Art by Vincent Christiaens
Saved commander deck
Arni, Renowned Champion
Cast undercosted, high-power creatures and temporary beaters to supercharge Arni's power with trample, then overwhelm opponents through extra combats and direct damage.
Prompt: Arni, Renowned Champion commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Arni, Renowned Champion
{3}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Berserker
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Solemn Simulacrum
{4}Artifact Creature — Golem
fetches a mountain and draws on death
Neheb, the Eternal
{3}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Zombie Minotaur Warrior
converts high post-combat damage into immense mana
Card Draw
10 cards
Skullclamp
{1}Artifact — Equipment
turns sacrificial high-power creatures into card draw
Professional Face-Breaker
{2}{R}Creature — Human Warrior
generates treasures from combat and turns them into cards
Removal
9 cards
Spitebellows
{5}{R}Creature — Elemental
evokes for cheap removal while granting Arni +6/+0
Threats/Wincons
25 cards
Ball Lightning
{R}{R}{R}Creature — Elemental
gives Arni +6/+0 for only three mana
Arc Runner
{2}{R}Creature — Elemental Ox
efficient haste threat granting Arni +5/+0
Nova Chaser
{3}{R}Creature — Elemental Warrior
monstrous 10-power enters trigger for lethal swings
Cosmic Larva
{1}{R}{R}Creature — Beast
cheap three-mana 7/6 providing a huge power boost
Phyrexian Soulgorger
{3}Snow Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Construct
three-mana 8/8 that massively pumps Arni
Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
{4}Legendary Artifact Creature — Dragon Construct
four-mana 7/7 trampler that fuels commander triggers
Lupine Prototype
{2}Artifact Creature — Wolf Construct
two-mana 5/5 providing massive early pump
Impetuous Devils
{2}{R}{R}Creature — Devil
removes blockers and gives Arni +6/+0 with trample
Ingot Chewer
{4}{R}Creature — Elemental
cheap artifact shatter that triggers Arni for +3/+0
Fury
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Elemental Incarnation
free removal that gives Arni +3/+0 upon entry
Ilharg, the Raze-Boar
{3}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Boar God
cheats high-power attackers directly into combat
Sneak Attack
{3}{R}Enchantment
drops massive creatures at instant speed for surprise pump
Feldon of the Third Path
{1}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
reanimates discarded high-power creatures every turn
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
{2}{R}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Goblin Shaman
creates hasty copies of beaters to retrigger Arni
Flameshadow Conjuring
{3}{R}Enchantment
duplicates entering creatures to trigger Arni twice
Terror of the Peaks
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
converts entering high-power creatures into direct burn
Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded
{4}{R}Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
grants haste and sneaks big creatures into play
Warstorm Surge
{5}{R}Enchantment
doubles up on enters triggers with direct damage
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
{4}{R}Legendary Creature — Tiefling Barbarian
provides an additional combat step and first strike
Port Razer
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Orc Pirate
chains extra combat phases when dealing combat damage
Combat Celebrant
{2}{R}Creature — Human Warrior
exerts for an additional combat phase to exploit pumped Arni
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
{4}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Minotaur Warrior
provides extra combat steps from simple land plays
Utility
8 cards
Chandra's Ignition
{3}{R}{R}Sorcery
wipes opponents' boards and burns them based on Arni's power
Temur Battle Rage
{1}{R}Instant
grants double strike and trample for one-shot commander kills
Aggravated Assault
{2}{R}Enchantment
repeatable source of additional combat phases
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
free haste and shroud for the commander
