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Commander deckR
Jack of Hearts, Volatile Hero
Pump Jack of Hearts' power and sacrifice him to wipe opposing boards while surviving with resilient threats, recurring him repeatedly to abuse his Power-up refuel and catastrophic death trigger.
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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 · 60 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
1Jack of Hearts, Volatile Hero
1RRLegendary Creature — Alien Human Hero
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
9
Worn Powerstone
3Artifact
Produces two mana to help pay for commander recasts and abilities
Solemn Simulacrum
4Artifact Creature — Golem
Ramps a mountain and draws a card when it dies
Card Draw
10
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
2RRLegendary Planeswalker — Chandra
Impulse card advantage, ramp, and removal planeswalker
Surly Badgersaur
3RCreature — Badger Dinosaur
Synergizes with discarding cards to ramp and fight
Removal
10
Deflecting Swat
2RInstant
Free interaction to protect your commander or redirect removal
Threats/Wincons
24
Blackblade Reforged
2Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Massively boosts commander power based on land count
Loxodon Warhammer
3Artifact — Equipment
Grants lifelink and trample to leverage massive death trigger damage
Shadowspear
1Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Provides trample, lifelink, and strips indestructible from opposing creatures
Basilisk Collar
1Artifact — Equipment
Deathtouch makes the commander's death trigger wipe all creatures
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
1RRRLegendary Creature — Dwarf Noble
Amplifies all red damage sources
City on Fire
5RRREnchantment
Triples damage dealt by commander and other red sources
Terror of the Peaks
3RRCreature — Dragon
Damages any target whenever creatures enter
Brash Taunter
4RCreature — Goblin
Survives board wipes and reflects damage to opponent's face
Stuffy Doll
5Artifact Creature — Construct
Indestructible body that redirects commander death trigger to an opponent
Spiteful Prankster
2RCreature — Devil
Pings opponents whenever creatures die to the commander wipe
Syr Carah, the Bold
3RRLegendary Creature — Human Knight
Turns commander death trigger damage into massive impulse card draw
Wrathful Red Dragon
3RRCreature — Dragon
Reflects dragon damage when hit by death trigger
Chandra's Incinerator
5RCreature — Elemental
Translates noncombat damage to face into opposing board control
Agitator Ant
2RCreature — Insect
Goads opponents and adds +1/+1 counters to commander
Bonehoard Dracosaur
3RRCreature — Dinosaur Dragon
Impulse card advantage and body generation
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
4RRLegendary Creature — Minotaur Warrior
Provides extra combat phases to attack with hasty commander
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
4RLegendary Creature — Tiefling Barbarian
Grants additional combat phase and first strike
Professional Face-Breaker
2RCreature — Human Warrior
Generates treasures on combat hits and cashes them for cards
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
2RLegendary Creature — Spirit Warrior
Grows quickly from impulse exile and provides card advantage
Goblin Bombardment
1REnchantment
Sacrifice outlet to trigger the commander at instant speed
Spitebellows
5RCreature — Elemental
Evoke creature that triggers death synergy and deals burst damage
Phyrexian Altar
3Artifact
Sacrifice outlet to kill commander on demand and generate mana
Utility
7
Commander's Plate
1Artifact — Equipment
Massive protection and power boost in a mono-color deck
Underworld Breach
1REnchantment
Allows mass recursion of pumped spells and artifacts
Feldon of the Third Path
1RRLegendary Creature — Human Artificer
Reanimates token copies of utility creatures from graveyard
