Monored Stax Control by Z-Statistics

Format: Commander

Commander: Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 40

Deck overview

This mono-red deck is commanded by Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician and focuses on aggressive Goblin token swarms, aristocrats burn, and asymmetric combat stax. The strategy uses low-cost Goblins and dense mana acceleration (Sol Ring, Brightstone Ritual, Skirk Prospector) to establish early board presence. By Turn 4, the deck deploys Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician or Krenko, Mob Boss, turning land sacrifices or tap abilities into wide token armies. Powerful combat modifiers like Shared Animosity and Goblin Chieftain scale the board into a lethal Turn 5 threat. Simultaneously, unique enchantments such as War's Toll, Smoke, Meekstone, and Invasion Plans disrupt opponents' combat math and mana sequencing while turning opposing blockers into collateral damage from Ib's explosion ability. High-synergy backup lines including Goblin Recruiter and Conspicuous Snoop ensure robust redundancy and lethal reach across the entire table.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Ardoz, Cobbler of War
  • 1 Arena of Glory
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Battle Cry Goblin
  • 1 Battle Hymn
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Brazen Cannonade
  • 1 Brightstone Ritual
  • 1 Broadside Bombardiers
  • 1 Castle Embereth
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Chaosphere
  • 1 Conspicuous Snoop
  • 1 Crucible of Worlds
  • 1 Dark-Dweller Oracle
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Den of the Bugbear
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 General Kreat, the Boltbringer
  • 1 Goblin Bombardment
  • 1 Goblin Chieftain
  • 1 Goblin Lackey
  • 1 Goblin Matron
  • 1 Goblin Recruiter
  • 1 Goblin Sharpshooter
  • 1 Goblin Trashmaster
  • 1 Goblin War Drums
  • 1 Goblin Warchief
  • 1 Goblin Wizard
  • 1 Howlsquad Heavy
  • 1 Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician
  • 1 Into the Fire
  • 1 Invasion Plans
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
  • 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
  • 1 Light Up the Stage
  • 1 Mana Echoes
  • 1 Meekstone
  • 24 Mountain
  • 1 Pashalik Mons
  • 1 Past in Flames
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 1 Planar Chaos
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Pyre of Heroes
  • 1 Repercussion
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Rundvelt Hordemaster
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Searslicer Goblin
  • 1 Shattering Spree
  • 1 Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass
  • 1 Siege-Gang Lieutenant
  • 1 Skirk Prospector
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Smoke
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stranglehold
  • 1 Strip Mine
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Tibalt's Trickery
  • 1 Tin Street Dodger
  • 1 Total War
  • 1 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 War's Toll
  • 1 Warren Instigator
  • 1 Wheel of Misfortune
  • 1 Wooded Foothills