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