Art by David Seeley
Commander deckR
War Machine, Avenging Arsenal
Equip and modify your creatures using Equipment, Auras, and +1/+1 counters to take full advantage of War Machine's attack trigger, granting attacking modified creatures double strike for lethal 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
1War Machine, Avenging Arsenal
4RLegendary Artifact Creature — Human Hero
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Runaway Steam-Kin
1RCreature — Elemental
Grows via +1/+1 counters and refunds mana
Neheb, the Eternal
3RRLegendary Creature — Zombie Minotaur Warrior
Generates massive red mana after double strike combat
Treasonous Ogre
3RCreature — Ogre Shaman
Converts life into explosive mana for rapid deployment
Card Draw
10
Mask of Memory
2Artifact — Equipment
Modifies a creature and draws cards on combat damage
Thrill of Possibility
1RInstant
Instant-speed velocity to dig for key modifications
Valakut Exploration
2REnchantment
Impulse card advantage that also burns opponents
Professional Face-Breaker
2RCreature — Human Warrior
Rewards aggressive modified attacks with Treasures and draw
Kami of Celebration
4RCreature — Spirit
Modified synergy engine that gives counters and impulse draw
Removal
10
Chandra's Ignition
3RRSorcery
Turns a large modified creature into a one-sided wipe
Brotherhood's End
1RRSorcery
Modal sweeper against weenies or cheap utility artifacts
Threats/Wincons
22
Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
2RLegendary Creature — Goblin
Modifies itself with +1/+1 counters and swarms the board
Taurean Mauler
2RCreature — Shapeshifter
Passively accrues +1/+1 counters to stay modified
Agitator Ant
2RCreature — Insect
Distributes +1/+1 counters to modify your team and goad foes
Thundering Raiju
2RRCreature — Spirit
Direct modified payoff that modifies creatures and burns all foes
Akki Battle Squad
5RCreature — Goblin Samurai
Grants additional combat steps whenever modified creatures attack
Lizard Blades
1RArtifact Creature — Equipment Lizard
Reconfigure equipment providing innate double strike
Rabbit Battery
RArtifact Creature — Equipment Rabbit
Reconfigure equipment providing haste and modification
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
4RLegendary Creature — Tiefling Barbarian
Provides an additional combat phase to exploit double strike
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
4RRLegendary Creature — Minotaur Warrior
Chains additional combat steps with land drops
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
2RLegendary Creature — Spirit Warrior
Grows with +1/+1 counters upon exile and provides card advantage
Godo, Bandit Warlord
5RLegendary Creature — Human Barbarian
Tutors any equipment to the battlefield and takes extra combat
Scavenged Brawler
6Artifact Creature — Construct
Provides four keyword counters and +1/+1 counters from graveyard
Shadowspear
1Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Cheap modification granting trample, lifelink, and shield removal
Loxodon Warhammer
3Artifact — Equipment
Grants trample and lifelink to maximize double strike damage
Sword of Feast and Famine
3Artifact — Equipment
Untaps lands twice across double strike combat steps
Sword of Fire and Ice
3Artifact — Equipment
Double strike triggers its damage and draw abilities twice
Sword of Forge and Frontier
3Artifact — Equipment
Triggers twice on double strike to provide immense card advantage
Blackblade Reforged
2Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Massive power buff for the commander to threaten lethal
Bloodforged Battle-Axe
1Artifact — Equipment
Creates copies of itself on combat damage to modify entire board
The Reaver Cleaver
2RLegendary Artifact — Equipment
Produces huge bursts of Treasure when double strike connects
Umezawa's Jitte
2Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Gains four charge counters per combat step via double strike
Komainu Battle Armor
2RArtifact Creature — Equipment Dog
Reconfigure equipment that goads opposing boards
Utility
10
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Zero-cost equip offering haste and shroud to protect key creatures
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Provides hexproof and haste while allowing further targeting
Hammer of Nazahn
4Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Auto-attaches equipment on entry and provides indestructible
Two-Handed Axe // Sweeping Cleave
2R // 1RArtifact — Equipment // Instant — Adventure
Doubles power on attack, stacking devastatingly with double strike
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
1Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Accrues +1/+1 counters whenever artifacts or creatures die
Dueling Rapier
RArtifact — Equipment
Attaches for free upon entry to immediately modify a creature
Aggravated Assault
2REnchantment
Repeatable extra combat engine synergizing with high damage output
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
1RRRLegendary Creature — Dwarf Noble
Increases red damage dealt per hit, doubling under double strike
Roaming Throne
4Artifact Creature — Golem
Names Human or Hero to duplicate War Machine attack triggers
Goblin Engineer
1RCreature — Goblin Artificer
Tutors key equipment into graveyard and recurs them
