Symmetry is Key by ZodiacSeeker

Format: Commander

Commander: Squall, Gunblade Duelist

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 30

Deck overview

This deck is a Mardu aggressive Voltron and forced-combat strategy commanded by Squall, Gunblade Duelist. Squall turns combat declarations into direct noncombat damage whenever attacking creatures have power or toughness matching a chosen number. The deck accelerates into Squall on Turn 3, attaches massive power-boosting equipment such as Colossus Hammer or Blackblade Reforged on Turn 4, and initiates a lethal damage clock by Turn 5. Trigger doublers like Isshin, Two Heavens as One and damage amplifiers like Solphim, Mayhem Dominus drastically increase this burn output. A dedicated goad package featuring Kardur, Doomscourge and Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer forces opponents to attack one another, weaponizing their combat steps to trigger Squall's burn repeatedly across the entire turn cycle. Supported by silence effects like Conqueror's Flail and resilient backup threats, the deck applies relentless table-wide pressure and reliably finishes games around Turn 7.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Amy Rose
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Avatar of Woe
  • 1 Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Beamtown Beatstick
  • 1 Blackblade Reforged
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodthirster
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Bothersome Quasit
  • 1 Bruenor Battlehammer
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Chainsaw
  • 1 City on Fire
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conqueror's Flail
  • 1 Cranial Plating
  • 1 Curse of Conformity
  • 1 Curse of Opulence
  • 1 Dragonfire Blade
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Duelist's Flame
  • 1 Duelist's Heritage
  • 1 Excalibur II
  • 1 Excalibur, Sword of Eden
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fated Clash
  • 1 Fated Firepower
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms
  • 1 Haunted Ridge
  • 1 Inkshield
  • 1 Iroas, God of Victory
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Isshin, Two Heavens as One
  • 1 Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
  • 1 Kardur, Doomscourge
  • 1 Life of the Party
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lightning, Army of One
  • 1 Loxodon Warhammer
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Maha, Its Feathers Night
  • 1 Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor
  • 6 Mountain
  • 1 Nahiri, the Lithomancer
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Ondu Inversion // Ondu Skyruins
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Seifer, Balamb Rival
  • 1 Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Squall, Gunblade Duelist
  • 1 Squall, SeeD Mercenary
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Vengeful Ancestor
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Windcrag Siege
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow