Art by Tyler Walpole
Saved commander deck
Alex Wilder, Runaway
Capitalize on Alex Wilder's trigger by playing creatures and spells from exile, your graveyard, and the command zone to give your aggressive forces +2/+0 and haste. Use red impulse draw engines and escape creatures to maintain relentless card velocity and turn exile into an aggressive second hand.
Prompt: Alex Wilder, Runaway commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Alex Wilder, Runaway
{1}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Hero Villain
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Card Draw
10 cards
Commune with Lava
{X}{R}{R}Instant
instant-speed impulse draw to untap and cast from exile
Ignite the Future
{3}{R}Sorcery
impulse draw with flashback that can make exiled spells free
Valakut Exploration
{2}{R}Enchantment
landfall impulse draw that converts unused cards into damage
Outpost Siege
{3}{R}Enchantment
consistent exiled card per turn to trigger commander buff
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
{2}{R}{R}Legendary Planeswalker — Chandra
provides mana, impulse draw, and creature removal
Rob the Archives
{1}{R}Sorcery
exiles cards to play with casualty sacrifice option
Removal
10 cards
Wild Magic Surge
{R}{R}Instant
destroys target nonland permanent with impulse downside
Tibalt's Trickery
{1}{R}Instant
rare red hard counterspell to protect your board
Delayed Blast Fireball
{1}{R}{R}Instant
one-sided board wipe when cast from exile via Foretell
Mizzium Mortars
{1}{R}Sorcery
spot removal early or overloaded asymmetrical wipe later
Lightning Bolt
{R}Instant
classic efficient targeted creature or planeswalker burn
Star of Extinction
{5}{R}{R}Sorcery
sweeps all creatures and destroys problematic land
Threats/Wincons
23 cards
Keeper of Secrets
{5}{R}Creature — Demon
deals burn damage whenever you cast spells from non-hand zones
Passionate Archaeologist
{1}{R}Legendary Enchantment — Background
background that turns non-hand spell casts into massive direct damage
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
{3}{R}Creature — Orc Shaman Sorcerer
gives cascade to the first spell cast from exile
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
{2}{R}Legendary Creature — Spirit Warrior
grows rapidly whenever cards are exiled and impulse draws on attack
Etali, Primal Storm
{4}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
free spells cast from exile when attacking trigger commander buffs
Squee, the Immortal
{1}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Goblin
can be cast from graveyard or exile repeatedly for haste and +2/+0
Phoenix of Ash
{1}{R}{R}Creature — Phoenix
recurrable flyer with Escape that enters with commander triggers
Ox of Agonas
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Ox
cheap escape draw engine that triggers non-hand bonuses
Urabrask, Heretic Praetor
{3}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
gives you impulse draw while denying opponents normal card draws
Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
{1}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
rewards discarding with impulse draw and grows attacking creatures
Professional Face-Breaker
{2}{R}Creature — Human Warrior
generates Treasures on combat damage to sacrifice for impulse draw
Rose, Cutthroat Raider
{2}{R}{R}Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot
exiles cards on attack and generates mana from Junk/Exile plays
Gut, True Soul Zealot
{2}{R}Legendary Creature — Goblin Shaman
sacrifices non-creature tokens to make powerful attacking Skeleton tokens
Loyal Apprentice
{1}{R}Creature — Human Artificer
generates flying Thopter tokens each combat step while commander is out
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
{2}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
death trigger offers 3 impulse-drawn cards or 3 Treasures
Chaos Channeler
{2}{R}{R}Creature — Human Shaman
attacks to exile top card of library to play this turn
Tectonic Giant
{2}{R}{R}Creature — Elemental Giant
provides aggressive damage or impulse draw on attack/target
Terror of the Peaks
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
deals damage based on power when haste/buffed creatures enter
Goblin Rabblemaster
{2}{R}Creature — Goblin Warrior
rapidly creates attacking goblin tokens each combat
Shared Animosity
{2}{R}Enchantment
massively buffs attacking tribal/token creatures alongside commander bonus
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
{4}{R}Legendary Creature — Tiefling Barbarian
grants extra combat steps and first strike to attackers
Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
{2}{R}Legendary Creature — Goblin
grows on attack and creates goblins equal to its power (enhanced by commander)
Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp
{2}{R} // {1}{R}Creature — Giant // Instant — Adventure
adventure spell that can be cast as a creature from exile
Utility
8 cards
Underworld Breach
{1}{R}Enchantment
grants escape to all cards in graveyard for explosive turns
Chaos Wand
{3}Artifact
casts instant and sorcery spells from opponents' libraries from exile
Chef's Kiss
{1}{R}{R}Instant
red redirect protection spell that copies the targeted effect
