EDH / Commander Staples : Red

Commander / EDH* Mono-Red

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Interaction (29)

• 1x Abrade
• 1x Burnout
• 1x Cave-In
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Collective Defiance
• 1x Dead / Gone
• 1x Deflecting Swat
• 1x Divergent Transformations
• 1x Electrodominance
• 1x Fiery Confluence
• 1x Fireblast
• 1x Flameshot
• 1x Fury
• 1x Goblin Cratermaker
• 1x Introduction to Annihilation
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Mine Collapse
• 1x Overmaster
• 1x Pyroblast
• 1x Pyrokinesis
• 1x Red Elemental Blast
• 2x Ricochet Trap
• 1x Stingscourger
• 1x Subterranean Tremors
• 1x Thunderclap
• 1x Tibalt's Trickery
• 1x Unstable Obelisk
• 1x Wild Magic Surge

Exile-based Card Draw (16)

• 1x Commune with Lava
• 1x Dark-Dweller Oracle
• 1x Etali, Primal Storm
• 1x Ignite the Future
• 1x Invasion of Kaldheim  ^Flip
• 1x Light Up the Stage
• 1x Outpost Siege
• 1x Prophetic Flamespeaker
• 1x Reckless Impulse
• 1x Rob the Archives
• 1x Stromkirk Occultist
• 1x Unlucky Witness
• 1x Valakut Exploration
• 1x Vance's Blasting Cannons  ^Flip
• 1x Virtue of Courage
• 1x Wrenn's Resolve

Recursion (14)

• 1x Anarchist
• 1x Ardent Elementalist
• 1x Feldon of the Third Path
• 1x Finale of Promise
• 1x Goblin Engineer
• 1x Goblin Welder
• 1x Mizzix's Mastery
• 1x Past in Flames
• 1x Recoup
• 1x Scrap Mastery
• 1x Shreds of Sanity
• 1x Surreal Memoir
• 1x Trash for Treasure
• 1x Volcanic Vision

Combat Steps (11)

• 1x Aggravated Assault
• 1x Breath of Fury
• 1x Combat Celebrant
• 1x Fury of the Horde
• 1x Hellkite Charger
• 1x Karlach, Fury of Avernus
• 1x Relentless Assault
• 1x Savage Beating
• 1x Scourge of the Throne
• 1x Seize the Day
• 1x World at War

Haste (9)

• 1x Anger
• 1x Fervor
• 1x Flamekin Village
• 1x Hammer of Purphoros
• 1x Hanweir Battlements  ^Meld
• 1x In the Web of War
• 1x Mass Hysteria
• 1x Ogre Battledriver
• 1x Urabrask the Hidden

Stax (7)

• 1x AEther Flash
• 1x Blood Moon
• 1x Blood Sun
• 1x Eidolon of the Great Revel
• 1x Pyrostatic Pillar
• 1x Smoke
• 1x Stranglehold

Utility Creatures (5)

• 1x Birgi, God of Storytelling  ^Flip
• 1x Dragon's Rage Channeler
• 1x Goblin Chirurgeon
• 1x Inferno Titan
• 1x Urabrask  ^Flip

Card Filtration (21)

• 1x Bitter Reunion
• 1x Burning Inquiry
• 1x Cathartic Reunion
• 1x Control of the Court
• 1x Decaying Time Loop
• 1x Electric Revelation
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Goblin Lore
• 1x Insolent Neonate
• 1x Invasion of Mercadia  ^Flip
• 1x Khorvath's Fury
• 1x Magmatic Insight
• 1x March of Reckless Joy
• 1x Pirate's Pillage
• 1x Seasoned Pyromancer
• 1x Seize the Spoils
• 1x Thrill of Possibility
• 1x Tormenting Voice
• 1x Wild Guess
• 1x Winds of Change
• 1x Witch's Mark

Card Draw (18)

• 1x Aggressive Mining
• 1x Amber Gristle O'Maul
• 1x Anje's Ravager
• 1x Bedlam Reveler
• 1x Change of Fortune
• 1x Combustible Gearhulk
• 1x Experimental Frenzy
• 1x Knollspine Dragon
• 1x Magus of the Wheel
• 1x Moonveil Regent
• 1x Ogre-Head Helm
• 1x Ox of Agonas
• 1x Reforge the Soul
• 1x Subira, Tulzidi Caravanner
• 1x Vindictive Flamestoker
• 1x Wheel of Fate
• 1x Wheel of Fortune
• 1x Wheel of Misfortune

Land Destruction (14)

• 1x Avalanche Riders
• 1x Boom / Bust
• 1x Burning of Xinye
• 1x Decree of Annihilation
• 1x Destructive Force
• 1x Dwarven Blastminer
• 1x Dwarven Miner
• 1x Epicenter
• 1x Keldon Firebombers
• 1x Molten Rain
• 1x Ogre Arsonist
• 1x Raze
• 1x Ruination
• 1x Wildfire

Rule of Law Bypass (12)

• 1x Deem Worthy
• 1x Gempalm Incinerator
• 1x Ghost-Lit Raider
• 1x Jiwari, the Earth Aflame
• 1x Pyrewild Shaman
• 1x Rampaging War Mammoth
• 1x Rubblebelt Maaka
• 1x Scorchwalker
• 1x Skinbrand Goblin
• 1x Twinshot Sniper
• 1x Viashino Shanktail
• 1x Wrecking Ogre

Tutor spells (11)

• 1x Dwarven Recruiter
• 1x Flamekin Harbinger
• 1x Gamble
• 1x Goblin Matron
• 1x Goblin Recruiter
• 1x Godo, Bandit Warlord
• 1x Hoarding Dragon
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Moggcatcher
• 1x Reckless Handling
• 1x Sarkhan's Triumph

Spell Duplication / Redirection (8)

• 1x Bonus Round
• 1x Dualcaster Mage
• 1x Fork
• 1x Fury Storm
• 1x Reiterate
• 1x Reverberate
• 1x Shunt
• 1x Wild Ricochet

Creature Duplication (Valuetown) (4)

• 1x Cursed Mirror
• 1x Flamerush Rider
• 1x Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
• 1x Twinflame

Sacrifice Outlets! (2)

• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Shivan Harvest

Commander (1)

Ramp (21)

• 1x Battle Hymn
• 1x ________ Goblin
• 1x Braid of Fire
• 1x Brightstone Ritual
• 1x Desperate Ritual
• 1x Dockside Extortionist
• 1x Heart of Ramos
• 1x Infernal Plunge
• 1x Inner Fire
• 1x Iron Myr
• 1x Jeska's Will
• 1x Mana Geyser
• 1x Neheb, the Eternal
• 1x Pyretic Ritual
• 1x Rite of Flame
• 1x Runaway Steam-Kin
• 1x Seething Song
• 1x Simian Spirit Guide
• 1x Skirk Prospector
• 1x Thermopod
• 1x Treasonous Ogre

Token/Token Manipulation (16)

• 1x Beetleback Chief
• 1x Dragon Fodder
• 1x Empty the Warrens
• 1x Gleeful Demolition
• 1x Goblin Marshal
• 1x Hellrider
• 1x Hordeling Outburst
• 1x Impact Tremors
• 1x Krenko, Mob Boss
• 1x Krenko's Command
• 1x Kuldotha Rebirth
• 1x Mogg Alarm
• 1x Mogg Infestation
• 1x Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 1x Siege-Gang Commander
• 1x Tempt with Vengeance

Non-Basic Lands (14)

• 2x Barbarian Ring
• 1x Blighted Gorge
• 1x Dwarven Ruins
• 1x Hammerheim
• 1x Keldon Necropolis
• 1x Mines of Moria
• 1x Ramunap Ruins
• 1x Sandstone Needle
• 1x Shatterskull Smashing  ^Flip
• 1x Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
• 1x Shivan Gorge
• 2x Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance

Field Wipe (12)

• 1x Balefire Dragon
• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Bonfire of the Damned
• 1x Chain Reaction
• 1x Disaster Radius
• 1x Fireball
• 2x Hour of Devastation
• 1x Molten Disaster
• 1x Pyrohemia
• 1x Rolling Earthquake
• 1x Starstorm

Planeswalkers (8)

• 1x Chandra, Flamecaller
• 1x Chandra, Pyromaster
• 1x Chandra, Torch of Defiance
• 1x Daretti, Scrap Savant
• 1x Jaya Ballard
• 1x Karn Liberated
• 1x Koth of the Hammer
• 1x Ugin, the Ineffable

Evasion (6)

• 1x Ahn-Crop Crasher
• 1x Bedlam
• 1x Goblin Bushwhacker
• 1x Goblin Heelcutter
• 1x Goblin War Drums
• 1x Pyreheart Wolf

Time Magic (4)

• 1x Final Fortune
• 1x Glorious End
• 1x Last Chance
• 1x Warrior's Oath

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Other (1)

• 1x Dwarven Recruiter

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This is not a list that says "You need this in your deck.",this is a list to encompass strategies you want to choose from. Need ramp? There's a list for it, need some weird evasion card? It's here. This is just a resource and not here to tell you how to play.

Interaction Show

Reds removal has gotten a lot bettter over the years as old and new cards have circulated and proven their worth. Red still really sucks at it unless it's a damage based sweeper.

Pyrokinesis, Fury, Flameshot

My favorite red removal spell. 4 damage is pretty good and removes a lot of threats. The damage division also makes this a potential sweeper. All 3 of these are very similar cards.

Thunderclap Mine Collapse

After 5 or so lands, Red can start using them for utility/interaction like these spells. It might not seem really awesome, but I promise it is.

Lightning Bolt

This card gets stronger the stronger your meta is. If you don't want this, you're probably in a battlecruiser meta.

Dead / Gone - Chaos Warp - Wild Magic Surge - Introduction to Annihilation - Divergent Transformations - Stingscourger

Completely unconditional removal. They all have their downsides, especially Chaos Warp, but sometimes you don't have another choice.

Deflecting Swat

Single handedly the best red interaction. It's powerful enough to even show up in lists outside of red without hesitation.

Electrodominance

It allows you to remove threats while still advancing your own gamneplan. This card can also allow you to cast cards with no mana cost. IE : Wheel of Fate

Fiery Confluence

Solves a lot of problems in one card. Really good in tight lists that need interaction but can't sacrifice a lot of slots.

Fireblast

Not the best in EDH, but I've managed to make some burn lists that turn this card into gas, and being able to be cast for no mana is a big deal.

Cave-In

Playable by virtue of costing no mana.

Tibalt's Trickery, Burnout, Overmaster, Red Elemental Blast, Pyroblast, Ricochet Trap

The best part of playing red is you are an exceptional color for telling blue to swallow a box of knives. If you're unaware, Ricochet can serve as both protection and a last minute counter spell by changing the target of Counterspell to Ricochet, and by the time Counterspell resolves, it has no targets and will do nothing.

Abrade Goblin Cratermaker

Abrade is a very helpful spell, Goblin Cratermaker is essentially the same card turned into a relevant creature type.

Time Magic Show

Glorious End

People disagree with me, but this is a red response that will literally stop ALL win conditions and give you one more chance to close out the game.

Final Fortune, Warrior's Oath, Last Chance

Sometimes you just need ONE MORE turn to win. The lose the game trigger hits on the End Step, and can be exiled/countered by certain effects.

Valakut Exploration

The card I usually run over Outpost Siege.

Rule of Law Show

This is a special section, and might include some dupes. This section is for players who are encountering cards like Rule of Law in their meta.

Stax Show

AEther Flash

Mana dorks become dead draws, utility creatures too. Lot of reds strategies don't always need a creature in play and can usually just drop this to slow the table.

Eidolon of the Great Revel, Pyrostatic Pillar

This slows down storm a lot, and can actually prevent them from comboing off under thereat of death if you can get them low enough to offset Aetherflux Reservoir lifegain.

Non-Basic Lands Show

Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance, Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep, Hammerheim, Barbarian Ring, Shatterskull Smashing  , Ramunap Ruins, Shivan Gorge, Keldon Necropolis

In mono decks, you get the luxury of customizing your land base to give you flexibility where 3 color decks and up have to compromise way more. All of these lands can be added with next to no downside.

Mines of Moria

Tap lands kind of suck, but ramp on a land and the consistent ability to make sure it doesn't enter tapped is pretty awesome.

Dwarven Mines Sandstone Needle

Tapped or not, being able to generate 2 colored mana is obscenely strong from one land.

Impulse Draw Show

Simply put, if you arent impulse draw because you're afraid of losing the card, you shouldn't. I can count on one hand the amount of times my decks have "hitched" on impulse draw. Cards like Light Up the Stage and Commune with Lava are incredible when played correctly. HOWEVER, if youve made a red deck with an average CMC of 5 and above, say Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded, you shouldn't run it. But traditional strategies, such as tokens, burn, goblins, all make use of this to incredible effect.

Light Up the Stage - Reckless Impulse- Ignite the Future - Wrenn's Resolve - Commune with Lava

This small distinction for these cards is they say "Until the end of your next turn" which gives you a lot of time to cast them. Light up the Stage is undoubtedly the best of these bunch.

Dark-Dweller Oracle

It's a goblin and a sacrifice outlet. Should only be run if you're in Goblins.

Outpost Siege Vance's Blasting Cannons  

I don't play these as much because theyve been rightfully power crept. if you do, your meta is probably pretty grindy and slow, these cards thrive in those.

Rob the Archives

Cards like Act on Impulse are really hard to justify, so for this to show up it says a lot to it's efficacy. If you're running 2 CMC or less cards, this just reads "2 mana, draw four".

Invasion of Kaldheim  

Allows you to pitch the cards you were gunna play anyway, and then draw completely new ones!

Prophetic Flamespeaker

Beaters that refill your hand. Prophetic Flamespeaker is really, really awesome if he gets through.

Unlucky Witness

Requires some sort of sacrifice or way to kill him. Drawing 2 cards for 1 mana always feels phenomenal.

Virtue of Courage

This card can draw an obscene amount of cards in the right deck AND give you a small bit of interaction to boot.

Tutors Show

Dwarven Recruiter

When Magda released and turned Dwarf tribal from a meme into a competitive deck, Dwarven recruiters popularity shot up. The only problem with him is most of the targets you fetch with him only make sure you'll have Dwarves to generate treasure with, instead of a game ending plan.

Flamekin Harbinger

The type of card that's gunna sleep for awhile because there's not a ton of enticing cards you can fetch. However, Grinning Ignus and Purphoros, God of the Forge and Runaway Steam-Kin are all apart of an infinite, which does give this card atleast one deck where it really works out.

Gamble

It's great. The ability to use it to make you win the game offsets the few times it gets discarded.

Goblin Matron - Goblin Recruiter

Most of reds strategies involve goblins and it makes these cards relevant all the time.

Reckless Handling

Lots of artifact strategies where this card is raw gas.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 months
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	30 - 0 Mythic Rares 118 - 0 Rares 64 - 0 Uncommons 51 - 0 Commons
Cards	263
Avg. CMC	3.40
Tokens	Copy Clone, Elemental 1/1 R, Elemental 1/1 R w/ Haste, Elemental 1/1 UR, Elemental 3/1 R, Emblem Chandra, Torch of Defiance, Emblem Daretti, Scrap Savant, Emblem Jaya Ballard, Enchantment Golem 3/3 C, Goblin 1/1 R, Lizard 8/8 R, Morph 2/2 C, Phyrexian Goblin 1/1 R, Spirit 1/1 C, Spirit 2/2 C, Treasure, Wicked
Folders	Emrakul