Commander: Kumano's Pyromancy

Commander / EDH Burn Control Mono-Red Ramp

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Creature (22)

• 1x Akki Lavarunner  ^Flip
• 1x Ben-Ben, Akki Hermit
• 1x Brimstone Mage
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Chandra's Spitfire
• 1x Deathforge Shaman
• 1x Flamekin Harbinger
• 1x Goblin Sharpshooter
• 1x Godo, Bandit Warlord *oversized*
• 1x Hellkite Charger
• 1x Hoarding Dragon
• 1x Initiate of Blood  ^Flip
• 1x Iron Myr
• 1x Obsidian Fireheart
• 1x Palladium Myr
• 1x Rapacious One
• 1x Rimescale Dragon
• 1x Shivan Hellkite
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Soulbright Flamekin
• 1x War Elemental
• 1x Wojek Embermage

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Koth of the Hammer

Land (34)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Dormant Volcano
• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Scrying Sheets
• 1x Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
• 1x Shivan Gorge
• 1x Smoldering Crater
• 20x Snow-Covered Mountain
• 1x Spinerock Knoll
• 1x Tectonic Edge
• 1x Temple of the False God

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Braid of Fire
• 1x Fractured Loyalty
• 1x Glacial Crevasses
• 1x Gratuitous Violence
• 1x Mana Flare
• 1x Quest for Pure Flame

Artifact (30)

• 1x Armillary Sphere
• 1x Basilisk Collar
• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Coldsteel Heart
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Defense Grid
• 1x Doubling Cube
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Gauntlet of Power
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Gorgon Flail
• 1x Grafted Exoskeleton
• 1x Heartstone
• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 1x Journeyer's Kite
• 1x Khalni Gem
• 1x Kusari-Gama
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Neko-Te
• 1x Prototype Portal
• 1x Sculpting Steel
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Staff of Nin
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Instant (1)

• 1x Wild Ricochet

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Aftershock
• 1x Decree of Annihilation
• 1x Icefall
• 1x Insurrection
• 1x Vandalblast

Commander (1)

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Sideboard

Creature (1)

• 1x Dwarven Blastminer

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Leyline of Punishment

Artifact (2)

• 1x Champion's Helm
• 1x Mask of Avacyn

Instant (3)

• 1x Burnout
• 1x Pyroblast
• 1x Red Elemental Blast

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Creature (17)

• 1x Alloy Myr
• 1x Bogardan Hellkite
• 1x Cinder Pyromancer
• 1x Cunning Sparkmage
• 1x Flamewave Invoker
• 1x Frostwielder
• 1x Furystoke Giant
• 1x Inferno Titan
• 1x Kamahl, Pit Fighter
• 1x Lightning Crafter
• 1x Magmatic Force
• 1x Magus of the Moon
• 1x Prodigal Pyromancer
• 1x Soul of Shandalar
• 1x Stuffy Doll
• 1x Vithian Stinger
• 1x Vulshok Sorcerer

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Chandra Nalaar
• 1x Chandra, Pyromaster

Land (3)

• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Reliquary Tower

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Blood Moon
• 1x Furnace of Rath

Artifact (6)

• 1x Fire Diamond
• 1x Foriysian Totem
• 1x Gauntlet of Might
• 1x Gorgon's Head
• 1x Sun Droplet
• 1x Sunstone

Instant (1)

• 1x Skullcrack

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Banefire
• 1x Kaervek's Torch

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Hello and welcome to my first commander deck, featuring Kumano, Master Yamabushi, Greater Flamelord of the Volcano Mountains, Smiter of Foes, Burner of Children and Savior of Damsels.

Kumano's Philosophy is: There's nothing fire cannot solve; and he is right! Alive creatures? put them to the torch. Alive opponents? Set them on fire. A horde of death-defying zombies? Burn them to another dimension.
The game plan is really that simple:
1: Ramp up your mana with mana rocks and Mountain Explorers.
2: Control the early game with pyromancers.
3: Step your mana up a notch with mana doublers or Soulbright Flamekin .
4: Set fire to everything that poses a threat with Kumano, Master Yamabushi.
5: BURN EVERYTHING! THIS WORLD WILL BE CONSUMED BY FIERY FLAMES OF THE BEYOND! EVERYTHING WILL TURN TO PITCH BLACK ASHES, ONLY I WILL REMAIN STANDING, VICTOR AMIDST HELLFIRES HIGH AS HOUSES, I KUMANO MASTER OF THE YAMABUSHI FLAMES!

Help me out!
Since this is my first (decent) Commander deck, I have no idea what I need to survive in this format. Let me know if I did something wrong or said something dumb.

• I can do nothing against enchantments and Darksteel Forge aside from Decree of Annihilation.
• I don't have any serious draw in this deck. I don't know what red/artifact card does a semi decent job. I do, however, have a lot of basic land fetch, so that improves my draw; isn't that nice!
• I dislike mana rocks like Basalt Monolith. I need to pay them anyway next turn, where I can use that mana better, and it's colorless, and that might become useless with Heartstone.
• I was thinking of adding a pillow fort (?) strategy with cards like Crawlspace; and then fire away from the walls. What do you think?
• Is damage prevention a big problem, or not? Should I prepare to deal with that, or not?
• Utility lands are cool and all, but are they worth not being a mountain ( Extraplanar Lense , Gauntlet of Power ) and only adding colorless (Heartstone)? Take a look at the Idea Board and tell me which ones I can put in.

Take a look at the Idea Board (at the bottom)! I collected these thoughts/suggestions and would love your opinion on them.
Be mindful though, since I need to acquire a lot of cards in this deck I want to keep it semi-budget. For example Karn Liberated fixes my enchantment problem, but he is too expensive for that.

Thanks for reading, be sure to leave a comment!

The Main Board:
Mana rocks:

• Alloy Myr , Darksteel Ingot, Everflowing Chalice, Fire Diamond, Gilded Lotus, Iron Myr, Khalni Gem , Palladium Myr, Sol Ring, Thran Dynamo

Mountain Explorers (fetches mountains) :

• Armillary Sphere, Burnished Hart, Journeyer's Kite

Other mana:

• Braid of Fire : I can dump all this mana into Kumano's ability.
• Rapacious One: This Fonzie Funzie I want to try out so bad. I can burn out possible blockers and get mana in return.
• Soulbright Flamekin : Adds 2 mana, converts colorless mana to red if I need it, can provide 5 mana with Heartstone.

Mana doublers:

• Caged Sun, Doubling Cube , Extraplanar Lens, Gauntlet of Power , Mana Flare
  

Spend your mana wealth:

• Hellkite Charger, Insurrection, Kaervek's Torch
  

Pyromancers:

• Brimstone Mage , Chandra, Pyromaster ,Cunning Sparkmage, Frostwielder , Initiate of Blood , Lightning Crafter, Prodigal Pyromancer , Staff of Nin, Vithian Stinger , Vulshok Sorcerer

Kumano's Armory:

• Akki Lavarunner : When flipped, doubles the damage of my flamethrower.
• Gorgon Flail : Deathtouch hurrah!
• Gorgon's Head : Deathtouch hurrah!
• Grafted Exoskeleton: -1/-1 counters are useful, but a faster kill clock as well!
• Illusionist's Bracers: Doubles His Greatnesses pyromancy.
• Kusari-Gama: Turns one victim's destruction into a boardwipe.
• Mask of Avacyn: Protect the Fire Prophet!
• Neko-Te : Fonzie funzie, also doubles player damage.
• Swiftfoot Boots: Protect The Burning Man!
• Whispersilk Cloak: Protect El Grando Flamo!

Utility/Other stuff:

• Aftershock : Fix things fire can't fix.
• Chandra's Spitfire : Can grow into sizes not measurable by mortals.
• Decree of Annihilation: Fix things fire can't fix.
• Dwarven Blastminer : Fix things fire can't fix.
• Expedition Map: I'll probably use this to fetch Arcane Lighthouse most of the time.
• Flamekin Harbinger : It only hits Chandra's Spitfire , Ingot Chewer and Soulbright Flamekin ; but I think I can call worth.
• Fractured Loyalty : I can reliably steal it back, it's a Fonzie Funzie.
• Furnace of Rath: Doubles the damage of all my pyromancers.
• Godo, Bandit Warlord: With so many useful equipment, a fetch might be in order.
• Heartstone: Doubles my uses of The Great Flamelord, also works with Soulbright Flamekin / Brimstone Mage /Burnished Hart/ Dwarven Blastminer /Hellkite Charger.
• Hoarding Dragon: With so many useful artifacts, a fetch might be in order.
• Icefall : Fix things fire can't fix.
• Ingot Chewer : Fixes things fire can't fix; I also put this is to convince myself to put in Flamekin Harbinger .
• Prototype Portal : If I can have a fresh new Doubling Cube /Caged Sun/Illusionist's Bracers every turn I would be so happy.
• Quest for Pure Flame: A one mana investment to double the damage on a later turn.
• Sculpting Steel: If I can have a fresh new Doubling Cube /Caged Sun/Illusionist's Bracers I would be so happy.
• Sensei's Divining Top: It's a Top, and I randomly have it from Kamigawa.
• Skullcrack: To prevent a possible kill-turn prevention.
• Stuffy Doll: A blocker, a Fonzie Funzie.
• Vandalblast: Fix things fire can't fix.
• Wild Ricochet : It's sort of a counterspell sometimes, protect the Master, Fonzie Funzie.

The Idea Board:

• Boardwipes: I don't think I need them, I will hopefully have enough fire to go around; tell me if you disagree.
  Here's a list I considered: Arcbond , Blasphemous Act, Bonfire of the Damned, Comet Storm, Impact Resonance, Obliterate, Pyrohemia, Rolling Thunder, Starstorm
  
• Mana rocks: There were so many to choose from, tell me if you think I should swap some out.
  Here's a list I considered: Astral Cornucopia, Chromatic Lantern, Commander's Sphere, Heart of Ramos , Manakin , Mind Stone, Sisters of the Flame , Ur-Golem's Eye , Worn Powerstone
  
• Manadumps: I don't think I need them, my commander should suffice, but I am happy to hear suggestions.
  Here's a list I considered: Banefire, Blaze , Crater's Claws, Demonfire , Dragon Roost , Fireball, Goblin Offensive , Red Sun's Zenith , Volcanic Geyser
  
• Protect Kumano: My commander is vital to my deck. I'd love suggestions to keep him alive.
  Here's a list I considered: Champion's Helm, Darksteel Plate, Lightning Greaves
  
• Pillow Fort: To protect myself to get the fire engine going. Let me know your suggestions!
  Here's a list I considered: Crawlspace, Defense Grid
  
• Damage doublers: I consider these too risky, but perhaps I should run all I can find. What do you think?
  Here's a list I considered: Dictate of the Twin Gods, Gratuitous Violence
  
• Draw: Red doesn't have a lot of great options, do you know any?
  Here's a list I considered: Reforge the Soul, Seer's Sundial, Wild Guess , Tormenting Voices, Humble Defector
  
• Lands: Utility lands. Perhaps I should put some in?
  Here's a list I considered: Buried Ruin , Blinkmoth Well , Ghost Quarter, Tectonic Edge , Terrain Generator, Reliquary Tower
  
• Damage prevention: If it is too big an issue, I can put these in: Leyline of Punishment, Wild Slash
  
• Random cool stuff that's a little too expensive for it's effect:
  Basilisk Collar, Gauntlet of Might , Sword of Kaldra , Gamble
  


• Darksteel Forge: I have a lot of useful, powerful artifacts, maybe they merit some protection?
• Flame Fusillade : Pyromancy!
• Goblin Sharpshooter: Goblin pyromancy?
• Hidetsugu's Second Rite : I can probably get someone to 10 health reliably, but probably just as easy to 0.
• Keldon Megaliths: Little downside (tapped/no mountain), but the upside seems too rare and useless.
• Koth of the Hammer : I don't know, is he useful enough?
• Madblind Mountain : Entering tapped is the only downside, but is it even an upside?
• Magmatic Core : Cool, but my commander should be able to do this almost as easily and to a player.
• Mana Echoes: Do I have enough creatures to make this work?
• Mana Seism: A burst of mana to finish a kill?
• Masterwork of Ingenuity : Only Illusionist's Bracers/ Neko-Te and Kusari-Gama (I guess) benefit from a copy, too narrow?
• Mirrorworks : Same awesomeness as Prototype Portal . I should put it in.
• Pariah's Shield: Purely for the combo with Stuffy Doll.
• Planar Portal: Is it worth it?
• Repercussion: Is it useful enough?
• Thran Turbine : I can use the mana during my upkeep, but is it strong enough?
• Treasonous Ogre: Is it worth it?
• Shattering Pulse: Reusable artifact destruction, don't know if I need it.
• Boom/Bust : Land destruction, Useful? I don't know.

If anyone is wondering here is the maximum multiplier for the fire you can get (excluding Prototype Portal spawns):
(Mana from mountains + Gauntlet of Power + Caged Sun + Mana Flare + Extraplanar Lens) x Doubling Cube x Sculpting Steel x Illusionist's Bracers x Neko-Te + (1 + Tok-Tok, Volcano Born) x Quest for Pure Flame x Furnace of Rath = [(1+1+1+1+1)x2x2x2]x[1+(1+1)x2x2] = 360 damage per mountain (Heartstone cancels out the 1 generic mana cost).

Date added	10 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 34 - 2 Rares 29 - 3 Uncommons 11 - 2 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.47
Tokens	Copy Clone, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Emblem Koth of the Hammer, Morph 2/2 C