Art by Dmitry Burmak
Saved commander deck
Jiang Yanggu, Alone
Attack with a solitary threat to trigger Jiang Yanggu's rummaging and +1/+1 counter generation, stacking extra combat steps and discard synergies to build an unstoppable lethal attacker.
Prompt: Jiang Yanggu, Alone commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Jiang Yanggu, Alone
{4}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Berserker
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Worn Powerstone
{3}Artifact
Efficient colorless acceleration into our five-mana commander.
Neheb, the Eternal
{3}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Zombie Minotaur Warrior
Generates massive red mana post-combat from large single-attacker swings.
Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
{2}{R}Legendary Creature — God // Legendary Artifact
Refunds red mana when casting spells and provides exile card advantage.
Card Draw
11 cards
Faithless Looting
{R}Sorcery
Cheap filtering that loads discarded cards for our commander's counter trigger.
Thrill of Possibility
{1}{R}Instant
Instant-speed discard and draw that triggers discard payoffs.
Cathartic Reunion
{1}{R}Sorcery
Discards two cards at once to greatly boost counter generation.
Demand Answers
{1}{R}Instant
Flexible draw spell that can discard a card or sacrifice an artifact.
Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
{1}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
Provides impulse draw on discard and adds extra counters and trample to attackers.
Containment Construct
{2}Artifact Creature — Construct
Allows playing lands and spells discarded to our commander or rummage spells.
Conspiracy Theorist
{1}{R}Creature — Human Shaman
Lets you cast nonland cards discarded during combat or rummages.
Wheel of Misfortune
{2}{R}Sorcery
Refuels the hand and counts as discarding up to a full hand of cards.
Ox of Agonas
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Ox
Refills hand from graveyard and benefits from self-mill/discarding.
Big Score
{3}{R}Instant
Card filtering that creates two Treasure tokens for ramp.
Unexpected Windfall
{2}{R}{R}Instant
Discards a card to draw two and ramp with Treasures.
Removal
10 cards
Vandalblast
{R}Sorcery
Versatile artifact destruction that can overload to wipe all opponent artifacts.
Abrade
{1}{R}Instant
Flexible removal for early creatures or problematic artifacts.
Lightning Bolt
{R}Instant
Efficient spot removal for key utility creatures and planeswalkers.
Chain Reaction
{2}{R}{R}Sorcery
Reliable red board wipe scaled to creature counts.
Tibalt's Trickery
{1}{R}Instant
Emergency mono-red counterspell for critical game-ending spells.
Deflecting Swat
{2}{R}Instant
Free interaction that protects Jiang Yanggu from targeted removal.
Mizzium Mortars
{1}{R}Sorcery
Scalable burn spell that doubles as a one-sided sweeper.
Threats/Wincons
23 cards
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
{1}{R}{R}Creature — Minotaur Pirate
Pumps team damage whenever you discard during attacks.
Surly Badgersaur
{3}{R}Creature — Badger Dinosaur
Creates counters, treasures, and bites targets based on what is discarded.
Brallin, Skyshark Rider
{3}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Shaman
Grows on each discard and burns opponents each time a card is discarded.
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
{4}{R}Legendary Creature — Tiefling Barbarian
Grants first strike and an additional combat phase to attack alone again.
Port Razer
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Orc Pirate
Chain extra combat steps to trigger solo attack triggers repeatedly.
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
{4}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Minotaur Warrior
Provides repeated additional combat steps via landfall.
Combat Celebrant
{2}{R}Creature — Human Warrior
Exert for an immediate extra combat step.
Scourge of the Throne
{4}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
Dethrone attacker that unlocks extra combat phases when attacking the highest life total.
Bloodthirster
{5}{R}Creature — Demon
Provides up to three extra combats against different opponents.
Godo, Bandit Warlord
{5}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Barbarian
Tutors key equipment directly to the battlefield and grants an extra combat.
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
{2}{R}Legendary Creature — Spirit Warrior
Grows massive whenever cards are exiled from library or graveyard.
Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
{2}{R}Legendary Creature — Goblin
Scales tokens with +1/+1 counters and attacks effectively alone.
Bonehoard Dracosaur
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Dinosaur Dragon
Provides card advantage and token creation on upkeep.
Urabrask the Hidden
{3}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Gives haste to your solo attackers while slowing enemy blockers.
Rionya, Fire Dancer
{3}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Creates temporary attacking token copies scaled with instant and sorcery count.
Hollow One
{5}Artifact Creature — Golem
Can be cast for cheap or free after discard triggers occur.
Anje's Ravager
{2}{R}Creature — Vampire Berserker
Madness attacker that continually empties and refills hands.
Squee, Goblin Nabob
{2}{R}Legendary Creature — Goblin
Returns to hand every upkeep, providing infinite discard fodder for rummage triggers.
Chandra's Incinerator
{5}{R}Creature — Elemental
Turns noncombat damage from discard payoffs into creature removal.
Terror of the Peaks
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
Fires damage triggers as high-power creatures enter.
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
{4}{R}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Dragon
Huge solitary attacker that decimates opposing blockers on attack.
Etali, Primal Storm
{4}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Devastating solo attacker that steals free spells from all players.
All Will Be One
{3}{R}{R}Enchantment
Weaponizes the +1/+1 counters placed by Jiang Yanggu into direct damage.
Utility
8 cards
The Ozolith
{1}Legendary Artifact
Preserves and stacks +1/+1 counters if your lone attacker is removed.
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Grants hexproof and haste to ensure solo attackers swing immediately.
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Free-to-equip protection and haste for your commander or primary attacker.
Aggravated Assault
{2}{R}Enchantment
Repeatable extra combat engine to multiply Jiang Yanggu triggers.
Seize the Day
{3}{R}Sorcery
Targeted untap and extra attack with flashback, ideal for solo attackers.
Relentless Assault
{2}{R}{R}Sorcery
Classic extra combat spell for a second wave of attack and discard triggers.
Shadowspear
{1}Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Provides trample and lifelink to push through solo counter-laden attackers.
Blackblade Reforged
{2}Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Massive power buff for Jiang Yanggu to speed up commander damage kills.
