Art by Carissa Susilo
Saved commander deck
Nico Minoru, Runaway
Leverage impulse draw, cascade, and exile-casting synergies to consistently trigger Nico Minoru's burn ability and whittle down all opponents simultaneously.
Prompt: Nico Minoru, Runaway commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Nico Minoru, Runaway
{3}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Warlock Hero
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
12 cards
Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
{2}{R}Legendary Creature — God // Legendary Artifact
Generates mana for each spell cast to fuel storm turns
Runaway Steam-Kin
{1}{R}Creature — Elemental
Grows with red spells and bursts for extra mana
Neheb, the Eternal
{3}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Zombie Minotaur Warrior
Converts Nico's burn damage into massive postcombat mana
Jeska's Will
{2}{R}Sorcery
Massive burst of red mana and impulsive card advantage
Unexpected Windfall
{2}{R}{R}Instant
Creates treasures and replaces cards via discard
Card Draw
11 cards
Light Up the Stage
{2}{R}Sorcery
Cheap impulse draw easily enabled by burn damage
Wrenn's Resolve
{1}{R}Sorcery
Functional duplicate of Reckless Impulse for consistency
Ignite the Future
{3}{R}Sorcery
Exiles cards and can be flashbacked to cast them for free
Commune with Lava
{X}{R}{R}Instant
Instant-speed mana sink that sets up a huge exile turn
Robber of the Rich
{1}{R}Creature — Human Archer Rogue
Exiles cards from opponents' decks to cast later
Valakut Exploration
{2}{R}Enchantment
Exiles cards on landfall and burns for cards left uncast
Faithless Looting
{R}Sorcery
Digs deep and triggers Nico when cast from graveyard
Removal
10 cards
Delayed Blast Fireball
{1}{R}{R}Instant
One-sided sweeper that deals huge damage when cast from exile
Mizzium Mortars
{1}{R}Sorcery
Spot removal early that overloads into a one-sided sweeper
Tibalt's Trickery
{1}{R}Instant
Rare red hard counterspell for game-ending threats
Threats/Wincons
21 cards
Passionate Archaeologist
{1}{R}Legendary Enchantment — Background
Deals massive damage whenever casting spells from exile
Keeper of Secrets
{5}{R}Creature — Demon
Deals heavy direct damage whenever spells are cast from outside hand
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
{2}{R}Legendary Creature — Spirit Warrior
Grows rapidly while exiling extra cards to play
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
{3}{R}Creature — Orc Shaman Sorcerer
Grants cascade to the first spell cast from exile each turn
Nalfeshnee
{5}{R}Creature — Beast Demon
Copies every spell cast from exile for immense value
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
{5}{R}{R}Creature — Dinosaur
Grows and deals lethal damage whenever spells are cast from exile
Urabrask, Heretic Praetor
{3}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Provides exile draw while denying opponents normal card advantage
Urabrask // The Great Work
{2}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor // Enchantment — Saga
Pings opponents and transforms into a game-winning saga
Professional Face-Breaker
{2}{R}Creature — Human Warrior
Converts combat damage into treasures and impulse draw
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
{1}{R}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Dwarf Noble
Amplifies Nico's burn damage substantially
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
{2}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror
Doubles all noncombat damage dealt by Nico and other sources
Guttersnipe
{2}{R}Creature — Goblin Shaman
Adds redundant team-wide burn for casting noncreature spells
Electrostatic Field
{1}{R}Creature — Wall
Defensive body that burns each opponent on instant and sorcery casts
Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp
{2}{R} // {1}{R}Creature — Giant // Instant — Adventure
Removal spell adventure that is later cast from exile
Etali, Primal Storm
{4}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Casts free spells from exile off every player's library
Chandra, Dressed to Kill
{1}{R}{R}Legendary Planeswalker — Chandra
Ramps, deals damage, and supplies exile impulse advantage
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
{2}{R}{R}Legendary Planeswalker — Chandra
Versatile planeswalker offering mana, exile draw, and removal
Guff Rewrites History
{2}{R}Instant
Disrupts opponents while cheating a nonland spell from exile
Plargg and Nassari
{3}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Orc Efreet
Steals and casts spells from exile every upkeep for free
Tectonic Giant
{2}{R}{R}Creature — Elemental Giant
Offers either direct damage or impulse draw on attack
Imodane, the Pyrohammer
{2}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
Turns single-target burn spells into multi-opponent burn
Utility
6 cards
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Protects Nico and grants haste to activate immediately
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Free equip haste and shroud protection for the commander
Thousand-Year Elixir
{3}Artifact
Allows Nico to tap right away and untaps her for multiple activations
Magewright's Stone
{2}Artifact
Untaps Nico to use her exile activation twice per turn
Rings of Brighthearth
{3}Artifact
Copies Nico's activation to exile and cast an extra nonland spell
Squee, the Immortal
{1}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Goblin
Can be infinitely cast from exile or graveyard to trigger Nico
