Art by Jason Rainville
Commander deckGRW
Aragorn, Hornburg Hero
Step into the squared circle with an aggressive fight- and combat-themed Gruul deck. Overwhelm opponents using boxing- and wrestling-inspired brawlers, fight mechanics, and combat multipliers to pump your team and dish out massive damage.
Asked for“Aragorn, Hornburg Hero commander deck This is going to be a wrestling and boxing deck, needs to have cards like Intergalactic wrestling, Boxing ring, Brass knuckles, fight rigging, Arena. Some of the creatures I was looking at are Wayta trainer prodigy, The Boulder Ready to rumble, Pugnacious Pugilist, Professional wrestler, Professional Face-Breaker, Moraug Fury of Akoum, Ken Burning Brawler, Kamahl Pit Fighter, Jaxis the Troublemaker, Earth Rumble Wrestlers, Dhalsim Pliable Pacifist, Coliseum Behemoth, Cait Cage Brawler, Brash Taunter, Amarant Coral, and Absorbing Man and Titania. This is not the only cards I was looking at but it should give you a feel of what I am looking for. Also I don't have to use all of them that I mentioned.”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 60 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Aragorn, Hornburg Hero
1RGWLegendary Creature — Human Soldier
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Kodama's Reach
2GSorcery — Arcane
Provides extra lands to keep high-cmc fighters coming.
Sakura-Tribe Elder
1GCreature — Snake Shaman
Chump blocker that sac-ramps a land.
Card Draw
10
Professional Face-Breaker
2RCreature — Human Warrior
Generates Treasure on combat damage and impulses cards.
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
3GLegendary Creature — Squirrel
Uncounterable draw engine when creatures connect.
Rishkar's Expertise
4GGSorcery
Refills hand based on your largest brawler's power.
Beast Whisperer
2GGCreature — Elf Druid
Draws a card for every creature cast in this creature-heavy deck.
Greater Good
2GGEnchantment
Sacrifice big threats before they die to draw heavily.
Return of the Wildspeaker
4GInstant
Draws based on greatest power or acts as an overrun finisher.
Garruk's Uprising
2GEnchantment
Gives trample and draws cards on entering heavy hitters.
Neyith of the Dire Hunt
2GGLegendary Creature — Human Warrior
Doubles creature power and draws cards when fight actions occur.
Removal
12
Boxing Ring
1GArtifact
On-theme arena artifact that forces creatures to fight for Treasure.
Kogla, the Titan Ape
3GGGLegendary Creature — Ape
Heavyweight ape that fights an opponent's creature on entry.
Apex Altisaur
7GGCreature — Dinosaur
Fight-trains through the opponent's entire board.
Thorn Mammoth
5GGCreature — Elephant
Repeatedly fights enemy creatures as your fighters enter.
Ulvenwald Tracker
GCreature — Human Shaman
Reusable match-maker allowing your threats to fight turn after turn.
Ezuri's Predation
5GGGSorcery
Creates 4/4 Beasts that fight each opposing creature.
Decimate
2RGSorcery
Destroys an artifact, creature, enchantment, and land at once.
Threats/Wincons
20
Pugnacious Pugilist
3RRCreature — Ogre Warrior
Boxing-themed brawler that generates trampling tokens.
Cait, Cage Brawler
RGLegendary Creature — Human Warrior
Underground cage fighter that gets stronger and draws cards.
Brash Taunter
4RCreature — Goblin
Indestructible trash-talker that fights and reflects damage.
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
4RRLegendary Creature — Minotaur Warrior
Provides extra combat phases for relentless attacks.
Jaxis, the Troublemaker
3RLegendary Creature — Human Warrior
Creates temporary blitzed copies of your best arena fighters.
Kamahl, Pit Fighter
4RRLegendary Creature — Human Barbarian
Classic arena gladiator with haste and direct damage.
Grothama, All-Devouring
3GGLegendary Creature — Wurm
Creates a giant fight target that rewards players with card draw.
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
3GGGLegendary Creature — Hydra
Massive creature that triggers fights whenever spells target your team.
Stuffy Doll
5Artifact Creature — Construct
Indestructible sparring dummy that redirects fight damage to opponents.
Xenagos, God of Revels
3RGLegendary Enchantment Creature — God
Doubles a fighter's power and gives haste every turn.
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
4RLegendary Creature — Tiefling Barbarian
Grants extra combat phases and first strike to all attackers.
Ghalta, Primal Hunger
10GGLegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Colossal 12/12 trampler that often casts for just two green mana.
Questing Beast
2GGLegendary Creature — Beast
Aggressive threat that bypasses small chump-blockers.
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
4GGLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Doubles the +1/+1 counters Aragorn hands out to combatants.
Halana and Alena, Partners
2RGLegendary Creature — Human Ranger
Pumps fighters with counters and haste based on power.
Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
2RLegendary Creature — Goblin
Grows larger and creates an entourage of goblins when attacking.
God-Eternal Rhonas
3GGLegendary Creature — Zombie God
Doubles your team's power on entry for explosive combat rounds.
Silverclad Ferocidons
5RRCreature — Dinosaur
Enrage mechanic forces opponents to sacrifice permanents in fights.
Railway Brawler
3GGCreature — Rhino Warrior
Plot-able brawler that doubles the power of incoming creatures.
Charging Tuskodon
3RRCreature — Dinosaur
Doubles damage dealt to players, acting as a heavy striker.
Utility
8
Brass Knuckles
4Artifact — Equipment
Boxing gear that gives double strike to your fighters.
Fight Rigging
2GEnchantment
Enchantment that builds up big stats and cheats a card for free.
Rhythm of the Wild
1RGEnchantment
Prevents counterspells and gives haste or +1/+1 counters to fighters.
Vigor
3GGGCreature — Elemental Incarnation
Turns fight damage and combat damage into +1/+1 counters.
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Protects key fighters with hexproof and grants haste.
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Free equip for immediate attacks and shroud protection.
Heroic Intervention
1GInstant
Protects your entire ring of combatants from board wipes.
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
GInstant
Inexpensive protection and lifegain trick during combat/fights.
