Shinryuken

Commander / EDH RW (Boros)

Hausar

Lands (34)

• 1x Axgard Armory
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Furycalm Snarl
• 1x Inspiring Vantage
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 7x Mountain
• 1x Needleverge Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 6x Plains
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Slayers' Stronghold
• 1x Spectator Seating
• 1x Spinerock Knoll
• 1x Temple of Triumph
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Valakut Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x Wind-Scarred Crag

Sorcery Spells (8)

• 1x Bonus Round
• 1x Ensnared by the Mara
• 1x Evangelize
• 1x Jeska's Will
• 1x Reversal of Fortune
• 1x Seize the Day
• 1x Volcanic Vision
• 1x World at War

Protection (5)

• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Deflecting Swat
• 1x Fight as One
• 1x Mithril Coat
• 1x Valorous Stance

Equipment (14)

• 1x Commander's Plate
• 1x Hammer of Nazahn
• 1x Hexplate Wallbreaker
• 1x O-Naginata
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Sunforger
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Tenza, Godo's Maul
• 1x The Reaver Cleaver
• 1x Trailblazer's Boots
• 1x Two-Handed Axe / Sweeping Cleave

Removal (9)

• 1x Council's Judgment
• 1x Into the Maw of Hell
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Ride Down
• 1x Single Combat
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Tragic Arrogance
• 1x Vandalblast

Ramp (7)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Forging the Tyrite Sword
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Tutor (3)

• 1x Gamble
• 1x Kellan, the Fae-Blooded
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic

Commander (1)

Utility (11)

• 1x Akroma's Will
• 1x Astor, Bearer of Blades
• 1x Bloodthirster
• 1x Deflecting Palm
• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
• 1x Fiery Emancipation
• 1x Forge Anew
• 1x Halvar, God of Battle  ^Flip
• 1x Sigarda's Aid
• 1x Silent Arbiter
• 1x Twinferno

Card Draw (8)

• 1x Akiri, Fearless Voyager
• 1x Infiltration Lens
• 1x Lorehold Command
• 1x Puresteel Paladin
• 1x Seize the Spotlight
• 1x Smuggler's Share
• 1x Sram, Senior Edificer
• 1x Tome of Legends

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Other (17)

• 1x Chandra's Ignition
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Explosion of Riches
• 1x Godsend
• 1x Grenzo's Rebuttal
• 1x Iroas, God of Victory
• 1x Jeska's Will
• 1x Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
• 1x Lizard Blades
• 1x Mana Geyser
• 1x Mizzix's Mastery
• 1x Moraug, Fury of Akoum
• 1x Open the Armory
• 1x Plate Armor
• 1x Reconstruct History
• 1x Relentless Assault
• 1x Response / Resurgence

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{RW}{RW}Welcome to my commander deck featuring the fiery shoto, Ken, Burning Brawler{RW}{RW}

The deck functions as a voltron spellslinger deck. The idea is to suit up Ken, swing with him and cast free Sorcery spells. As with any voltron strategy protecting Ken is vital for casting those free spells. Thankfully, due to the spellslinger aspect of the deck, the deck still performs without Ken, should he cost too much to be castable. Though, one of the main wincons is commander damage.

The Shoryuken ability is interesting. Firstly, Ken only needs to deal combat damage. Should he trample through, he gets multiple triggers. Secondly, you can only cast Sorcery spells, meaning Instants go to waste. For this reason, we primarily run Sorcery spells for our gameplan. We still rum a small package of instant speed removal, with classic white spells Swords to Plowshares and Path to Exile, alongside multiple sources for protecting Ken with cards like Mithril Coat, Boros Charm, Lorehold Command and Fight as One. This is because you should always be able to react whenever required.

For the Sorcery spells, there's a wide variety of targets with varying mana costs. Some notable fun inclusions are Into the Maw of Hell to get rid of pesky Maze of Ith's while functioning as removal too. Reversal of Fortune for getting a free spell from our fellow spellslingers and Evangelize to take control of our opponents creatures, with buyback!

But for us to get all the free goodness, we need to Tatsu our way through. There's a broad range of equipment which provide Trample, Evasion and most importantly, Protection with 'from X and Y' to Hexproof. Keeping Ken alive advances our gameplan much swifter. Keeping open a Red/White source to threaten First Strike too further adds protection when swinging. It's a shame the Prowess and Shoryuken ability seem to 'nonbo' a bit but Prowess has saved Ken before in the past.

To round out the description some other notable includes to the deck are Elspeth, Knight-Errant to provide repeated pump and evasion. Sigarda's Aid gives us flash and instant speed protection from our equipment. Silent Arbiter does a lot of work in the deck as it basically makes Ken guaranteed to get through. Smuggler's Share punishes our opponents for going too hard. Deflecting Palm is still one of the all time great 'Gotcha!' spells. Finally, would this even be a Ken deck if it didn't run Lightning Bolt?

Thanks for checking out my Ken, Burning Brawler (or if you came here when looking at Aisha of Sparks and Smoke) deck. The interesting combination of spellslinger and voltron is an enjoyable mixture and makes the gameplan entertaining. It's a lot less punishing than a true voltron deck when getting blown out due to our backup plan alongside Ken's low casting cost. His build in first strike makes him hard to kill in combat and a prime target for removal, hence why we pack so much protection in. If you enjoyed this deck, feel free to check out some of my other decks below:

{G}Rhonas the Indomitable - Bronas{G}
{W}{U}Taigam, Ojutai Master - Taigam, Master of Rebound{U}{W}
{B}{G}Erinis, Gloom Stalker and Scion of Halaster - Erinis, Halaster's Scion{G}{B}
{R}{G}Thromok the Insatiable - Hungry Hungry Hellion{G}{R}
{W}{B}{G}Kethis, the Hidden Hand - A Legendary Deck{G}{B}{W}

Date added	2 years
Last updated	4 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 51 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.94
Tokens	Emblem Elspeth, Knight-Errant, Rebel 2/2 R, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 3/2 RW, Treasure