The Red Menace: Akroma's Manifesto

Commander / EDH Aggro Battlecruiser Bracket 3 Mono-Red Multiplayer

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Artifact (19)

• 1x Aettir and Priwen
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Cursed Mirror
• 1x Embercleave
• 1x Excalibur, Sword of Eden
• 1x Fellwar Stone *f-etch*
• 1x Gauntlet of Might
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Heraldic Banner
• 1x Hexplate Wallbreaker
• 1x Liquimetal Torque
• 1x Mithril Coat
• 1x Patchwork Banner
• 1x Sceptre of Eternal Glory
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x The Eternity Elevator
• 1x The One RingGC
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Throne of Eldraine

Instant (11)

• 1x Cast into the Fire
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Comet Storm
• 1x Deflecting Swat
• 1x Final Fortune
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Skred
• 1x Tibalt's Trickery
• 1x Untimely Malfunction
• 1x Valakut Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x Wild Magic Surge

Creature (14)

• 1x Dragon Mage
• 1x Dualcaster Mage
• 1x Flamekin Harbinger
• 1x Goblin Welder
• 1x Godo, Bandit Warlord
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
• 1x Knollspine Dragon
• 1x Magus of the Wheel
• 1x Malignus
• 1x Sunspine Lynx
• 1x Treasonous Ogre
• 1x Twinflame Tyrant
• 1x Viashino Heretic

Land (37)

• 1x Arena of Glory
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Fomori Vault
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
• 27x Snow-Covered Mountain
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x The Mycosynth Gardens
• 1x War Room
• 1x Witch's Clinic

Enchantment (3)

• 1x City on Fire
• 1x Fiery Emancipation
• 1x Repercussion

Commander (1)

Sorcery (14)

• 1x Anger of the Gods
• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Chain Reaction
• 1x Chandra's Ignition
• 1x Crackle with Power
• 1x GambleGC
• 1x Imposing Grandeur
• 1x Insurrection
• 1x Isengard Unleashed
• 1x Reckless Handling
• 1x Reforge the Soul
• 1x Rolling Earthquake
• 1x Seize the Day
• 1x Wheel of Fortune

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Jeska, Thrice Reborn

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Sideboard

Instant (5)

• 1x Bolt Bend
• 1x Not of this World
• 1x Pyroblast
• 1x Red Elemental Blast
• 1x Skullcrack

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Blood Moon
• 1x Grip of Chaos
• 1x Leyline of Punishment

Land (1)

• 1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All

Creature (2)

• 1x Bonecrusher Giant
• 1x Magus of the Moon

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Maybeboard

Instant (11)

• 1x Abrade
• 1x Dead / Gone
• 1x Fling
• 1x Inferno
• 1x Into the Core
• 1x Overblaze
• 1x Rack and Ruin
• 1x Savage Beating
• 1x Showstopping Surprise
• 1x Starstorm
• 1x You Find Some Prisoners

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Dragon Tempest
• 1x Furnace of Rath
• 1x Gratuitous Violence
• 1x Rising of the Day
• 1x Stranglehold

Creature (8)

• 1x Ardent Elementalist
• 1x Balefire Dragon
• 1x Bloodthirster
• 1x Fiendish Duo
• 1x Hellkite Tyrant
• 1x Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink
• 1x Plundering Barbarian
• 1x Powder Ganger

Artifact (6)

• 1x Argentum Armor
• 1x Endless Atlas
• 1x Liquimetal Coating
• 1x Memory Jar
• 1x Ring of Three Wishes
• 1x Ruby Medallion

Sorcery (7)

• 1x All is Dust
• 1x Brotherhood's End
• 1x Insult / Injury
• 1x Rupture
• 1x Suplex
• 1x Vandalblast
• 1x Will of the Jeskai

Land (5)

• 1x Ancient TombGC
• 1x Bonders' Enclave
• 1x Cori Mountain Monastery
• 1x Hanweir Battlements  ^{Flip  Meld}
• 1x Spinerock Knoll

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Chandra, Torch of Defiance
• 1x Koth, Fire of Resistance

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My years-long project at making a stable mono-red EDH deck. This deck has gone through many iterations, and this is the newest one combining the reliability of other iterations with value. Mono-Red is a challenge for playing EDH, and I was not interested in building a one-trick pony, but rather a generally robust deck that is relevant for all of my group's matchups. People are typically surprised at its performance!

Fun fact: I have a custom Wyrmwood deckbox for this deck with the inscription "BELLUM OMNIUM CONTRA OMNES".

Overall Strategy

The speed of ramping in this deck usually surprises people. With all the mana rocks I include in my build, this guarantees some play action and helps bring out Akroma well before T8.

Before Akroma comes out, it is prudent to try and establish some kind of board control with a timely sweeper. All is Dust for instance frequently hurts our opponents more than it hurts us due to the number of artifacts that we are popping out before committing to a threat.

Akroma, Angel of Fury is a looming threat for the entire game while she's in the command zone. She is difficult to work around outside of sacrifice effects (like Dictate of Erebos and a sac outlet) as she can't be countered and has protection from blue and white to boot. Her morph ability sometimes comes in handy in situations facing Nevermore or Ixidron so it's good to keep that in mind. Overall, this makes for a highly reliable win condition that will oftentimes stick at least for one round.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	2 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 1 Mythic Rares 46 - 5 Rares 12 - 4 Uncommons 3 - 1 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.81
Tokens	Morph 2/2 C, On an Adventure, Rebel 2/2 R
Folders	Commander Decks, possible edh, favourite, Commander decks