Purphoros, God of Tokens (EDH)

Commander / EDH* Burn Goblins Mono-Red Red Deck Wins Tokens Tribal

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Creature (29)

• 1x Arms Dealer
• 1x Beetleback Chief
• 1x Chancellor of the Forge
• 1x Emrakul's Hatcher
• 1x Fanatic of Mogis
• 1x Goblin Assassin
• 1x Goblin Matron
• 1x Goblin Recruiter
• 1x Goblin Sharpshooter
• 1x Goblin Trashmaster
• 1x Grinning Ignus
• 1x Heartless Hidetsugu
• 1x Hostility
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1x Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
• 1x Krenko, Mob Boss
• 1x Moggcatcher
• 1x Myr Battlesphere
• 1x Norin the Wary
• 1x Obsidian Fireheart
• 1x Precursor Golem
• 1x Rakka Mar
• 1x Rapacious One
• 1x Siege-Gang Commander
• 1x Thopter Assembly
• 1x Tilonalli's Summoner
• 1x Utvara Hellkite
• 1x War Elemental
• 1x Zo-Zu the Punisher

Sorcery (12)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Bonfire of the Damned
• 1x Burn at the Stake
• 1x Chain Reaction
• 1x Earthquake
• 1x Firecat Blitz
• 1x Goblin Offensive
• 1x Goblin Rally
• 1x Mogg Infestation
• 1x Skittering Invasion
• 1x Tempt with Vengeance
• 1x Vandalblast

Land (37)

• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 1x Kher Keep
• 30x Mountain
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Springjack Pasture
• 1x Urza's Factory
• 1x Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Blood Moon
• 1x Burning Earth
• 1x Dictate of the Twin Gods
• 1x Elemental Mastery
• 1x Furnace of Rath
• 1x Gratuitous Violence
• 1x Sulfuric Vortex
• 1x Tooth and Claw

Commander (1)

Artifact (11)

• 1x Basilisk Collar
• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Gauntlet of Might
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Hammer of Purphoros
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mind's Eye
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Slate of Ancestry
• 1x Sol Ring

Instant (4)

• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Inferno
• 1x Price of Progress
• 1x Starstorm

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Sideboard

Creature (7)

• 1x Feldon of the Third Path
• 1x Goblin Welder
• 1x Hanweir Garrison  ^Meld
• 1x Knollspine Dragon
• 1x Lightning Crafter
• 1x Magus of the Moon
• 1x Magus of the Wheel

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Chandra, Torch of Defiance

Land (1)

• 1x Hanweir Battlements  ^Meld

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Descent of the Dragons
• 1x Hordeling Outburst
• 1x Reforge the Soul
• 1x Ruination
• 1x Shattering Spree
• 1x Thatcher Revolt
• 1x Wheel of Fortune

Artifact (1)

• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Curse of Bloodletting
• 1x Goblin Assault
• 1x Impact Tremors
• 1x Price of Glory
• 1x Quest for Pure Flame
• 1x Stranglehold

Instant (1)

• 1x Chaos Warp

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Maybeboard

Artifact (24)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Carnage Altar
• 1x Citanul Flute
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Crystal Ball
• 1x Dreamstone Hedron
• 1x Eldrazi Monument
• 1x Gauntlet of Power
• 1x Glaring Spotlight
• 1x Grafted Exoskeleton
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Loxodon Warhammer
• 1x Meekstone
• 1x Mimic Vat
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Orochi Hatchery
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Planar Portal
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Snake Basket
• 1x Spawning Pit
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir

Creature (16)

• 1x Dragonmaster Outcast
• 1x Godo, Bandit Warlord
• 1x Hellkite Tyrant
• 1x Hellrider
• 1x Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician
• 1x Kamahl, Pit Fighter
• 1x Magmatic Force
• 1x Magus of the Moon
• 1x Marton Stromgald
• 1x Molten Primordial
• 1x Ogre Battledriver
• 1x Pentavus
• 1x Stalking Vengeance
• 1x Thermopod
• 1x Urabrask the Hidden
• 1x Zealous Conscripts

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Devil's Play
• 1x Empty the Warrens
• 1x Goblin Scouts
• 1x Insurrection
• 1x Molten Disaster
• 1x Rally the Horde
• 1x Red Sun's Zenith
• 1x Ruination

Enchantment (15)

• 1x Blood Moon
• 1x Breath of Fury
• 1x Confusion in the Ranks
• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Goblin Warrens
• 1x Impact Tremors
• 1x In the Web of War
• 1x Mana Echoes
• 1x Rage Reflection
• 1x Repercussion
• 1x Shared Animosity
• 1x Shivan Harvest
• 1x War Cadence
• 1x War's Toll
• 1x Warstorm Surge

Land (3)

• 1x Gargoyle Castle
• 1x Goblin Burrows
• 1x Hellion Crucible

Instant (2)

• 1x Comet Storm
• 1x Last-Ditch Effort

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Koth of the Hammer

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Could it be? A good mono-R EDH deck?! The strategy is to get Purphoros, God of the Forge out, and make hella tokens to burn everyone down.

His devotion requirement plus his indestructibility make him very resiliant, plus he can buff your swarm late game.

Strengths: Explosive damage to everyone, can deal out 40 by T7 to T9 relatively consistently.

Weaknesses: Fliers! It's mono-R :( That means no enchantment removal, and no straight creature destruction. With few ways to draw cards, you'll run out of steam if you don't draw the right cards. Somewhat dependent on the commander, if he gets tucked, you might struggle.

Goblin Stars:
Krenko, Mob Boss The best token generator in the deck, the amount of damage he can trigger gets ridiculous really quickly. Kill it immediately.
Goblin Assassin Turns every other goblin you create into an edict. With Krenko, you can sac about half of the tokens you just created no problem.
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker If you make a copy of Goblin Assassin, and then tap Krenko, that comes close to a board wipe for everyone else.
Siege-Gang Commander 8 damage to each opponent, plus some targeted Shocks.

Elemental Mastery If you can keep your devotion up, this is a powerhouse on Purphoros. Tap for 6 tokens and 12 damage.
Furnace of Rath Obviously. Can sometimes backfire, but if you're scared of that, why are you playing mono-R?
Mogg Infestation Destroy all of your own creatures (except Purphoros) and get twice that many, triggering 2 damage for each. Seems good.
Firecat Blitz Make a ton of tokens, then sac your lands to do it again. Awesome finisher.
Burn at the Stake With all of the creatures you'll have, this gets big fast.

Board Wipes:
Blasphemous Act Will almost always cost R when you need to cast it.
Chain Reaction
Starstorm

Basilisk Collar is great on Purphoros, God of the Forge (on the rare occasion he's a creature), Arms Dealer, Goblin Sharpshooter, or Siege-Gang Commander. It's also good on a random token to deter attackers.

And it's pretty budget too! (If you replace Mana Crypt, Gauntlet of Might, and Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker)

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Date added	10 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 3 Mythic Rares 47 - 13 Rares 17 - 5 Uncommons 3 - 3 Commons
Cards	102
Avg. CMC	3.86
Tokens	1/1 R Token Creature Elemental Cat, Assembly-Worker 2/2 C, Beast 3/1 R, City's Blessing, Copy Clone, Dragon 4/4 R, Dragon 6/6 R, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Elemental 1/1 R, Elemental 1/1 R w/ Haste, Elemental 3/1 R, Elemental Shaman 3/1 R, Emblem Chandra, Torch of Defiance, Enchantment Golem 3/3 C, Goat 0/1 W, Goblin 1/1 R, Golem 3/3 C, Human 1/1 R, Kobolds of Kher Keep 0/1 R, Myr 1/1 C, Ogre 3/3 R, Thopter 1/1 C
Folders	EDH/Commander, COMMANDER, Decks, EDH unfinished