Atsushi, the Blazing Sky

Rmono-red{2}{R}{R}$0.36
Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky card art

Flying, trample When Atsushi dies, choose one — • Exile the top two cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards. • Create three Treasure tokens.

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A ready-made Atsushi decklist

Complete 100-card mono-red deck, free to read, with prices and buy links.

Atsushi, the Blazing Sky - community staples
100 cards · 39 lands · about $532
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How Atsushi decks play in EDH

Atsushi, the Blazing Sky is a mono-red commander costing 2RR, and its legendary creature - dragon spirit line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones Atsushi, the Blazing Sky decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $147

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Ramp (2)

Smaug the Magnificent
Smaug the Magnificent
$18.90
Goldspan Dragon
Goldspan Dragon
$10.99

Card draw (1)

Ragged Short Spear
Ragged Short Spear
$0.15

Removal (1)

Joven and Chandler
Joven and Chandler
$59.99

Creatures (8)

Snowslope Hunter
Snowslope Hunter
$0.18
Craterclaw Colossus
Craterclaw Colossus
$16.46
Mirage Phalanx
Mirage Phalanx
$1.56
Rionya, Fire Dancer
Rionya, Fire Dancer
$0.42
Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink
Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink
$5.84
Mica, Reader of Ruins
Mica, Reader of Ruins
$0.23
Sandstorm Crasher
Sandstorm Crasher
$0.32
Flamerush Rider
Flamerush Rider
$0.14

Synergy & payoffs (8)

Nim Deathmantle
Nim Deathmantle
$4.89
Splinter Twin
Splinter Twin
$7.59
Echoing Assault
Echoing Assault
$0.38
Blade of Selves
Blade of Selves
$3.24
Ruby Medallion
Ruby Medallion
$13.82
Chaos Warp
Chaos Warp
$0.32
Twinflame
Twinflame
$0.85
Electroduplicate
Electroduplicate
$0.77

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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Atsushi, the Blazing Sky decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.

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Atsushi deck questions

What colours can I use in a Atsushi, the Blazing Sky deck?

Atsushi, the Blazing Sky has a mono-red colour identity, so every card in the deck must be red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.

What are the best cards for Atsushi, the Blazing Sky?

The cards played most often in Atsushi, the Blazing Sky decks include Snowslope Hunter, Smaug the Magnificent, Craterclaw Colossus. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.

How much does a Atsushi, the Blazing Sky deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $147 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.

Can I build a Atsushi, the Blazing Sky deck from cards I already own?

Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.

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