(R): Purphoros, God of the Forge

Standard* Aggro Burn Goblins Mono-Red Multiplayer

TimDepp

Creature (30)

• 1x Adaptive Automaton
• 1x Archetype of Aggression
• 1x Ashcloud Phoenix
• 1x Beetleback Chief
• 1x Chancellor of the Forge
• 1x Dragonmaster Outcast
• 1x Embermaw Hellion
• 1x Emrakul's Hatcher
• 1x Fanatic of Mogis
• 1x Flamerush Rider
• 1x Goblin King
• 1x Goblin Piledriver
• 1x Goblin Rabblemaster
• 1x Goblin Warchief
• 1x Grinning Ignus
• 1x Hanweir Garrison  ^Meld
• 1x Jeering Instigator
• 1x Kari Zev, Skyship Raider
• 1x Krenko, Mob Boss
• 1x Mardu Scout
• 1x Mogg War Marshal
• 1x Molten Primordial
• 1x Myr Battlesphere
• 1x Neheb, the Eternal
• 1x Norin the Wary
• 1x Siege-Gang Commander
• 1x Spawn of Thraxes
• 1x Squee, Goblin Nabob
• 1x Tok-Tok, Volcano Born  ^Flip
• 1x Tuktuk the Explorer

Sorcery (15)

• 1x Burn at the Stake
• 1x Chain Reaction
• 1x Devils' Playground
• 1x Empty the Warrens
• 1x Hijack
• 1x Hordeling Outburst
• 1x Mass Mutiny
• 1x Mogg Infestation
• 1x Molten Psyche
• 1x Reforge the Soul
• 1x Rolling Earthquake
• 1x Ruination
• 1x Structural Distortion
• 1x Vandalblast
• 1x Wheel of Fate

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Blood Moon
• 1x Dictate of the Twin Gods
• 1x Goblin Assault
• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Hazoret's Favor
• 1x Impact Tremors

Instant (4)

• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Reverberate
• 1x Seething Song

Land (35)

• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Desert of the Fervent
• 1x Dormant Volcano
• 1x Dwarven Ruins
• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 1x Hanweir Battlements  ^Meld
• 1x Kher Keep
• 24x Mountain
• 1x Smoldering Crater
• 1x Spinerock Knoll
• 1x Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
• 1x Zoetic Cavern

Artifact (8)

• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Fire Diamond
• 1x Goblin Charbelcher
• 1x Orochi Hatchery
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Ruby Medallion
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Throne of the God-Pharaoh

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Chandra, Flamecaller

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Deck objectives

Mono-red relies on high-damage spells and aggressive creature-based tactics to quickly pound down on a single player until they are simply too low on life to mount a counterattack or survive any conditions of their own. In a multiplayer Commander game, a strong emphasis on board control and general-permanent interaction makes this a difficult task for most decks that can only rely on outright brutality, but Purphoros answers to this issue by making it easy and fast for a player to kill off their opponents by dealing damage rapidly to every opposing player at once.

Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under a player's control as long as Purphoros is active, every opponent is dealt 2 damage by Purphoros (which is not counted as commander damage but rather as damage dealt through loss of life). Since the greatest strength of Purphoros as a general for this deck is that he will spend most of the game as an indestructible enchantment rather than a creature, it is easy to curve into casting him and follow up with creature and artifact spells in order to begin dealing damage.

Deck strengths vs. deck weaknesses

Positives1. An emphasis on inexpensive creatures coupled with synergistic spells and permanents allows Purphoros to deal consistent global damage.2. The amount of mana relative to the amount of total damage dealt each turn in a good game is incredibly cost-effective.3. Red's ability to artifact-hate and steal creatures from players prevents combo decks from interacting too readily with other players.Negatives1. Red's inherent weakness to blue is most apparent in a mono-colored deck and counterspells or spellpower will persistently punish this deck.2. The deck's innate lack of card draw makes typical midgame strategies too risky to rely on and typical lategame strategies too costly to implement.

Artifacts

- Caged Sun, Fire Diamond, and Ruby Medallion: Expand your mana limit.- Goblin Charbelcher: Cycle through your deck and deal damage just for doing it.- Orochi Hatchery: Expensive but permanent addition to your number of per-turn ETB triggers.- Panharmonicon and Throne of the God-Pharaoh:: Grants a huge boost to your damage output.- Skullclamp: Emergency card draw if you can stand to lose a few tokens and are not at risk due to a lack of chump-blockers.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 45 - 0 Rares 12 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.48
Tokens	Copy Clone, Devil 1/1 R, Dragon 5/5 R, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Elemental 3/1 R, Goblin 1/1 R, Human 1/1 R, Kobolds of Kher Keep 0/1 R, Morph 2/2 C, Myr 1/1 C, Ragavan, Snake 1/1 G, Tuktuk the Returned