Art by Grant Griffin
Commander deckBR
Gowron, Eager for Battle
Leverage Gowron's aristocrat and combat abilities by generating recursive sacrifice fodder, utilizing changelings as Klingon card draw, and growing Gowron into a lethal, trample-wielding threat.
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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
1Gowron, Eager for Battle
2BRLegendary Creature — Klingon Warrior
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Pitiless Plunderer
3BCreature — Human Pirate
Generates treasure tokens whenever creatures die
Card Draw
10
Skullclamp
1Artifact — Equipment
Phenomenal card draw engine with expendable creatures
Morbid Opportunist
2BCreature — Human Rogue
Draws cards steadily off creature deaths each turn
Species Specialist
2BBCreature — Human Warrior
Names Klingon or Warrior to draw when creatures die
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
1BBLegendary Creature — Nightmare
Sacrifice outlet that draws cards and punishes opponents
Removal
10
Chaos Warp
2RInstant
Catches any permanent type, especially problematic enchantments
Feed the Swarm
1BSorcery
Rare black removal spell capable of destroying enchantments
Blasphemous Act
8RSorcery
Cheap red board wipe that supercharges Gowron with counters
Threats/Wincons
22
Changeling Outcast
BCreature — Shapeshifter
Counts as a Klingon sacrifice for Gowron's card draw
Taurean Mauler
2RCreature — Shapeshifter
Large Klingon threat that triggers Gowron's draw when fed
Universal Automaton
1Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter
One-mana Klingon that can be sacrificed immediately to draw
Graveshifter
3BCreature — Shapeshifter
Klingon changeling that recurs another warrior or changeling
Bloodghast
BBCreature — Vampire Spirit
Recurs from the graveyard with land drops for repeated sacrifice
Reassembling Skeleton
1BCreature — Skeleton Warrior
Reliable repeat sacrifice fodder for Gowron
Nether Traitor
BBCreature — Spirit
Returns readily whenever other creatures hit the graveyard
Ophiomancer
2BCreature — Human Shaman
Provides a disposable deathtouch snake on every upkeep
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
1BLegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Generates decayed zombies every end step to grow Gowron
Bitterblossom
1BKindred Enchantment — Faerie
Continual stream of flying faerie rogue tokens to feed Gowron
Dreadhorde Invasion
1BEnchantment
Steady supply of zombie tokens for sacrifice triggers
Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
2RLegendary Creature — Goblin
Produces goblin tokens exponentially to feed the sacrifice plan
Sifter of Skulls
3BCreature — Eldrazi
Replaces dying nontoken creatures with eldrazi scions
Pawn of Ulamog
1BBCreature — Vampire Shaman
Produces eldrazi spawn tokens whenever nontoken creatures die
Blood Artist
1BCreature — Vampire
Classic drain effect whenever any creature dies
Zulaport Cutthroat
1BCreature — Human Rogue Ally
Drains opponents each time our creatures die
Mayhem Devil
1BRCreature — Devil
Pings any target whenever any player sacrifices a permanent
Marionette Apprentice
1BCreature — Human Artificer
Drains each opponent upon creature or artifact sacrifice
Judith, the Scourge Diva
1BRLegendary Creature — Human Shaman
Pings targets and buffs creature power
Bastion of Remembrance
2BEnchantment
Hard-to-remove enchantment that drains life on creature deaths
The Meathook Massacre
XBBLegendary Enchantment
Board wipe that doubles as a persistent drain enchantment
Mirkwood Bats
3BCreature — Bat
Burn engine triggering on token creation and sacrifice
Utility
10
Maskwood Nexus
4Artifact
Turns every creature into a Klingon for full commander value
Conspiracy
3BBEnchantment
Names Klingon so all sacrificed creatures trigger Gowron's card draw
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Grants shroud and free haste to swing immediately
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
1Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Gives vigilance and additional +1/+1 counters as creatures die
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
2BRLegendary Creature — Human Minion
Recurs changelings and warriors from the graveyard with haste
Phyrexian Reclamation
BEnchantment
Low-cost repeatable creature recursion directly to hand
Animate Dead
1BEnchantment — Aura
Efficient reanimation for key threats or changelings
Living Death
3BBSorcery
Massive game-ending sweep and mass reanimation in one spell
