Art by Jason Pastrana
Commander deckR
Chase Stein, Runaway
Capitalize on Chase Stein's discard and exile ability by triggering powerful exile-cast and discard payoffs, turning impulsive card advantage into massive burn and board presence.
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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
1Chase Stein, Runaway
1RLegendary Creature — Human Hero
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Runaway Steam-Kin
1RCreature — Elemental
Chains red spells into explosive bursts of mana
Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
2RLegendary Creature — God // Legendary Artifact
Refunds mana for every spell cast from exile or hand
Card Draw
10
Containment Construct
2Artifact Creature — Construct
Allows playing cards discarded to Chase Stein
Conspiracy Theorist
1RCreature — Human Shaman
Exiles discarded cards so they can be cast this turn
Currency Converter
1Artifact
Stores cards discarded to Chase into treasure or creatures
Light Up the Stage
2RSorcery
Cheap impulse draw that synergizes with exile payoffs
Removal
10
Mizzium Mortars
1RSorcery
Flexible burn spell that can overload into a board wipe
Threats/Wincons
24
Passionate Archaeologist
1RLegendary Enchantment — Background
Deals damage equal to mana value when casting from exile
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
2RLegendary Creature — Spirit Warrior
Grows rapidly whenever cards are exiled and provides card advantage
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
3RCreature — Orc Shaman Sorcerer
Grants cascade to the first spell cast from exile each turn
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
1RRCreature — Minotaur Pirate
Pings all opponents whenever Chase Stein discards a card
Brallin, Skyshark Rider
3RLegendary Creature — Human Shaman
Grows and burns opponents on each discard
Surly Badgersaur
3RCreature — Badger Dinosaur
Produces treasures, counters, and fight triggers on discard
Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp
2R // 1RCreature — Giant // Instant — Adventure
Adventure provides removal before being cast from exile as a threat
Urabrask, Heretic Praetor
3RRLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Disrupts opponents while impulse drawing extra cards each turn
Professional Face-Breaker
2RCreature — Human Warrior
Generates treasure on combat and turns treasures into impulse cards
Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
1RLegendary Creature — Human Knight
Pumps attackers and exiles cards to play whenever you discard
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
2RRLegendary Creature — Alien Warrior
Creates alien tokens whenever spells are cast from exile
Keeper of Secrets
5RCreature — Demon
Deals direct face damage whenever spells are cast from exile
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
5RRCreature — Dinosaur
Grows and deals damage whenever cards are played from exile
Tectonic Giant
2RRCreature — Elemental Giant
Provides repeatable face burn or impulse card advantage
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
2RRLegendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Evasive flier that dies into treasures or impulse draw
Ox of Agonas
3RRCreature — Ox
Refuels hand from the graveyard using discarded cards
Squee, Goblin Nabob
2RLegendary Creature — Goblin
Returns to hand every upkeep to provide endless discard fodder
Anger
3RCreature — Incarnation
Gives the entire team haste once discarded into the graveyard
Anje's Ravager
2RCreature — Vampire Berserker
Madness threat that aggressively refills the hand
Hellkite Courser
4RRCreature — Dragon
Evasive dragon that generates heavy combat pressure
Etali, Primal Storm
4RRLegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Steals and casts cards from exile off every library
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
1RRRLegendary Creature — Dwarf Noble
Amplifies all red burn triggers from discard and exile payoffs
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
2RRLegendary Planeswalker — Chandra
Provides ramp, removal, and exile-based burn/advantage
Utility
8
Thousand-Year Elixir
3Artifact
Allows Chase to tap immediately and untaps him for second activations
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Protects commander with hexproof and provides haste
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
2Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Untaps Chase Stein on each combat for multiple activations
Underworld Breach
1REnchantment
Turns the graveyard into accessible cards after heavy discard
Valakut Exploration
2REnchantment
Impulse draws cards on landfall and burns for unplayed ones
Bag of Holding
1Artifact
Collects cards discarded to Chase to retrieve all at once
Artist's Talent
1REnchantment — Class
Offers discard looting and discounts spells cast from exile
