Shared Commander deck
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph - Pingers that deal exactly one damage, tripled
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph · RU · 100 cards · 34 lands
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Bracket 3 - UpgradedCommander 1Creatures 37Instants 6Sorceries 13Artifacts 6Enchantments 2Planeswalkers 1Lands 34
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Strategy
Ghyrson turns any source dealing exactly 1 damage into 3, so the deck is filled with pingers that deal precisely one - never two, never a variable amount. That precision is the whole build: cards that look weak on their own become three-damage machine guns, and a sweeper that deals one to everything suddenly kills most of the table's board.
Early: Cheap repeatable pingers, which are the deck's real mana curve. Firebrand Archer, Electrostatic Field, Kessig Flamebreather and Erebor Flamesmith all fire on every noncreature spell, and Sol Ring and Izzet Signet get Ghyrson down early.
Mid: With Ghyrson out, every one of those triggers deals three. Thermo-Alchemist and Cinder Pyromancer untap to ping repeatedly, Goblin Sharpshooter does it once per death, and Prodigal Sorcerer, Gelectrode and Razorfin Hunter give the deck targeted reach. Electrickery and Shower of Sparks become table-wide sweepers.
Late: Niv-Mizzet, Parun with Curiosity or Tandem Lookout is a loop that deals three per card drawn, and Niv-Mizzet, Visionary and Archmage Emeritus keep the cards flowing. Basilisk Collar makes any pinger lethal to anything, and Flame Fusillade turns every permanent into a pinger for a turn.
Win conditions: Direct damage, frequently without ever attacking. The Niv-Mizzet loop ends the game outright, Grapeshot with storm triples each copy, and The Locust God provides the backup plan of a flying token army.
- Firebrand Archer - Three damage on every noncreature spell
- Thermo-Alchemist - Untaps to ping repeatedly
- Niv-Mizzet, Parun - Three damage per card drawn
- Basilisk Collar - Makes every ping lethal
~$248.55
estimated to build this deck
Commander (1)
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
Legendary Creature — Tyranid Human
Ward {2} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.)
Three Autostubs — Whenever another source you control deals exactly 1 damage to a permanent or player, Ghyrson Starn deals 2 damage to that permanent or player.
Creatures (37)
Firebrand Archer
Creature — Human Archer
$0.27
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Kessig Flamebreather
Creature — Human Shaman
$3.07
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Thermo-Alchemist
Creature — Human Shaman
$0.17
Defender
{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, untap this creature.
Electrostatic Field
Creature — Wall
$1.02
Defender
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Coruscation Mage
Creature — Otter Wizard
$1.61
Offspring {2} (You may pay an additional {2} as you cast this spell. If you do, when this creature enters, create a 1/1 token copy of it.)
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
Legendary Creature — Dragon Wizard
$5.18
This spell can't be countered.
Flying
Whenever you draw a card, Niv-Mizzet deals 1 damage to any target.
Whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell, you draw a card.
Tandem Lookout
Creature — Human Scout
$0.78
Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.)
As long as Tandem Lookout is paired with another creature, each of those creatures has "Whenever this creature deals damage to an opponent, draw a card."
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
Creature — Demon
$20.44
Sorcerous Inspiration — At the beginning of your upkeep, return an instant or sorcery card at random from your graveyard to your hand.
Fire of Tzeentch — Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Razorkin Needlehead
Creature — Human Assassin
$5.4
This creature has first strike during your turn.
Whenever an opponent draws a card, this creature deals 1 damage to them.
Erebor Flamesmith
Creature — Dwarf Artificer
$0.34
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Archmage Emeritus
Creature — Human Wizard
$0.57
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, draw a card.
Vivi Ornitier
Legendary Creature — Wizard
$32.07
{0}: Add X mana in any combination of {U} and/or {R}, where X is Vivi Ornitier's power. Activate only during your turn and only once each turn.
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Vivi Ornitier and it deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Gelectrode
Creature — Weird
$0.54
{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to any target.
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you may untap this creature.
Unruly Catapult
Artifact Creature — Construct
$0.31
Defender
{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, untap this creature.
Storm-Kiln Artist
Creature — Dwarf Shaman
$1.7
This creature gets +1/+0 for each artifact you control.
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Chandra's Incinerator
Creature — Elemental
$2.06
This spell costs {X} less to cast, where X is the total amount of noncombat damage dealt to your opponents this turn.
Trample
Whenever a source you control deals noncombat damage to an opponent, this creature deals that much damage to target creature or planeswalker that player controls.
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
Legendary Creature — Dragon Wizard
$1.11
Flying
Whenever you draw a card, Niv-Mizzet deals 1 damage to any target.
{T}: Draw a card.
Goblin Sharpshooter
Creature — Goblin
$21.5
This creature doesn't untap during your untap step.
Whenever a creature dies, untap this creature.
{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to any target.
Third Path Iconoclast
Creature — Human Monk
$0.37
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 colorless Soldier artifact creature token.
Young Pyromancer
Creature — Human Shaman
$0.25
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, create a 1/1 red Elemental creature token.
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
Legendary Creature — Dragon Wizard
$6.74
Flying
You have no maximum hand size.
Whenever a source you control deals noncombat damage to an opponent, you draw that many cards.
Goblin Electromancer
Creature — Goblin Wizard
$0.23
Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Veyran, Voice of Duality
Legendary Creature — Efreet Wizard
$1.62
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, Veyran gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
If you casting or copying an instant or sorcery spell causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
Firespitter Whelp
Creature — Dragon
$0.19
Flying
Whenever you cast a noncreature or Dragon spell, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Thunderdrum Soloist
Creature — Dwarf Bard
$0.29
Reach
Opus — Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent. If five or more mana was spent to cast that spell, this creature deals 3 damage to each opponent instead.
Razorfin Hunter
Creature — Merfolk Goblin
$0.22
{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to any target.
Hexing Squelcher
Creature — Goblin Sorcerer
$19.24
This spell can't be countered.
Ward—Pay 2 life.
Spells you control can't be countered.
Other creatures you control have "Ward—Pay 2 life."
Gimli, Counter of Kills
Legendary Creature — Dwarf Warrior
$0.24
Trample
Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, Gimli deals 1 damage to that creature's controller.
Witty Roastmaster
Creature — Devil Citizen
$1.06
Alliance — Whenever another creature you control enters, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Agate Instigator
Creature — Lizard Rogue
$8.02
Offspring {1}{R} (You may pay an additional {1}{R} as you cast this spell. If you do, when this creature enters, create a 1/1 token copy of it.)
Whenever another creature you control enters, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Cinder Pyromancer
Creature — Elemental Shaman
$0.3
{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker.
Whenever you cast a red spell, you may untap this creature.
Immolation Shaman
Creature — Lizard Shaman
$0.45
Whenever an opponent activates an ability of an artifact, creature, or land that isn't a mana ability, this creature deals 1 damage to that player.
{3}{R}{R}: This creature gets +3/+3 and gains menace until end of turn.
Prodigal Sorcerer
Creature — Human Wizard Sorcerer
$0.1
{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to any target.
Imperial Recruiter
Creature — Human Advisor
$12.32
When this creature enters, search your library for a creature card with power 2 or less, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Blisterspit Gremlin
Creature — Gremlin
$0.11
{1}, {T}: This creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, untap this creature.
The Locust God
Legendary Creature — God
$7.13
Flying
Whenever you draw a card, create a 1/1 blue and red Insect creature token with flying and haste.
{2}{U}{R}: Draw a card, then discard a card.
When The Locust God dies, return it to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.
Electro, Assaulting Battery
Legendary Creature — Human Villain
$4.18
Flying
You don't lose unspent red mana as steps and phases end.
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, add {R}.
When Electro leaves the battlefield, you may pay {X}. When you do, he deals X damage to target player.
Instants (6)
Electrickery
Instant
$0.24
Electrickery deals 1 damage to target creature you don't control.
Overload {1}{R} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
Shower of Sparks
Instant
$0.31
Shower of Sparks deals 1 damage to target creature and 1 damage to target player or planeswalker.
Dual Shot
Instant
$0.09
Dual Shot deals 1 damage to each of up to two target creatures.
Flick a Coin
Instant
$0.34
Flick a Coin deals 1 damage to any target. You create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Draw a card.
Big Score
Instant
$0.41
As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card.
Draw two cards and create two Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Sorceries (13)
End the Festivities
Sorcery
$0.94
End the Festivities deals 1 damage to each opponent and each creature and planeswalker they control.
Grapeshot
Sorcery
$0.27
Grapeshot deals 1 damage to any target.
Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)
Tectonic Hazard
Sorcery
$0.33
Tectonic Hazard deals 1 damage to each opponent and each creature they control.
Scouring Sands
Sorcery
$0.22
Scouring Sands deals 1 damage to each creature your opponents control. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Flame Fusillade
Sorcery
$3.18
Until end of turn, permanents you control gain "{T}: This permanent deals 1 damage to any target."
Expressive Iteration
Sorcery
$0.29
Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand, put one of them on the bottom of your library, and exile one of them. You may play the exiled card this turn.
Windfall
Sorcery
$4.91
Each player discards their hand, then draws cards equal to the greatest number of cards a player discarded this way.
Treasure Cruise
Sorcery
$0.25
Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for {1}.)
Draw three cards.
Flow State
Sorcery
$1.6
Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. If there is an instant card and a sorcery card in your graveyard, instead put two of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
Light Up the Stage
Sorcery
$0.28
Spectacle {R} (You may cast this spell for its spectacle cost rather than its mana cost if an opponent lost life this turn.)
Exile the top two cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards.
Rite of Flame
Sorcery
$5
Add {R}{R}, then add {R} for each card named Rite of Flame in each graveyard.
Sleight of Hand
Sorcery
$0.32
Look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the other on the bottom of your library.
Artifacts (6)
Basilisk Collar
Artifact — Equipment
$2.63
Equipped creature has deathtouch and lifelink. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it. Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Caltrops
Artifact
$16.5
Whenever a creature attacks, this artifact deals 1 damage to it.
Wayfarer's Bauble
Artifact
$0.31
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Arcane Signet
Artifact
$0.38
{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Enchantments (2)
Curiosity
Enchantment — Aura
$0.68
Enchant creature
Whenever enchanted creature deals damage to an opponent, you may draw a card.
Circle of Flame
Enchantment
$0.16
Whenever a creature without flying attacks you or a planeswalker you control, this enchantment deals 1 damage to that creature.
Planeswalkers (1)
Chandra, Dressed to Kill
Legendary Planeswalker — Chandra
$1.54
+1: Add {R}. Chandra deals 1 damage to up to one target player or planeswalker.
+1: Exile the top card of your library. If it's red, you may cast it this turn.
−7: Exile the top five cards of your library. You may cast red spells from among them this turn. You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast a red spell, this emblem deals X damage to any target, where X is the amount of mana spent to cast that spell."
Lands (34)
Desert
Land — Desert
$1.29
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: This land deals 1 damage to target attacking creature. Activate only during the end of combat step.
Shivan Gorge
Legendary Land
$1.04
{T}: Add {C}.
{2}{R}, {T}: Shivan Gorge deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Mystic Sanctuary
Land — Island
$1
({T}: Add {U}.)
This land enters tapped unless you control three or more other Islands.
When this land enters untapped, you may put target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard on top of your library.
Sunscorched Desert
Land — Desert
$0.35
When this land enters, it deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker.
{T}: Add {C}.
Mistrise Village
Land
$7.41
This land enters tapped unless you control a Mountain or a Forest.
{T}: Add {U}.
{U}, {T}: The next spell you cast this turn can't be countered.
Witch's Clinic
Land
$3.88
{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}: Target commander gains lifelink until end of turn.
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
Legendary Land
$2.71
{T}: Add {R}.
Channel — {3}{R}, Discard this card: Create two 1/1 colorless Spirit creature tokens. They gain haste until end of turn. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Arcane Lighthouse
Land
$1.7
{T}: Add {C}.
{1}, {T}: Until end of turn, creatures your opponents control lose hexproof and shroud and can't have hexproof or shroud.
Desolate Lighthouse
Land
$0.21
{T}: Add {C}.
{1}{U}{R}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.
Command Tower
Land
$0.24
{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Sulfur Falls
Land
$0.25
This land enters tapped unless you control an Island or a Mountain.
{T}: Add {U} or {R}.
Steam Vents
Land — Island Mountain
$10.05
({T}: Add {U} or {R}.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Stormcarved Coast
Land
$2.2
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands.
{T}: Add {U} or {R}.
Cascade Bluffs
Land
$0.33
{T}: Add {C}.
{U/R}, {T}: Add {U}{U}, {U}{R}, or {R}{R}.
Frostboil Snarl
Land
$0.23
As this land enters, you may reveal an Island or Mountain card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {U} or {R}.
Eroded Canyon
Land — Desert
$0.34
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, it deals 1 damage to target opponent.
{T}: Add {U} or {R}.
Temple of Epiphany
Land
$0.15
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
{T}: Add {U} or {R}.
Basic lands: 5 Island 11 Mountain
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