Don't get short with me! by CaptnBacon

Format: Commander

Commander: Thorin, King of Durin's Folk

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 39

Deck overview

This Boros tribal deck is led by Thorin, King of Durin's Folk, turning Dwarf deployment and Treasure generation into massive, scaling combat pressure. The deck establishes early board presence with low-cost Dwarves such as Magda, Brazen Outlaw, Kíli the Resourceful, and Dwalin, Weaponmaster. Once Thorin enters the battlefield, every subsequent Dwarf contributes to an expanding hoard of Treasure tokens, which in turn fuels Thorin's static anthem granting all other Dwarves +1/+0 per artifact token. Card velocity is maintained by engines like Trouble in Pairs and Belladonna Took, while tutors like Dwarven Recruiter set up ideal curves. The game ends through explosive combat steps using unblockable enablers, double strike from Reyav, Master Smith, or finishers like Akroma's Will and Taunt from the Rampart. Dense protection spells keep the army intact through opposing board wipes.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Manufactor
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Alchemist's Talent
  • 1 An Unexpected Party // At the Door
  • 1 Ancient Den
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Bearded Axe
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Bifur, Melodic Rider
  • 1 Bilbo's Ring
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Bloodforged Battle-Axe
  • 1 Bofur, Reliable Guardian // Concerted Care
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Bruenor Battlehammer
  • 1 Cadric, Soul Kindler
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chronicle of Victory
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Diamond Pick-Axe
  • 1 Dolmen Gate
  • 1 Dragon-Cursed Halls
  • 1 Dwalin, Weaponmaster
  • 1 Dwarven Mine
  • 1 Dwarven Recruiter
  • 1 Dáin Ironfoot
  • 1 Dáin of the Ancient Halls
  • 1 Dáin's Company
  • 1 Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fíli and Kíli, Joyous
  • 1 Fíli the Pathfinder
  • 1 Gimli of the Glittering Caves
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Glóin the Mighty // Easy Pickings
  • 1 Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
  • 1 Great Furnace
  • 1 Hammer of Nazahn
  • 1 Hammers of Moradin
  • 1 Hellkite Tyrant
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Inventors' Fair
  • 1 Koll, the Forgemaster
  • 1 Kíli the Resourceful
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Long-Lost Lances
  • 1 Magda, Brazen Outlaw
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mines of Moria
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 5 Mountain
  • 1 Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
  • 1 Ori, Plate Stacker
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Plateau
  • 1 Radiant Summit
  • 1 Rain of Riches
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Reyav, Master Smith
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Seize the Spotlight
  • 1 Smaug the Magnificent
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Sting, Bilbo's Sword
  • 1 Sunbillow Verge
  • 1 Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 Taunt from the Rampart
  • 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
  • 1 The Eagles Are Coming!
  • 1 The Lonely Mountain
  • 1 The Reaver Cleaver
  • 1 Thorin Oakenshield
  • 1 Thorin, King of Durin's Folk
  • 1 Thorin, Mountain-king
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Treasure Vault
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Xorn