Art by Nathaniel Himawan
Saved commander deck
Living Laser
Discard cards through pre-combat looting, rummaging, and wheels to create an overwhelming wave of attacking Living Laser copies, maximizing damage via ETB triggers and extra combat steps.
Prompt: Living Laser commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Living Laser
{4}{R}Legendary Creature — Elemental Villain
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Runaway Steam-Kin
{1}{R}Creature — Elemental
Generates huge bursts of mana in spell-heavy turns
Big Score
{3}{R}Instant
Discards a card to fuel the commander while ramping with Treasures
Unexpected Windfall
{2}{R}{R}Instant
Instant-speed discard outlet that ramps and draws cards
Card Draw
11 cards
Cathartic Reunion
{1}{R}Sorcery
Discards two cards upfront to create two Laser copies
Demand Answers
{1}{R}Instant
Flexible instant discard or artifact sacrifice to draw two
Bitter Reunion
{1}{R}Enchantment
Discards a card, draws two, and can grant haste team-wide
Wheel of Misfortune
{2}{R}Sorcery
Discards hand to create massive quantities of Laser copies
Khorvath's Fury
{4}{R}Sorcery
Can force players to discard and draw while burning foes
Magus of the Wheel
{2}{R}Creature — Human Wizard
Repeatable creature-based wheel effect
Change of Fortune
{3}{R}Sorcery
Refills hand specifically based on how many cards were discarded
Removal
9 cards
Lightning Bolt
{R}Instant
Cheap interaction to pick off small threats or planeswalkers
Tibalt's Trickery
{1}{R}Instant
Red counterspell to protect your board or stop combo wins
Chain Reaction
{2}{R}{R}Sorcery
Efficient board wipe scaled by total creature count
Threats/Wincons
23 cards
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
{1}{R}{R}Creature — Minotaur Pirate
Damages all opponents whenever you discard cards
Brallin, Skyshark Rider
{3}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Shaman
Pumps itself and burns each opponent upon discarding
Surly Badgersaur
{3}{R}Creature — Badger Dinosaur
Generates Treasures, pumps, or fights whenever you discard
Purphoros, God of the Forge
{3}{R}Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
Deals massive damage when multiple Laser tokens enter the battlefield
Impact Tremors
{1}{R}Enchantment
Burns opponents for each token copy that enters tapped and attacking
Terror of the Peaks
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
Turns token copies entering into targeted burn missiles
Agate Instigator
{1}{R}Creature — Lizard Rogue
Pings each opponent whenever non-token or token creatures enter
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
{4}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Minotaur Warrior
Provides extra combat phases to trigger attack abilities repeatedly
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
{4}{R}Legendary Creature — Tiefling Barbarian
Grants an additional combat step and first strike on attacks
Combat Celebrant
{2}{R}Creature — Human Warrior
Exerts to take an extra combat step to generate even more tokens
Port Razer
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Orc Pirate
Chains additional combat phases when connecting with opponents
Anje's Ravager
{2}{R}Creature — Vampire Berserker
Discards your entire hand on attack to supercharge token generation
Ox of Agonas
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Ox
Discards hand and draws three; recurs effortlessly from the graveyard
Cavalier of Flame
{2}{R}{R}{R}Creature — Elemental Knight
Rummages multiple cards upon entering and pumps the team
Professional Face-Breaker
{2}{R}Creature — Human Warrior
Converts combat connections into Treasure and impulse draw
Seasoned Pyromancer
{1}{R}{R}Creature — Human Shaman
Discards two cards, draws cards, and produces Elemental tokens
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki
{2}{R}Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Goblin Shaman
Ramps, loots away two cards, and duplicates nonlegendary threats
Ogre Battledriver
{2}{R}{R}Creature — Ogre Warrior
Buffs all entering Laser tokens with additional power
Toralf, God of Fury // Toralf's Hammer
{2}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — God // Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Translates excessive damage from tokens and spells to players
Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion
{2}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Zombie Minotaur Warrior
Massive discard outlet on hit that generates mana and draws
Neheb, the Eternal
{3}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Zombie Minotaur Warrior
Converts post-combat combat damage into absurd amounts of mana
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
{4}{R}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Dragon
Devastating flying attacker that clears opposing boards
Chandra, Flamecaller
{4}{R}{R}Legendary Planeswalker — Chandra
Zero ability discards your hand to sculpt card draw and trigger discards
Utility
9 cards
Containment Construct
{2}Artifact Creature — Construct
Lets you cast the cards you discard to Living Laser
Conspiracy Theorist
{1}{R}Creature — Human Shaman
Enables playing discarded nonland cards on attack turns
Currency Converter
{1}Artifact
Stores discarded cards and turns them into Treasures or Rogues
Squee, Goblin Nabob
{2}{R}Legendary Creature — Goblin
Free discard fodder returning every upkeep
Anger
{3}{R}Creature — Incarnation
Gives the entire team haste once discarded into the graveyard
Sundial of the Infinite
{2}Artifact
Ends turn with the exile trigger on stack to keep token copies permanently
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Protects Living Laser with hexproof and grants haste
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Provides free equip protection for your key attackers
