactics
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Squee, Dubious Monarch
  • 1 Stadium Headliner
  • 1 Staff of the Storyteller
  • 1 Stridehangar Automaton
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Tarrian's Soulcleaver
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Warleader's Call
  • 1 Waves of Aggression
  • 1 Welcoming Vampire
  • 1 White Sun's Zenith
  • 1 Will of the Mardu
  • 1 Windcrag Siege