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Commander deckRW
Kirk, Commanding Officer
Deploy high-power aggressive creatures and anthem effects to easily exceed the 8 total power threshold, continually triggering Kirk for free impulse card draw on every attack while closing out the game with extra combat steps.
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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 · 61 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
1Kirk, Commanding Officer
1RWLegendary Creature — Human Officer
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
9
Sol Ring
1Artifact
Essential fast mana staple to accelerate Kirk and high-power threats
Knight of the White Orchid
WWCreature — Human Knight
Catch-up ramp on a first-striking 2/2 body
Smothering Tithe
3WEnchantment
Generates massive treasure mana across multiplayer turns
Card Draw
9
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
Taxes opponent noncreature spells for consistent early card draw
Skullclamp
1Artifact — Equipment
Draws two cards by sacrificing smaller attacking tokens
Welcoming Vampire
2WCreature — Vampire
Draws cards as small creatures enter your battlefield
Tocasia's Welcome
2WEnchantment
Consistent card draw whenever creatures enter under your control
Professional Face-Breaker
2RCreature — Human Warrior
Turns combat damage into treasure and impulse draw
Showdown of the Skalds
2RWEnchantment — Saga
Exiles four cards to play and grows your creatures' power
Mangara, the Diplomat
3WLegendary Creature — Human Cleric
Deters attacks and punishes multi-spell turns with card draw
Thrill of Possibility
1RInstant
Instant-speed card filtering to maintain hand velocity
Removal
10
Wear // Tear
1R // WInstant // Instant
Flexible dual removal spell for artifacts and enchantments
Wrath of God
2WWSorcery
Classic unconditional board wipe to reset opponents' boards
Threats/Wincons
25
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
1WWLegendary Creature — Human Knight
Power scales with creature count while generating attacking tokens
Hero of Bladehold
2WWCreature — Human Knight
Creates attacking soldiers with battle cry to push team power well past 8
Aurelia, the Warleader
2RRWWLegendary Creature — Angel
Provides an extra attack step to trigger Kirk's impulse draw twice
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
4RLegendary Creature — Tiefling Barbarian
Grants first strike and an additional combat phase every turn
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
4RRLegendary Creature — Minotaur Warrior
Generates multiple combat phases with land drops
Combat Celebrant
2RCreature — Human Warrior
Exertable beater that gives an immediate extra combat step
Port Razer
3RRCreature — Orc Pirate
Chains additional combat steps whenever it hits an opponent
Iroas, God of Victory
2RWLegendary Enchantment Creature — God
Prevents damage to your attackers and grants evasion with menace
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
4RWWLegendary Creature — Angel
Doubles damage you deal while halving incoming damage
Blade Historian
RWRWRWRWCreature — Human Cleric
Grants double strike to all attacking creatures
Silverwing Squadron
5WCreature — Human Knight
Huge flying threat that grows alongside your token army
Shared Animosity
2REnchantment
Massively boosts power of attacking kindred creatures to hit 8 power easily
Cathars' Crusade
3WWEnchantment
Grows the power of your entire board whenever creatures enter
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
5WWLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Massive +2/+2 anthem that wipes away opposing small creatures
Serra Paragon
2WWCreature — Angel
Recurring threat that replays small permanents directly from the graveyard
Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
1RWLegendary Creature — Human Soldier
Steadily spawns attacking Gnomes to rapidly balloon total board power
Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
2RLegendary Creature — Goblin
Exponentially generates Goblin tokens on attack to hit power thresholds
Sun Titan
4WWCreature — Giant
High-power attacker that recurs key value pieces on attack
Archangel of Thune
3WWCreature — Angel
Permanently boosts your board with +1/+1 counters upon gaining life
Intrepid Adversary
1WCreature — Human Scout
Lifelink threat that acts as a scalable anthem for the entire team
Myrel, Shield of Argive
3WLegendary Creature — Human Soldier
Silences opponents during your turn and floods the board with Soldiers
Hellkite Charger
4RRCreature — Dragon
Repeatable extra combat engine on a hefty 5/5 flying dragon
Bloodthirster
5RCreature — Demon
6/6 flying trample demon that triggers up to three combat steps
Goldspan Dragon
3RRCreature — Dragon
Hasty 4/4 flyer that generates and doubles the value of treasures
Roaming Throne
4Artifact Creature — Golem
Doubles Kirk's trigger to exile two cards whenever you attack with 8 power
Utility
8
Teferi's Protection
2WInstant
Ultimate protection to phase your board out in response to wipes
Boros Charm
RWInstant
Board-wide indestructibility or double strike for lethal bursts
Flawless Maneuver
2WInstant
Free protection spell that keeps your army indestructible
Akroma's Will
3WInstant
Gives lifelink, flying, double strike, and protection for game-winning attacks
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Gives Kirk or critical threats shroud and haste
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Protects key creatures with hexproof and provides haste
Uncivil Unrest
4REnchantment
Adds riot and doubles damage dealt by modified creatures
Rising of the Day
2REnchantment
Grants entire army haste and buffs legendary creatures
