Art by Thanh Tuấn
Saved commander deck
Thor, Guardian of Midgard
Maximize Thor's impulsive card advantage by triggering repeatable noncombat damage with pingers, burn spells, and damage multipliers, chaining spells until opponents are incinerated.
Prompt: Thor, Guardian of Midgard commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Thor, Guardian of Midgard
{3}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
{2}{R}Legendary Creature — God // Legendary Artifact
refunds red mana on every spell cast to fuel storm turns
Runaway Steam-Kin
{1}{R}Creature — Elemental
grows and bursts red mana when chaining red spells
Neheb, the Eternal
{3}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Zombie Minotaur Warrior
generates massive post-combat mana based on noncombat damage dealt
Card Draw
8 cards
Light Up the Stage
{2}{R}Sorcery
spectacle cost is trivially enabled by noncombat pingers
Valakut Exploration
{2}{R}Enchantment
impulse draw off land drops that deals noncombat burn when unused
Experimental Frenzy
{3}{R}Enchantment
allows chaining spells directly off the top of the deck
Thrill of Possibility
{1}{R}Instant
instant-speed velocity to find key burn pieces
Wheel of Misfortune
{2}{R}Sorcery
refuels hand while potentially dealing noncombat damage
Removal
10 cards
Lightning Bolt
{R}Instant
cheap spot removal that can also hit face to trigger Thor
Delayed Blast Fireball
{1}{R}{R}Instant
synergizes heavily with impulse exile cast for massive one-sided damage
Mizzium Mortars
{1}{R}Sorcery
flexible spot removal or one-sided creature sweeper
Chandra's Incinerator
{5}{R}Creature — Elemental
turns face burn into creature and planeswalker removal
Threats/Wincons
25 cards
Guttersnipe
{2}{R}Creature — Goblin Shaman
deals 2 noncombat damage to each opponent per spell cast
Electrostatic Field
{1}{R}Creature — Wall
resilient blocker that pings each opponent on instant/sorcery cast
Thermo-Alchemist
{1}{R}Creature — Human Shaman
tap and untap pinger that burns opponents and triggers Thor
Erebor Flamesmith
{1}{R}Creature — Dwarf Artificer
pings each opponent whenever noncreature spells are cast
Kessig Flamebreather
{1}{R}Creature — Human Shaman
deals noncombat damage to each opponent on noncreature cast
Firebrand Archer
{1}{R}Creature — Human Archer
burns opponents whenever noncreature spells are cast
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
{1}{R}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Dwarf Noble
amplifies all red noncombat damage sources by two
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
{2}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror
doubles all noncombat damage dealt to opponents
City on Fire
{5}{R}{R}{R}Enchantment
triples noncombat damage dealt by your sources
Fiery Emancipation
{3}{R}{R}{R}Enchantment
triples all damage dealt to massively amplify Thor triggers
Mechanized Warfare
{1}{R}{R}Enchantment
adds additional damage to each red damage ping
Purphoros, God of the Forge
{3}{R}Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
indestructible damage source on creature ETB to trigger Thor
Impact Tremors
{1}{R}Enchantment
consistent noncombat damage whenever creatures enter
Sulfuric Vortex
{1}{R}{R}Enchantment
continual noncombat upkeep damage that prevents lifegain
Descent into Avernus
{2}{R}Enchantment
escalating noncombat burn and treasure generation for all players
Fanatic of Mogis
{3}{R}Creature — Minotaur Shaman
deals burst noncombat damage equal to devotion to red
Manabarbs
{3}{R}Enchantment
turns opponents' mana tapping into Thor card draw triggers
Acidic Soil
{2}{R}Sorcery
burst noncombat burn punishing land counts across the table
Price of Progress
{1}{R}Instant
massive burst damage against multicolor mana bases
Grapeshot
{1}{R}Sorcery
converts high storm count into multiple Thor impulse triggers
Storm-Kiln Artist
{3}{R}Creature — Dwarf Shaman
creates treasures to maintain mana while storming off
Urabrask // The Great Work
{2}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor // Enchantment — Saga
pings on cast, generates red mana, and transforms into a win condition
Coruscation Mage
{1}{R}Creature — Otter Wizard
offering creature that deals noncombat burn on noncreature cast
Utility
8 cards
Deflecting Swat
{2}{R}Instant
free protection for Thor while the commander is on board
Tibalt's Trickery
{1}{R}Instant
hard counterspell in mono-red to protect win attempts
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
zero-cost equip protection and haste for Thor
Basilisk Collar
{1}Artifact — Equipment
gives pingers deathtouch for board control and massive lifelink
Goblin Bombardment
{1}{R}Enchantment
free sacrifice outlet to direct noncombat damage at will
Underworld Breach
{1}{R}Enchantment
enables mass recursion of burn and ramp spells from graveyard
Past in Flames
{3}{R}Sorcery
flashback enables second wave of burn spells and rituals
