Nibelheim Aflame

Sorcery

Choose target creature you control. It deals damage equal to its power to each other creature. If this spell was cast from a graveyard, discard your hand and draw four cards.

Flashback {5}{R}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for the flashback cost. Then exile this.)

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Alchemy	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Freeform	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Pre-release	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Standard	Legal
Standard Brawl	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (2)

Crow_Umbra on End_Of_The_Line

2 months ago

It's all good. That experience was one of the odder interactions I've had in my time here.

Cool, glad you have proxies available to you. I try to hone in any recs based on potential budget.

Even personal play groups develop their own little meta over time. To that end, besides the commanders listed in your primer, are there any others that you regularly encounter?

Here are some ideas I have, I'll put them in accordions so I don't blow up your wall:

Mana base

Since you have proxies at your disposal, I think you can swap in some more utility lands to get even more value out of some of those basic land slots:

• Arcane Lighthouse
• Arena of Glory
• Command Beacon
• Inventors' Fair - I would mostly suggest this if you go more artifact heavy than you already are.
• Plaza of Heroes
• Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep - Another keyword source when turning Krato sideways
• Strip Mine, Volatile Fault, etc - Sure, there are other troublesome utility lands that are worth blowing up, but it shouldn't be overlooked that you face 5 color strats. Throwing a temporary wrench in their color fixing can help outpace them.
• War Room - Helps address some of your need for draw

Direction Idea

I totally agree that swinging in with a huge Kratos is a fun way to pilot this deck, but I think you can lean more into the forced combat element of it. Since you play against things like Ur-Dragon, Eldrazi, & Sheoldred, forcing them into combat could be super beneficial:

• Ur-Dragon and (maybe) the Eldrazi, need to get their color fixing right in order to start taking off (assuming this is a five color Drazi), which means they may rely on mana dorks and other smaller utility creatures to help get them running.

• Sheoldred may be in a similar position, if it isn't a creature or token heavy deck, may have a smaller board that also relies on squishier utility creatures

• Kratos' damage effect "encourages" opponents to not leave their creatures untapped. Kratos is one big Punisher effect, so your opponents will have to weigh cost benefit of not attacking or tapping their creatures somehow.

• Red has plenty of access to Goad effects, giving you another means of forcing attacks.

• All of this is to say that I think the Kratos damage should take a more secondary priority to forced combat control.

Stuff to consider

I think you've received some solid recommendations from the other comments already on your deck. I'll try not to suggest anything that's already there.

• Fling and Self-Destruct - More cheeky ways to take advantage of a potentially big Kratos, especially if he's about to die anyways.

• Redirect Lightning- Another solid option for Red

• Bothersome Quasit - Repeatable forced combat

• Cursed Mirror - Awesome mana rock and copy effect. I think this could replace some of your existing 3cmc rocks.

• Jeska's WillGC - Helps with your need for more draw and mana acceleration

• Ruby Medallion - The blanket cost reduction really adds up across spells compared to mana rocks that tap.

• Valakut Exploration & Valakut Awakening  ^Flip - More draw

• Emberwilde Captain

• Nibelheim Aflame - Another Chandra's Ignition

• Chandra's Ignition - I know it's in your Maybe board, but I think this is perfect for your deck. Asymmetrical boardwipes are great.

Potential Swap Outs

Generally speaking, I think cutting back on red Auras that mostly focus on Kratos could be helpful. Some other standouts that I think can be swapped:

• Icy Manipulator - Seems kinda slow for a single target effect.

• Liquimetal Coating - I can see the cheeky line of play with turning something into an artifact in response to a Vandal Blast, but I think this could be another spot for something more consistently beneficial.

One of my homies runs a Deimos deck that's pretty fun, but he doesn't have a list online yet. He does have a Kardur deck that could be another source for forced combat ideas.

Hope this all helped

skibulk on Blanka, Ferocious Fiend

11 months ago

Some things to consider:

• Match the Odds - With so few creatures in the deck, you might consider more spells that create tokens.
• Glimpse the Impossible - In general, I'd be worried about running out of spells to play. There are several red cards that exile the top card of your library and let you play them.
• Tumbleweed Rising - Plotting could help you to reach your third spell in a turn.
• Brightcap Badger - Adventures are instants/sorceries, but can be cast again as permanents.
• Chatter of the Squirrel - Flashback is strong in this deck.
• Rishkar's Expertise - Check out cards that refer to power/toughness.
• Season of Gathering
• Thickest in the Thicket
• Bonders' Enclave
• Artifact Mutation
• Malevolent Rumble
• Chandra's Ignition
• Virtue of Courage
• Vivi's Persistence
• Beast Within
• Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest
• Nibelheim Aflame
• Waltz of Rage