Art by Fesbra
Saved commander deck
Ares, God of War
Leverage Ares' ability to bounce attacking creatures that die by constantly throwing aggressive, self-sacrificing, and high-impact attackers at opponents, capitalizing on enter-the-battlefield and death triggers.
Prompt: Ares, God of War commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Ares, God of War
{1}{B}{R}Legendary Creature — God Warrior Villain
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Phyrexian Altar
{3}Artifact
Sacrifice outlet during combat to generate mana while bouncing attackers.
Ashnod's Altar
{3}Artifact
Converts doomed attacking creatures into bursts of colorless mana.
Card Draw
10 cards
Skullclamp
{1}Artifact — Equipment
Draws two cards whenever low-toughness attackers die.
Deadly Dispute
{1}{B}Instant
Sacrifices an attacking creature in response to blockers for cards and treasure.
Morbid Opportunist
{2}{B}Creature — Human Rogue
Steady card draw from combat deaths each turn.
Grim Haruspex
{2}{B}Creature — Human Wizard
Draws cards whenever nontoken attackers die.
Midnight Reaper
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Knight
Draws cards when attacking nontoken creatures perish.
Village Rites
{B}Instant
Cheap one-mana instant to cash in an attacker before it dies.
Removal
10 cards
Feed the Swarm
{1}{B}Sorcery
Flexible black removal for creatures and problem enchantments.
Bedevil
{B}{B}{R}Instant
Versatile instant removal for artifacts, creatures, or planeswalkers.
Toxic Deluge
{2}{B}Sorcery
Life-efficient board wipe that bypasses indestructible.
Dreadbore
{B}{R}Sorcery
Efficient two-mana planeswalker and creature destruction.
Rakdos Charm
{B}{R}Instant
Flexible utility countering graveyard strategies, artifacts, or wide boards.
Fire Covenant
{1}{B}{R}Instant
Instant-speed, highly customizable one-sided board removal.
Threats/Wincons
24 cards
Ball Lightning
{R}{R}{R}Creature — Elemental
Trampling attacker that sacrifices itself at end of combat, returning to hand.
Lightning Skelemental
{B}{R}{R}Creature — Elemental Skeleton
Forces opponent discards and recurs every turn through Ares.
Spark Elemental
{R}Creature — Elemental
One-mana recurring trampler that dies after attacking.
Hellspark Elemental
{1}{R}Creature — Elemental
Low-cost aggressive creature that sacrifices itself at end of turn.
Tenacious Underdog
{1}{B}Creature — Human Warrior
Aggressive blitz creature that draws a card and recurs cleanly.
Bloodsoaked Champion
{B}Creature — Human Warrior
Inexpensive raid creature that triggers and recurrs easily.
Port Razer
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Orc Pirate
Enables multiple combat phases to maximize Ares attack triggers.
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
{4}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Minotaur Warrior
Generates extra combat phases through land drops.
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
{4}{R}Legendary Creature — Tiefling Barbarian
Grants first strike and an extra combat phase.
Combat Celebrant
{2}{R}Creature — Human Warrior
Exerts to grant extra combats, bouncing to hand if it dies in the process.
Ogre Battledriver
{2}{R}{R}Creature — Ogre Warrior
Gives re-cast creatures haste and bonus power.
Urabrask the Hidden
{3}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Gives your team haste while slowing opposing blockers.
Judith, the Scourge Diva
{1}{B}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Shaman
Pumps attackers and pings targets whenever nontoken creatures die.
Mayhem Devil
{1}{B}{R}Creature — Devil
Deals direct damage whenever any player sacrifices a permanent.
Syr Konrad, the Grim
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
Deals damage whenever creatures die or leave your graveyard.
Blood Artist
{1}{B}Creature — Vampire
Drains opponents when attacking creatures fall in battle.
Zulaport Cutthroat
{1}{B}Creature — Human Rogue Ally
Drains all opponents whenever your attacking creatures perish.
Marionette Apprentice
{1}{B}Creature — Human Artificer
Drains life from opponents whenever your creatures or artifacts die.
Purphoros, God of the Forge
{3}{R}Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
Massive damage output as creatures repeatedly enter the battlefield.
Terror of the Peaks
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
Deals targeted burn whenever re-cast attackers enter play.
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
Drains opponents when recast and swung into combat.
Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
{2}{R}Legendary Creature — Goblin
Generates a swarm of attacking goblin tokens each combat.
Jaxis, the Troublemaker
{3}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
Copies key attackers with haste and end-of-turn sacrifice clauses.
Anger
{3}{R}Creature — Incarnation
Provides permanent haste to all creatures while in the graveyard.
Utility
8 cards
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Protects Ares and grants immediate haste to recast creatures.
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Grants hexproof and haste for safe, repeated attacks.
Rising of the Day
{2}{R}Enchantment
Universal haste and bonus power for legendary creatures.
Fervor
{2}{R}Enchantment
Ensures all recast creatures can immediately attack every turn.
Impact Tremors
{1}{R}Enchantment
Pings all opponents each time bounced attackers are replayed.
Goblin Bombardment
{1}{R}Enchantment
Sacrifice blocked attackers during combat to ping targets and return them to hand.
Sneak Attack
{3}{R}Enchantment
Cheats creatures into play with haste that sacrifice at end of turn to return to hand.
Dolmen Gate
{2}Artifact
Prevents combat damage to your attacking creatures when survival is preferred.
