PUPPY! by Briar

Format: Commander

Commander: Tesak, Judith's Hellhound

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 26

Deck overview

This mono-red aggro deck leverages Tesak, Judith's Hellhound to turn an aggressive pack of low-cost Dog creatures into a relentless combat and mana engine. By distributing +1/+1 counters through mechanics like Unleash, Modular, and Metallic Mimic, the deck grants its entire army immediate haste. On Turn 4, Tesak enters the battlefield with a counter, attacks immediately, and generates red mana for each attacking creature during combat. This combat mana is quickly converted into instant-speed team buffs, extra combat spells like Great Train Heist and Savage Beating, or massive direct-damage finishers such as Comet Storm and Electrodominance. While the strategy achieves rapid assembly and potent damage output, it operates with minimal proactive stax and limited board-wipe protection. Instead, the deck relies on overwhelming combat velocity, high typal redundancy, and explosive burst mana to eliminate opponents across two response cycles, aiming for a decisive table finish by Turn 6.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aggravated Assault
  • 1 Akoum Hellhound
  • 1 Ambitious Assault
  • 1 Arcbound Tracker
  • 1 Ashling, Flame Dancer
  • 1 Ashmouth Hound
  • 1 Balduvian Rage
  • 1 Battle Hymn
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Bolt Hound
  • 1 Castle Embereth
  • 1 Chandra's Magmutt
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Chrome Companion
  • 1 Comet Storm
  • 1 Commune with Lava
  • 1 Deer-Dog
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Demand Answers
  • 1 Demoralize
  • 1 Dolmen Gate
  • 1 Dragonrage
  • 1 Dynacharge
  • 1 Edgewall Pack
  • 1 Electro, Assaulting Battery
  • 1 Electrodominance
  • 1 Enduring Courage
  • 1 Equilibrium Adept
  • 1 Fall of the Titans
  • 1 Falter
  • 1 Ferocity of the Wilds
  • 1 Glittering Stockpile
  • 1 Goldhound
  • 1 Great Train Heist
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Igneous Cur
  • 1 Immolating Souleater
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Komainu Battle Armor
  • 1 Leyline Tyrant
  • 1 Lunar Frenzy
  • 1 Metallic Mimic
  • 1 Mogis's Warhound
  • 1 Molten Echoes
  • 34 Mountain
  • 1 Pyre Hound
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Runaway Steam-Kin
  • 1 Savage Beating
  • 1 Scrapwork Mutt
  • 1 Seething Song
  • 1 Shared Animosity
  • 1 Slumbering Cerberus
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Summon: G.F. Cerberus
  • 1 Tesak, Judith's Hellhound
  • 1 The Last Agni Kai
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Tibalt's Trickery
  • 1 Uncivil Unrest
  • 1 Underworld Rage-Hound
  • 1 Unexpected Windfall
  • 1 Volcanic Geyser
  • 1 Wheel of Fortune
  • 1 Zurgo's Vanguard