Fastball Special | Brion Stoutarm
Commander / EDH* Casual Multiplayer Primer RW (Boros) Sacrifice Theme/Gimmick Value Engine
Creature (29)
- 1x Adarkar Valkyrie
- 1x Anger
- 1x Arc Runner
- 1x Ball Lightning
- 1x Blistering Firecat
- 1x Celestine, the Living Saint
- 1x Cosmic Larva
- 1x Feldon of the Third Path
- 1x Giver of Runes
- 1x Haktos the Unscarred
- 1x Hamletback Goliath
- 1x Hofri Ghostforge
- 1x Impetuous Devils
- 1x Inferno Hellion
- 1x Luminous Broodmoth
- 1x Malignus
- 1x Nova Chaser
- 1x Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink
- 1x Phyrexian Soulgorger
- 1x Realm-Cloaked Giant
- 1x Serra Avatar
- 1x Soul of Eternity
- 1x Spark Trooper
- 1x Taurean Mauler
- 1x Territorial Hellkite
- 1x Thunderblust
- 1x Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
- 1x War Elemental
- 1x Yosei, the Morning Star
Artifact (8)
Land (36)
- 1x Arid Mesa
- 1x Axgard Armory
- 1x Battlefield Forge
- 1x Bloodstained Mire
- 1x Bonders' Enclave
- 1x Boros Garrison
- 1x Clifftop Retreat
- 1x Command Tower
- 1x Detection Tower
- 1x Fabled Passage
- 1x Furycalm Snarl
- 1x Inspiring Vantage
- 1x Kazuul's Cliffs Flip
- 1x Mana Confluence
- 1x Marsh Flats
- 5x Mountain
- 1x Myriad Landscape
- 1x Needleverge Pathway Flip
- 5x Plains
- 1x Prismatic Vista
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1x
Reflecting Pool
- 1x Rugged Prairie
- 1x Sacred Foundry
- 1x Slayers' Stronghold
- 1x Spectator Seating
- 1x Sunbaked Canyon
- 1x Sundown Pass
- 1x War Room
Sorcery (6)
Commander (1)
Enchantment (12)
- 1x Angelic Renewal
- 1x Dawn of Hope
- 1x Fiery Emancipation
- 1x Furious Rise
- 1x Gift of Immortality
- 1x Gratuitous Violence
- 1x Land Tax
- 1x Rite of the Raging Storm
- 1x Sigil of the New Dawn
- 1x Sneak Attack
- 1x Warstorm Surge
Instant (8)
This midrange voltron deck attacks with unnaturally fast and powerful creatures and then Brion Stoutarm launches them through the air at opponents like flaming fastballs!
The deck gets its name "fastball special" from one of the most famous tag-team moves in Super Hero fiction where a super-strong hero literally throws a willing partner toward a target. The maneuver first appeared in X-Men #100, when Colossus—a large and very strong mutant—takes the much smaller Wolverine into his hands and hurls him forward, like a baseball pitcher would throw a fastball.
- You enjoy playing uncommon decks with unique mechanics.
- You prefer to play your commander every game.
- You like being the threat at the table.
- Attacking with big creatures makes you happy.
- You prefer value engine commanders.
- You don't like playing your commander every game.
- You enjoy fast aggro or combo decks over a midrange protect the queen strategy.
- Ramp into big creatures.
- Get Brion Stoutarm on the field.
- Attack and then Fling the big creatures at opponents using Brion Stoutarm's ability.
- Bring them back, attack again, and watch Brion throw another fastball!
- Damage
Because commander damage is only possible through combat, building a deck around Brion Stoutarm's Fling ability means 40 damage is needed to knock out each opponent.
So the way to win is to play powerful creatures unnaturally fast and then sacrifice them to Brion Stoutarm to achieve double the damage.
- Insanely fast high power creatures provide double their damage when thrown by Brion Stoutarm.
- Brion Stoutarm's lifelink acts as built-in defense.
- Novelty. This deck can catch people off guard and has cunning tricks that make threat assessment difficult.
- Fun to pilot and strong without being oppressive.
- Total dependence on commander.
- Midrange speed can be overrun by fast aggro decks.
- Limited interaction to disrupt combo or reanimator decks.
- Limited card draw.
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Revision 27 See all
(4 months ago)
| -1 | Chance for Glory | main |
| +1 | Chandra's Ignition | main |
| +1 | Cut a Deal | main |
| -1 | Divine Reckoning | main |
| -1 | Enlightened Tutor | main |
| -1 | Fervor | main |
| +1 | Hamletback Goliath | main |
| -1 | Idyllic Tutor | main |
| +1 | Land Tax | main |
| +1 | MImic Vat | main |
| -1 | MImic Vat | main |
| -1 | Moon-Blessed Cleric | main |
| +1 | Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink | main |
| +1 | Seize the Spotlight | main |
| +1 | Sigil of the New Dawn | main |
| -1 | Smothering Tithe | main |
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| Date added | 2 years |
| Last updated | 4 months |
| Exclude colors | UBG |
| Legality | This deck is not Commander / EDH legal. |
| Rarity (main - side) | 10 - 0 Mythic Rares 56 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons |
| Cards | 100 |
| Avg. CMC | 3.59 |
| Tokens | Copy Clone, Lightning Rager, Morph 2/2 C, Soldier 1/1 W w/ Lifelink, Treasure |
| Folders | This looks dope., Potential Commander Decks, For Later, Decks, EDH Decks |
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