Art by Marco Teixeira
Saved commander deck
Nori, Teller of Tales
An aggressive Boros combat deck leveraging Nori's attack trigger to grant first strike to heavy hitters and deathtouch attackers, dominating combat while generating card advantage and tempo.
Prompt: Nori, Teller of Tales commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Nori, Teller of Tales
{1}{R/W}Legendary Creature — Dwarf Bard
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
9 cards
Knight of the White Orchid
{W}{W}Creature — Human Knight
plains tutor on a relevant first strike body
Sword of the Animist
{2}Legendary Artifact — Equipment
fetches lands repeatedly on attack
Card Draw
10 cards
Esper Sentinel
{W}Artifact Creature — Human Soldier
continuous early-game tax and card draw
Mangara, the Diplomat
{3}{W}Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
punishes opponents for attacking or multi-spelling
Professional Face-Breaker
{2}{R}Creature — Human Warrior
turns combat damage into treasure and impulse draw
Welcoming Vampire
{2}{W}Creature — Vampire
draws cards when small attackers enter
Mask of Memory
{2}Artifact — Equipment
card advantage engine for unblocked or winning attackers
Aurelia, the Law Above
{3}{R}{W}Legendary Creature — Angel
rewards wide attack steps with extra card draw and burn
Wheel of Misfortune
{2}{R}Sorcery
efficient hand-refill for aggressive Boros builds
Removal
10 cards
Wear // Tear
{1}{R} // {W}Instant // Instant
flexible artifact and enchantment removal
Stroke of Midnight
{2}{W}Instant
efficient instant-speed nonland permanent removal
Rip Apart
{R}{W}Sorcery
versatile sorcery-speed removal for multiple permanent types
Vanquish the Horde
{6}{W}{W}Sorcery
mass creature wipe discounted by creature counts
Threats/Wincons
24 cards
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
{4}{R}Legendary Creature — Tiefling Barbarian
provides extra combats and first strike to attackers
Aurelia, the Warleader
{2}{R}{R}{W}{W}Legendary Creature — Angel
gives an additional combat phase each turn
Combat Celebrant
{2}{R}Creature — Human Warrior
exerts on attack to grant another combat step
Port Razer
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Orc Pirate
chains extra combats upon dealing combat damage to players
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
{1}{W}{W}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
generates attacking tokens and grows huge quickly
Hero of Bladehold
{2}{W}{W}Creature — Human Knight
battle cry and attacking soldier production
Iroas, God of Victory
{2}{R}{W}Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
grants menace and prevents all combat damage to attackers
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
{4}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Minotaur Warrior
grants extra combat steps on land drops
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
{4}{R}{W}{W}Legendary Creature — Angel
doubles damage dealt while halving damage taken
Balor
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Demon
disruptive attack and combat damage trigger package
Etali, Primal Storm
{4}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
casts free spells from all libraries whenever it attacks
Blade Historian
{R/W}{R/W}{R/W}{R/W}Creature — Human Cleric
gives all attacking creatures double strike
Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
{1}{R}{W}Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
spawns growing waves of attacking Gnomes
Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
{2}{R}Legendary Creature — Goblin
swarms goblins and benefits heavily from first strike safety
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
{1}{R}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Dwarf Noble
amplifies all red damage sources during combat
Battle Angels of Tyr
{2}{W}{W}Creature — Angel Knight
myriad flyer generating card draw, life, and treasure
Firemane Commando
{3}{W}Creature — Angel Soldier
evasive beater that draws cards from aggressive attacks
Odric, Master Tactician
{2}{W}{W}Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
dictates exactly how opponents block in combat
Adriana, Captain of the Guard
{3}{R}{W}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
pumps entire team through melee triggers
Hellrider
{2}{R}{R}Creature — Devil
burns opponents directly whenever creatures attack
Captain Lannery Storm
{2}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Pirate
attacks to generate treasures and ramp into bigger threats
Tajic, Legion's Edge
{1}{R}{W}Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
mentors small creatures and protects the board from burn
Neyali, Suns' Vanguard
{2}{R}{W}Legendary Creature — Human Rebel
gives tokens double strike and exiles cards for impulse advantage
Utility
8 cards
Basilisk Collar
{1}Artifact — Equipment
grants deathtouch to create lethal first-strike trades
Quietus Spike
{3}Artifact — Equipment
deathtouch synergy with first strike and massive life halving
Gorgon's Head
{1}Artifact — Equipment
cheap deathtouch equipment to pair with Nori's first strike
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
gives haste and hexproof to protect key attackers
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
free haste and shroud for early attacks
