Kros, Offense Contractor by dholden

Format: Commander

Commander: Kros, Defense Contractor

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 30

Deck overview

This deck is a Bant political control strategy commanded by Kros, Defense Contractor. The core game plan revolves around placing counters on opposing creatures to tap them down and goad them, forcing opponents to attack each other with trample while leaving their defenses open. Acceleration from two-mana rocks and ramp spells enables a consistent turn 3 or 4 deployment of Kros. The deck leverages synergistic pieces like Evolutionary Escalation, Forgotten Ancient, and Sheltering Ancient to distribute counters each turn, locking down opposing utility creatures and turning opponent threats into lethal weapons against one another. Defensive taxes from Nils, Discipline Enforcer and combat wipes like Aetherize ensure the pilot remains protected from retaliatory swings. As opponents grind each other down, the deck transitions into the late game, closing out the final surviving player with consolidated threats like Sin, Unending Cataclysm or combat multipliers like Duelist's Heritage.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Aetherize
  • 1 Ajani, Adversary of Tyrants
  • 1 Ajani, Caller of the Pride
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Aven Mimeomancer
  • 1 Azorius Charm
  • 1 Bant Charm
  • 1 Bant Panorama
  • 1 Barkchannel Pathway // Tidechannel Pathway
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Bounty Board
  • 1 Branchloft Pathway // Boulderloft Pathway
  • 1 Brokers Charm
  • 1 Brokers Hideout
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Collective Effort
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Communal Brewing
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Court of Garenbrig
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Curse of Predation
  • 1 Denry Klin, Editor in Chief
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Dreamroot Cascade
  • 1 Duelist's Heritage
  • 1 Evolutionary Escalation
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Experiment Kraj
  • 1 Explosive Vegetation
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Filigree Vector
  • 1 Flooded Grove
  • 1 Forest
  • 1 Forgotten Ancient
  • 1 Fortified Village
  • 1 Freestrider Lookout
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Generous Patron
  • 1 Genestealer Patriarch
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gluntch, the Bestower
  • 1 Grateful Apparition
  • 1 Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Hylda of the Icy Crown
  • 1 Immortal Obligation
  • 1 Irrigated Farmland
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Kros, Defense Contractor
  • 1 Long River's Pull
  • 1 Lyla, Holographic Assistant
  • 1 Master Biomancer
  • 1 Ms. Bumbleflower
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Nils, Discipline Enforcer
  • 1 Obsessive Skinner
  • 1 Overgrown Farmland
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Perch Protection
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Reins of Power
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Requisition Raid
  • 1 Scattered Groves
  • 1 Seachrome Coast
  • 1 Seaside Citadel
  • 1 Selesnya Signet
  • 1 Settle the Wreckage
  • 1 Sheltering Ancient
  • 1 Simic Signet
  • 1 Sin, Unending Cataclysm
  • 1 Skyboon Evangelist
  • 1 Sludge Monster
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Talisman of Curiosity
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Talisman of Unity
  • 1 Temple of Enlightenment
  • 1 Temple of Mystery
  • 1 Temple of Plenty
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Thrummingbird
  • 1 Tolarian Contempt
  • 1 Tranquil Landscape
  • 1 Verity Circle
  • 1 Vineglimmer Snarl
  • 1 Yavimaya Coast