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Commander deckR
Hulkling, Young Avenger
Cast cheap noncreature spells and cantrips to trigger Hulkling, turning him into a flying copy of the strongest combat or damage-trigger creatures on the battlefield.
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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
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Hulkling, Young Avenger
2RRLegendary Creature — Kree Skrull Hero
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Ruby Medallion
2Artifact
Reduces the cost of all red noncreature spells to enable chain casting

Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
2RLegendary Creature — God // Legendary Artifact
Generates red mana whenever a spell is cast, fueling spell chains

Runaway Steam-Kin
1RCreature — Elemental
Grows with red spells and converts counters into bursts of mana

Jeska's Will
2RSorcery
Explosive ritual that generates high mana and card advantage

Treasonous Ogre
3RCreature — Ogre Shaman
Turns life into red mana to power out explosive turns
Card Draw
10
Faithless Looting
RSorcery
One-mana noncreature spell that sculpts the hand and has flashback

Light Up the Stage
2RSorcery
Cheap impulse draw triggered reliably by flying attacks

Reckless Impulse
1RSorcery
Efficient two-mana noncreature spell granting impulse card advantage

Valakut Exploration
2REnchantment
Provides steady card advantage and extra non-combat reach

Experimental Synthesizer
RArtifact
Cheap artifact that triggers Hulkling while digging for cards

Thrill of Possibility
1RInstant
Instant-speed card filtering that triggers Hulkling on opponents' turns

Wheel of Misfortune
2RSorcery
Refuels empty hands with noncreature wheel potential

Dragon's Rage Channeler
RCreature — Human Shaman
Surveils on noncreature spells to smooth out draws

Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
2RRLegendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Provides cards or treasure on death and is a great creature copy target
Removal
10
Blasphemous Act
8RSorcery
Premier red board wipe that usually costs just one mana

Vandalblast
RSorcery
Flexible artifact removal that can overload to wipe opponents' artifacts

Deflecting Swat
2RInstant
Free interaction with commander out that redirects harmful spells

Bolt Bend
3RInstant
Reduces to one mana when Hulkling is out, redirecting spells or abilities

Lightning Bolt
RInstant
Classic efficient one-mana burn spell that triggers Hulkling
Threats/Wincons
24
Etali, Primal Storm
4RRLegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Cast-free spells on attack; phenomenal ability for Hulkling to copy

Port Razer
3RRCreature — Orc Pirate
Combat damage trigger creates additional combat phases when copied

Moraug, Fury of Akoum
4RRLegendary Creature — Minotaur Warrior
Extra combat phases and creature pump that synergize with aggression

Terror of the Peaks
3RRCreature — Dragon
Deals massive damage whenever creatures enter the battlefield

Balefire Dragon
5RRCreature — Dragon
Combat damage trigger clears an opponent's board of creatures

Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
4RRRLegendary Creature — Dragon
Devastating attack trigger dealing 10 total damage split across targets

Guttersnipe
2RCreature — Goblin Shaman
Burns every opponent for two damage whenever noncreature spells are cast

Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
2RLegendary Creature — Goblin
Hulkling copies his attack trigger to spawn four Goblins with flying

Young Pyromancer
1RCreature — Human Shaman
Builds an army of Elemental tokens from noncreature spells

Storm-Kiln Artist
3RCreature — Dwarf Shaman
Generates Treasures whenever spells are cast or copied

Urabrask // The Great Work
2RRLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor // Enchantment — Saga
Burns opponents, provides mana on instant/sorcery cast, and can transform

Goldspan Dragon
3RRCreature — Dragon
Haste, flying, and generates doubled mana from attacking Treasures

Neheb, the Eternal
3RRLegendary Creature — Zombie Minotaur Warrior
Generates immense red mana post-combat equal to damage dealt

Karlach, Fury of Avernus
4RLegendary Creature — Tiefling Barbarian
Grants extra combat phases and first strike when attacking

Scourge of the Throne
4RRCreature — Dragon
Dethrone trigger enables extra combat steps and untaps creatures

Hellkite Charger
4RRCreature — Dragon
Repeatable extra combat trigger to keep Hulkling attacking

Combat Celebrant
2RCreature — Human Warrior
Exert ability grants an extra combat step when copied

Chandra's Incinerator
5RCreature — Elemental
Turns non-combat burn into targeted removal against opponent creatures

Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp
2R // 1RCreature — Giant // Instant — Adventure
Adventure provides a cheap noncreature spell, creature body punishes targeting

Dualcaster Mage
1RRCreature — Human Wizard
Copies critical spells and provides a useful body to copy

Ogre Battledriver
2RRCreature — Ogre Warrior
Grants haste and power boosts to entering creatures

Laelia, the Blade Reforged
2RLegendary Creature — Spirit Warrior
Grows quickly from exile effects and provides extra card access

Professional Face-Breaker
2RCreature — Human Warrior
Converts combat damage into Treasure and Treasures into cards

Archwing Dragon
2RRCreature — Dragon
Hasty repeatable creature that returns to hand, providing a flying copy target
Utility
8
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Provides hexproof and haste to protect Hulkling immediately

Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Zero-equip protection giving haste and shroud

Underworld Breach
1REnchantment
Enables replaying cheap spells from graveyard to repeatedly trigger Hulkling

Crash Through
RSorcery
One-mana cantrip that grants trample and triggers Hulkling's copy ability

Renegade Tactics
RSorcery
One-mana cantrip that stops a blocker while triggering Hulkling

Expedite
RInstant
One-mana instant cantrip granting haste and triggering Hulkling at instant speed

Fists of Flame
1RInstant
Draws a card and gives a significant power buff with trample

Unleash Fury
1RInstant
Doubles Hulkling's power at instant speed after copying a huge threat
















