Magnus by Atem217

Format: Commander

Commander: Magnus the Red

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

This deck is an Izzet spellslinger and token swarm strategy helmed by Magnus the Red. The core game plan revolves around generating a wide board of creature tokens using cards like Loyal Apprentice, Prismari Pianist, and Magnus's own combat trigger. Each token reduces the generic mana cost of instant and sorcery spells, enabling explosive turns where expensive, high-impact spells such as Furygale Flocking, kicked Rite of Replication, Surge to Victory, and Magma Opus are cast for just two or three colored mana. High-throughput draw engines like Archmage Emeritus and Curiosity Crafter ensure the hand remains fully stocked as spells are chained together. The deck closes games rapidly once critical mass is achieved, using extra combat steps, trample buffs from Balmor, Battlemage Captain, or a lethal Crackle with Power. Its primary vulnerabilities are a complete lack of defensive countermagic and susceptibility to early sweepers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abstract Performance
  • 1 Aggravated Assault
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Archmage of Runes
  • 1 Balmor, Battlemage Captain
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Cascade Bluffs
  • 1 Coastal Peak
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crackle with Power
  • 1 Curiosity Crafter
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Dance with Calamity
  • 1 Dig Through Time
  • 1 Dirgur Focusmage // Braingeyser
  • 1 Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Face Yourself
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Ferrous Lake
  • 1 Fiery Islet
  • 1 Finale of Revelation
  • 1 Fire Nation Palace
  • 1 Flashback
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Frostboil Snarl
  • 1 Full Throttle
  • 1 Furygale Flocking
  • 1 Geist of Saint Thalia
  • 1 Glamdring, Foe-hammer // Gleam of Death
  • 1 Great Train Heist
  • 1 Improvisation Capstone
  • 1 Inspired Skypainter // Maestro's Gift
  • 8 Island
  • 1 Leitmotif Composer
  • 1 Loyal Apprentice
  • 1 Magma Opus
  • 1 Magnus the Red
  • 1 Mana Geyser
  • 1 Manaform Hellkite
  • 7 Mountain
  • 1 Muddle, the Ever-Changing
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Nexus of Fate
  • 1 Ovika, Enigma Goliath
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Prismari Campus
  • 1 Prismari Command
  • 1 Prismari Pianist
  • 1 Redoubled Stormsinger
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Renegade Bull
  • 1 Replication Technique
  • 1 Resonating Lute
  • 1 Restless Spire
  • 1 Rionya, Fire Dancer
  • 1 Rite of Replication
  • 1 Rootha, Mastering the Moment
  • 1 Rousing Refrain
  • 1 Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea
  • 1 Scorched Geyser
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectacle Summit
  • 1 Spirebluff Canal
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Stormcatch Mentor
  • 1 Study Hall
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Surge to Victory
  • 1 Tablet of Discovery
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Temple of Epiphany
  • 1 Tempt with Vengeance
  • 1 The Reaver Cleaver
  • 1 Throes of Chaos
  • 1 Thunderclap Drake
  • 1 Treasure Cruise
  • 1 Turbulent Springs
  • 1 Veyran, Voice of Duality
  • 1 Vivi Ornitier
  • 1 Volcanic Salvo
  • 1 Volcanic Torrent
  • 1 Wisdom of Ages