Howler, captain of discard by Idanhasson

Format: Commander

Commander: Captain Howler, Sea Scourge

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This deck is an aggressive Izzet discard and burn engine led by Captain Howler, Sea Scourge. The strategy converts looting and rummaging spells into substantial combat buffs and recurring card advantage while draining the table with pingers like Glint-Horn Buccaneer, Brallin, Skyshark Rider, and Magmakin Artillerist. The deck ramps in the early turns, deploys Captain Howler on turn 4, and initiates severe pressure on turn 5 by chaining discard spells during combat. These bursts push massive damage through trample or unblockable effects, simultaneously drawing fresh cards to sustain momentum. A compact two-card infinite damage combo with Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator and Glint-Horn Buccaneer provides an alternate sudden finish. While the deck boasts rapid card velocity and built-in ward protection, it remains susceptible to well-timed sweepers, aggressive countermagic on discard spells, and a lack of proactive stax pieces to slow down faster opposing combo decks.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Battle Hymn
  • 1 Beacon Bolt
  • 1 Bender's Waterskin
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Bilbo, Luckwearer // Burglar's Plot
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Brallin, Skyshark Rider
  • 1 Captain Howler, Sea Scourge
  • 1 Cephalid Coliseum
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Compulsive Research
  • 1 Confusticate and Bebother
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Curiosity
  • 1 Demand Answers
  • 1 Desolate Lighthouse
  • 1 Doublecast
  • 1 Essence Scatter
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Faithless Salvaging
  • 1 Fervent Mastery
  • 1 Fiery Inscription
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Glamdring, Foe-hammer // Gleam of Death
  • 1 Glint-Horn Buccaneer
  • 1 Grab the Prize
  • 1 Grapeshot
  • 1 High Tide
  • 1 Hullbreaker Horror
  • 1 Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
  • 10 Island
  • 1 Izzet Charm
  • 1 Kessig Flamebreather
  • 1 Magic Damper
  • 1 Magmakin Artillerist
  • 1 Magus of the Wheel
  • 1 Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
  • 1 Marauding Mako
  • 1 Mask of the Schemer
  • 1 Mizzix's Mastery
  • 10 Mountain
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Octopus Form
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Prismari Command
  • 1 Prismatic Lens
  • 1 Psychosis Crawler
  • 1 Resonating Lute
  • 1 Rielle, the Everwise
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rush of Inspiration // Crackling Falls
  • 1 Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea
  • 1 Scorched Geyser
  • 1 Scrounging Skyray
  • 1 See Double
  • 1 Seize the Spoils
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sound the Trumpets
  • 1 Sozin's Comet
  • 1 Spectacle Summit
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Steal the Show
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast
  • 1 Stormcatch Mentor
  • 1 Subira, Tulzidi Caravanner
  • 1 Talrand, Sky Summoner
  • 1 Temur Battle Rage
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 The Spear of Leonidas
  • 1 Thirst for Identity
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Tolarian Winds
  • 1 Traumatic Critique
  • 1 Uncover the Moon-Letters
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Volatile Fjord
  • 1 Wizard's Staff