Budget Zada Storm **PRIMER**

Commander / EDH Budget Goblins Mono-Red Storm Tokens

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Sorcery (23)

• 1x Bonus Round
• 1x Cathartic Reunion
• 1x Dragon Fodder
• 1x Empty the Warrens
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Fiery Gambit
• 1x Fireball
• 1x Goblin War Strike
• 1x Haze of Rage
• 1x Heat Shimmer
• 1x Hordeling Outburst
• 1x Inner Fire
• 1x Kari Zev's Expertise
• 1x Krenko's Command
• 1x Mana Geyser
• 1x Past in Flames
• 1x Reckless Charge
• 1x Recoup
• 1x Renegade Tactics
• 1x Shreds of Sanity
• 1x Spark of Creativity
• 1x Tormenting Voice
• 1x Twinflame

Artifact (7)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Ruby Medallion
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Creature (17)

• 1x Beetleback Chief
• 1x Chancellor of the Forge
• 1x Dualcaster Mage
• 1x Flamekin Harbinger
• 1x Goblin Chirurgeon
• 1x Goblin Instigator
• 1x Goblin Matron
• 1x Goblin Trashmaster
• 1x Iron Myr
• 1x Krenko, Mob Boss
• 1x Mogg War Marshal
• 1x Runaway Steam-Kin
• 1x Siege-Gang Commander
• 1x Skirk Prospector
• 1x Soulbright Flamekin
• 1x Treasonous Ogre
• 1x Young Pyromancer

Land (34)

• 1x Dwarven Ruins
• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 1x Kher Keep
• 26x Mountain
• 1x Path of Ancestry SL
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Sandstone Needle
• 1x Smoldering Crater
• 1x Terrain Generator

Commander (1)

Instant (14)

• 1x Accelerate
• 1x Battle Hymn
• 1x Blazing Shoal
• 1x Brightstone Ritual
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Crimson Wisps
• 1x Desperate Ritual
• 1x Downhill Charge
• 1x Expedite
• 1x Otherworldly Outburst
• 1x Overblaze
• 1x Stun
• 1x Temur Battle Rage
• 1x Titan's Strength

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Impact Tremors
• 1x Mana Flare
• 1x Possibility Storm
• 1x Price of Glory

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Artifact (4)

• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Pyromancer's Goggles
• 1x Thought Vessel

Creature (1)

• 1x Neheb, the Eternal

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Mizzix's Mastery

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Mana Echoes

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Introducing, Budget Mono-Red Goblin Storm, starring Zada, Hedron Grinder.

The Goal

Zada, Hedron Grinder is a relatively obscure commander. The goal of the deck is three-fold:

1. Acquire a ton of creatures, either through tokens or casting them

2. Generate a ton of mana, either through rituals or mana accelerators

3. Cast a ton of cheap spells that target Zada, and copy that spell for each creature you control

You can achieve these goals through multiple different methods.

The Methods

Tokens

Since this is a Goblin deck, all of the best token producers are in here, like:

• The instant-goblins spells Krenko's Command, Dragon Fodder, Hordeling Outburst, and Empty the Warrens

• The party bringers Mogg War Marshal, Beetleback Chief, Siege-Gang Commander, and Chancellor of the Forge

• And the mass token producers Young Pyromancer and Krenko, Mob Boss

Mana

Since Zada is mono-red, one of the inherent limitations is mana. Not to worry though, I made sure to pack this deck full of rituals, mana rocks, and mana-producing creatures. Brightstone Ritual is an excellent card in this deck because you already plan to swarm the field with goblins, why not take advantage of it? Battle Hymn and Inner Fire are similar, as both generate mana based on card advantage, and both are extremely good in this deck. In a multiplayer game, Mana Geyser generates just a ridiculous amount of mana, enough to basically end the game on the spot. Also, you can splice Desperate Ritual with either Overblaze or Blazing Shoal to generate 3 red mana for each creature you control by targeting Zada. All of the generic mana rock's are in here, like Sol Ring, Ruby Medallion, and Pyromancer's Goggles, with an appearance from Mana Flare as your mana doubler. The mana-producing creatures are all-stars in this deck, like Skirk Prospector, Runaway Steam-Kin, and Treasonous Ogre. All three of these generate an obscene amount of mana.

The Draw Package

Draw power is an important aspect of EDH, even more so to mono-red, which doesn't have access to blue or black draw spells. In order to stay as consistent as possible, a large number of draw spells are shoved in here. The draw spells are split into two categories: the cantrips and looters. The cantrips are the low cmc red spells that target and also draw a card, so by targeting Zada you can draw cards equal to the number of creatures you control. These cantrips include spells like Expedite, Crimson Wisps, and Accelerate. The looters draw cards but also force you to discard cards. The looters include spells like Faithless Looting, Tormenting Voice, and Cathartic Reunion. The looters are built to let you draw your cantrips, and because of the massive amount of tokens you can generate your cantrips will draw upwards of 6 cards each time you cast them, which is better than Ancestral Recall. Drawing this many cards for that low a price makes it very hard to lose, and the mana accelerators make sure that you always have the mana to cast those cards you draw and close out the game.

The Win Conditions

There are four different routes you can take, and because of the draw power of this deck you can always draw into at least one of your win conditions.

1. Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame or Dualcaster Mage + Heat Shimmer = Infinite Hasty Bois

2. Storm out with your spells and use Aetherflux Reservoir to face-laser your opponents.

3. Generating a metric ton of burn damage, either through casting Fireball for 43, which is entirely possible, or swarm the field with creatures and let Impact Tremors incinerate your opponent's faces.

4. Cast your cantrip buff spells, like Reckless Charge or Blazing Shoal, and target Zada while you have a huge board of creatures. Turn sideways for massive damage.

Drop a +1 if you enjoyed and want me to try building some other commander decks. I've got a good Muldrotha one in the works, and I would love to share it with you guys. That's all, and thanks!

Date added	6 years
Last updated	4 years
Key combos	Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame Dualcaster Mage + Heat Shimmer
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 18 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 34 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.47
Tokens	Copy Clone, Eldrazi Horror 3/2 C, Elemental 1/1 R, Goblin 1/1 R, Kobolds of Kher Keep 0/1 R
Folders	Budget, Commander Decks, Cool Commander Decks