Art by Carl Critchlow
Commander deckR
Heartless Hidetsugu
Grant Heartless Hidetsugu haste and combine his tap ability with damage doublers or lifelink equipment to instantly eliminate opponents or swing life totals decisively in your favor.
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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
1Heartless Hidetsugu
3RRLegendary Creature — Ogre Shaman
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Generator Servant
1RCreature — Elemental
provides mana and grants Hidetsugu haste
Card Draw
10
Removal
10
Threats/Wincons
24
Dictate of the Twin Gods
3RREnchantment
flash damage doubler for instant lethal Hidetsugu activations
Furnace of Rath
1RRREnchantment
doubles damage to turn Hidetsugu into a one-shot kill
Gratuitous Violence
2RRREnchantment
doubles creature damage while leaving you unaffected
Angrath's Marauders
5RRCreature — Human Pirate
one-sided damage doubling on a body
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
2RRLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror
doubles noncombat damage dealt to opponents
Quest for Pure Flame
REnchantment
cheap enchantment that charges up to double damage
Mechanized Warfare
1RREnchantment
bumps Hidetsugu damage by one to kill odd-total players
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
1RRRLegendary Creature — Dwarf Noble
adds two damage to all red sources
Chandra's Incinerator
5RCreature — Elemental
turns Hidetsugu damage into an opponent-only creature board wipe
Stuffy Doll
5Artifact Creature — Construct
absorbs Hidetsugu damage and reflects it to an opponent
Guttersnipe
2RCreature — Goblin Shaman
burns the table when casting burn or draw spells
Thermo-Alchemist
1RCreature — Human Shaman
repeatable ping damage to finish off survivors
Kessig Flamebreather
1RCreature — Human Shaman
chips away at remaining player life totals
Erebor Flamesmith
1RCreature — Dwarf Artificer
passive damage triggers on noncreature spells
Syr Carah, the Bold
3RRLegendary Creature — Human Knight
exiles dozens of cards when Hidetsugu deals damage
Neheb, the Eternal
3RRLegendary Creature — Zombie Minotaur Warrior
generates immense mana following a Hidetsugu activation
Rampaging Ferocidon
2RCreature — Dinosaur
prevents opponents from gaining life back
Insult // Injury
2R // 2RSorcery // Sorcery
doubles damage for a lethal turn and prevents damage prevention
Utility
8
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
free equip cost to activate Hidetsugu immediately
Basilisk Collar
1Artifact — Equipment
gives Hidetsugu lifelink to gain hundreds of life
Crashing Drawbridge
2Artifact Creature — Wall
grants haste to Hidetsugu the turn he enters
Illusionist's Bracers
2Artifact — Equipment
copies Hidetsugu activation for two consecutive halves
