I listen to a podcast about Commander ( I actually listen to about 3 on this specific topic unsurprisingly) called Commanderin. There has been comments over the episodes of a mono red commander deck built by one of the hosts that they have two versions of. One with land hate and one without. Depending on the group they are playing with and the stance on mass land destruction decides on which version of the deck is played.
I liked the sound of this deck, and thought I’d build my own. I made a half hearted effort to find the deck list but didn’t find it. So I started researching red land hate cards. I had one already Blood Sun.
I also needed a win condition, so I went with some big or biggish red creatures that I could then swing in with multiple times in a turn. Yeah I have a couple of cards that gave me a second or multiple combat phases.
Eventually I did find that deck list. Surprisingly we both went with the multiple combat phases, although I think my deck is more hateful on the land front. I like the recycling of the graveyard, and discarding hands and drawing new hands. So I’ve taken that idea to use in my none hate version of the deck.
The Commander for these two mono red decks is the insane Etali, Primal Storm.
Both versions make use of the multiple attack phases on a turn.
Here are the mana curves and amc for both versions of the deck.
Let’s get to the two different versions of the deck, which you will find side by side below. Please remember these are initial versions of these decks. Particularly the none hate version. I’d like to add an Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre at some point. Plus add one or two more cards that discard cards from the opponents. I might also look at even adding more none basic lands.
| Mass Land Hate | None Mass Land Hate |
|---|---|
Creatures:261 Fanatical Firebrand 1 Harsh Mentor 1 Kari Zev, Skyship Raider 1 Raptor Hatchling 1 Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh 1 Combat Celebrant 1 Magus of the Moon 1 Rampaging Ferocidon 1 Scalding Salamander 1 Zo-Zu the Punisher 1 Captivating Crew 1 Hazoret the Fervent 1 Needletooth Raptor 1 Purphoros, God of the Forge 1 Rekindling Phoenix 1 Charging Monstrosaur 1 Charging Tuskodon 1 Crimson Honor Guard 1 Glorybringer 1 Heartless Hidetsugu 1 Keldon Firebombers 1 Neheb, the Eternal 1 Burning Sun’s Avatar 1 Etali, Primal Storm 1 Angrath’s Marauders 1 Bearer of the Heavens |
Creatures:291 Fanatical Firebrand 1 Harsh Mentor 1 Kari Zev, Skyship Raider 1 Narnam Cobra 1 Raptor Hatchling 1 Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh 1 Combat Celebrant 1 Magus of the Wheel 1 Rampaging Ferocidon 1 Scalding Salamander 1 Captivating Crew 1 Golden Guardian 1 Hazoret the Fervent 1 Needletooth Raptor 1 Purphoros, God of the Forge 1 Rekindling Phoenix 1 Charging Monstrosaur 1 Charging Tuskodon 1 Crimson Honor Guard 1 Glorybringer 1 Heartless Hidetsugu 1 Neheb, the Eternal 1 Burning Sun’s Avatar 1 Etali, Primal Storm 1 Hellkite Charger 1 Angrath’s Marauders 1 Tyrant of Valakut 1 Bearer of the Heavens 1 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger |
Spells:421 Blazing Volley 1 By Force 1 Sol Ring 1 Abrade 1 Armillary Sphere 1 Boom // Bust 1 Comet Storm 1 Crook of Condemnation 1 Dowsing Dagger 1 Lightning Greaves 1 Pyroclasm 1 Thaumatic Compass 1 Aggravated Assault 1 Blood Moon 1 Blood Sun 1 Crystal Chimes 1 Devour in Flames 1 Hazoret’s Monument 1 Insult // Injury 1 Open Fire 1 Shake the Foundations 1 Worn Powerstone 1 Blood Mist 1 Boiling Seas 1 Chandra, Torch of Defiance 1 Flame Lash 1 Flashfires 1 Hedron Archive 1 Melt Terrain 1 Nevinyrral’s Disk 1 Ruination 1 Vance’s Blasting Cannons 1 Violent Impact 1 Boulder Salvo 1 Hour of Devastation 1 Mana Geyser 1 Mass Mutiny 1 Sunbird’s Invocation 1 The Immortal Sun 1 Wake of Destruction 1 Star of Extinction 1 Obliterate |
Spells:381 Blazing Volley 1 By Force 1 Sol Ring 1 Abrade 1 Comet Storm 1 Crook of Condemnation 1 Dowsing Dagger 1 Lightning Greaves 1 Pyroclasm 1 Thaumatic Compass 1 Thought Vessel 1 Aggravated Assault 1 Blood Sun 1 Chaos Warp 1 Crystal Chimes 1 Devour in Flames 1 Hazoret’s Monument 1 Insult // Injury 1 Mirage Mirror 1 Open Fire 1 Shake the Foundations 1 Worn Powerstone 1 Blood Mist 1 Chandra, Torch of Defiance 1 Flame Lash 1 Hedron Archive 1 Nevinyrral’s Disk 1 Past in Flames 1 Vance’s Blasting Cannons 1 Violent Impact 1 Boulder Salvo 1 Hour of Devastation 1 Mana Geyser 1 Mass Mutiny 1 Sunbird’s Invocation 1 The Immortal Sun 1 Disaster Radius 1 Star of Extinction |
Lands:3232 Mountain |
Lands:331 Arcane Lighthouse 32 Mountain |