Firesong and Sunspeaker Project

Commander / EDH* Burn Lifegain Minotaur RW (Boros)

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Artifact (20)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Azor's Gateway  ^Flip
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mind's Eye
• 1x Primal Amulet  ^Flip
• 1x Pristine Talisman
• 1x Pyromancer's Goggles
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Staff of Nin
• 1x Sunforger
• 1x The Immortal Sun
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Creature (9)

• 1x Balefire Liege
• 1x Bedlam Reveler
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Heartless Hidetsugu
• 1x Monastery Mentor
• 1x Neheb, the Eternal
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Repercussion
• 1x Test of Endurance

Sorcery (18)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Breath of Darigaaz
• 1x Earthquake
• 1x Energy Bolt
• 1x Fireball
• 1x Flame Rift
• 1x Hour of Devastation
• 1x Mizzix's Mastery
• 1x Open the Armory
• 1x Past in Flames
• 1x Reforge the Soul
• 1x Rolling Earthquake
• 1x Slagstorm
• 1x Survival Cache
• 1x Tormenting Voice
• 1x Vandalblast
• 1x Wheel of Fate
• 1x Wild Guess

Instant (13)

• 1x Aurelia's Fury
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Deflecting Palm
• 1x Increasing Vengeance
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Lightning Helix
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Price of Progress
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Warleader's Helix
• 1x Wild Ricochet

Commander (1)

Land (37)

• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Boros Garrison
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Geier Reach Sanitarium
• 1x Inspiring Vantage
• 13x Mountain
• 1x Needle Spires
• 9x Plains
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sea Gate Wreckage
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Temple of Triumph
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

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Creature (2)

• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Wildfire Eternal

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Welcome to my take on the Firesong and Sunspeaker commander deck. I will try to be as concise as possible about the deck, giving an overview of the deck, the win-cons, weaknesses and some possible improvements.

Overview

Firesong and Sunspeaker is one (if not the most) interesting commander in Boros colors. Instead of focusing on pure offense (like almost all Boros commanders), Firesong and Sunspeaker wants a spellslinger strategy, mixing burn and lifegain. However, the strategy relies on resources that struggle with: Ramp and Card Draw. So, cards like Mind Stone and Commander's Sphere are key to the strategy, so you can bring your commander as soon as possible and use them later if you need cards.But for consistent card draw, you still don't have many options. So, the best way to get more cards are with Mind's Eye, The Immortal Sun, Staff of Nin,Geier Reach Sanitarium and others. If needed, Wheel of Fate and Reforge the Soul can give you an entire new hand.This is all fine, but for your strategy to work, you need to protect Firesong and Sunspeaker as best as you can. Darksteel Plate, Teferi's Protection and Lightning Greaves are shining examples. However, you should try to hold Boros Charm for protection too, unless you manage to imprint it on Isochron Scepter.With all of this done, just burn everyone with your spells until and gains as much life as you can.

Win Cons

Aetherflux Reservoir: This one is easy. Chances are you are going to have an obscene amount of life, so the best thing you can do with it is weaponize it as much as possible. A well placed Blasphemous Act + The Aetherflux Reservoir will win you games.

Heartless Hidetsugu+Neheb, the Eternal: Heartless Hidetsugu is a great addition to this deck on itself. Since it is a burn deck, halves everyone's life already makes him invaluable. But with Neheb, The Eternal, this life lost turns into mana that can be invested in a Fireball, Aurelia's Fury and other spells to close games.

Test of Endurance and Felidar Sovereign: Both do the same. If you have a ridiculous amount of life, you win the game. Since every burn spell give you a bunch of life, Test of Endurance and Felidar Sovereign can be very reliable.

Weaknesses

As said before, Boros struggles with ramp and card draw, and Firesong and Sunspeaker mana cost doesn't help either. A lack of mana rocks or card draw engines will slow your game to a crawl and you'll be left vulnerable.Not only that, but if your commander get countered or destroyed often, most of your strategy is bound to fail. This deck relies heavily on Firesong and Sunspeaker, and his absence can and will ruin your plans often. So, protect him as much as possible!

Possible Improvements

Chandra, Torch of Defiance: I have not tested the deck with her, but she seems perfect for the strategy. She gives you "card draw", she gives you mana to cast your spells, she can removes creatures and her last ability can be devastating in a spellslinger strategy.

Jaya Ballard: Again, gives you card draw and mana to cast spells. Everything you need.

Karn, Scion of Urza: I can see this Karn becoming a Phyrexian Arena for any color. Card advantage is important, and Karn is all about card advantage.

Star of Extinction: The only reason this is not on the list is because it doesn't hit players. However, with further testing, it can find it's way in on the list.

Fiery Confluence: This one will certainly finds it's way on the list when I get my hands on one. It does damage to all creatures, to all players and can remove artifacts. There is no way it can fall flat with this deck.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 38 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.26
Tokens	Monk 1/1 W
Folders	Brainstorming, Jodah, Jhoira and Boros, firesong, Decks to check out