Give Valduk the Toolie

Commander / EDH Aggro Budget Casual Enchantment Mono-Red Voltron

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Artifact (27)

• 1x Adventuring Gear
• 1x Blackblade Reforged
• 1x Blade of the Bloodchief
• 1x Blazing Torch
• 1x Bone Saw
• 1x Bonesplitter
• 1x Champion's Helm
• 1x Civic Saber
• 1x Cloak and Dagger
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Explorer's Scope
• 1x General's Kabuto
• 1x Golem-Skin Gauntlets
• 1x Hammer of Nazahn
• 1x Helm of the Gods
• 1x Honed Khopesh
• 1x Infiltration Lens
• 1x Leonin Bola
• 1x Leonin Scimitar
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mask of Avacyn
• 1x Paradise Mantle
• 1x Shuko
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Sword of Light and Shadow
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Enchantment (25)

• 1x Bloodshed Fever
• 1x Cartouche of Zeal
• 1x Cave Sense
• 1x Crackling Club
• 1x Crown of Flames
• 1x Curse of Opulence
• 1x Dizzying Gaze
• 1x Dragon Mantle
• 1x Dust Corona
• 1x Epiphany Storm
• 1x Firebreathing
• 1x Flamespeaker's Will
• 1x Flowstone Blade
• 1x Frenzied Rage
• 1x Furor of the Bitten
• 1x Hammerhand
• 1x Laccolith Rig
• 1x Madcap Skills
• 1x Mass Hysteria
• 1x Messenger's Speed
• 1x Prophetic Ravings
• 1x Quest for Pure Flame
• 1x Reflexes
• 1x Taste for Mayhem
• 1x The Flame of Keld

Commander (1)

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Browbeat
• 1x Cathartic Reunion
• 1x Magmatic Insight
• 1x Reforge the Soul
• 1x Warlord's Fury
• 1x Wheel of Fate

Creature (5)

• 1x Champion of the Flame
• 1x Dragon Mage
• 1x Goblin Gaveleer
• 1x Godo, Bandit Warlord
• 1x Nyxborn Rollicker

Instant (1)

• 1x Gorilla War Cry

Land (35)

• 35x Mountain

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Hi guys! This is my take on one of my (currently favorite archetypes: Valduk Tron. First off, I love this guy, and I have ever since I first saw him spoiled for Dominaria. He's just so blissfully simple, and really fun to play. I've tried him out in a RW standard deck with a few Danithas, but this is my attempt at bringing him into commander. The goal of the deck is to juice Valduk as much as possible with really cheap enchantments and equipment, then swing into face. This is clearly a 1v1 deck and will not work well in multiplayer settings (at least, I don't imagine it will!) and primarily works very well in Commander 1v1 on MTGO, where the starting life total is 30. However, I've found this deck to be both quite consistent and full of surprises. Valduk gets cast pretty early on, and then just watch him go!

Alternative game plans run through Champion of the Flame or one of the few other creatures in the deck, but pretty much, if you can't get Valduk down, a win seems unlikely. Luckily, there's a little bit of resiliency in this deck, with such classic additions as Whispersilk Cloak and Lightning Greaves, but any tips and tricks for resiliency in this kind of mono-red deck would be appreciated. Keep in mind, this deck is crazy cheap (under 15 on MTGO last I checked) and it's most certainly casual, but I have to say, this deck is a lot of fun to play. Swinging for upwards of 20 damage before turn 5 is really fun, and it's not that unlikely!

If you like this deck, please feel free to drop a +1. It's much appreciated! This is one of the first decks I've put real effort into in a while, and I'd love to hear from you guys. Thanks so much!

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 11 - 0 Rares 16 - 0 Uncommons 36 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	1.70
Tokens	Elemental 3/1 R w/ Trample, haste, Gold