Art by Even Amundsen
Commander deckR
Balefang the Unslayable
Force opponents into lethal combat by creating goaded Baneslayer Angels that cannot gain life due to Balefang, while blinking and copying Balefang to flood the board with chaos.
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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 · 62 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
1Balefang the Unslayable
3RRLegendary Creature — Demon Dragon
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Card Draw
10
Removal
10
Threats/Wincons
24
Bothersome Quasit
2RCreature — Demon
goads creatures and makes goaded creatures unblockable
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer
4RLegendary Creature — Elf Shaman
mass goads smaller creatures and makes treasure
Komainu Battle Armor
2RArtifact Creature — Equipment Dog
reusable mass goad equipment
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
3RRLegendary Creature — Ogre Warrior
punishes opponents who attack you with Ogres
Brash Taunter
4RCreature — Goblin
indestructible blocker that reflects combat damage
Stuffy Doll
5Artifact Creature — Construct
absorbs attacks and directs damage to opponents
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
1RRRLegendary Creature — Dwarf Noble
amplifies all red damage sources
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
2RRLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror
doubles noncombat burn damage
Terror of the Peaks
3RRCreature — Dragon
turns every entering dragon or angel into direct damage
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
4RRRLegendary Creature — Dragon
massive attacking board control and burn
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
4RRLegendary Creature — Minotaur Warrior
provides multiple additional combat steps
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
4RLegendary Creature — Tiefling Barbarian
grants extra combats and first strike
Port Razer
3RRCreature — Orc Pirate
chains additional combat phases when connecting
Hellkite Tyrant
4RRCreature — Dragon
steals artifacts and provides an alternate win condition
Scourge of the Throne
4RRCreature — Dragon
dethrone dragon that grants extra combat phases
Utvara Hellkite
6RRCreature — Dragon
creates an unstoppable army of dragon tokens
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
2RRLegendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
flying threat that dies into cards or treasures
Utility
8
Blade of Selves
2Artifact — Equipment
myriad triggers Balefang ETB against every opponent
Helm of the Host
4Legendary Artifact — Equipment
makes nonlegendary Balefang copies and angels each turn
Roaming Throne
4Artifact Creature — Golem
doubles dragon and demon triggered abilities
