The Red Menace: Akroma's Manifesto

Commander / EDH Aggro Battlecruiser Mono-Red Multiplayer

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Sorcery (17)

• 1x Anger of the Gods
• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Brotherhood's End
• 1x Chain Reaction
• 1x Chandra's Ignition
• 1x Crackle with Power
• 1x Gamble
• 1x Imposing Grandeur
• 1x Insult / Injury
• 1x Insurrection
• 1x Isengard Unleashed
• 1x Reckless Handling
• 1x Reforge the Soul
• 1x Rolling Earthquake
• 1x Seize the Day
• 1x Vandalblast
• 1x Wheel of Fortune

Land (36)

• 1x Ancient TombGC
• 1x Arena of Glory
• 1x Fomori Vault
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 27x Snow-Covered Mountain
• 1x Spinerock Knoll
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x War Room
• 1x Witch's Clinic

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Jeska, Thrice Reborn
• 1x Koth, Fire of Resistance

Artifact (16)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Embercleave
• 1x Excalibur, Sword of Eden
• 1x Fellwar Stone *f-etch*
• 1x Gauntlet of Might
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Heraldic Banner
• 1x Liquimetal Torque
• 1x Mithril Coat
• 1x Patchwork Banner
• 1x Ruby Medallion
• 1x Sceptre of Eternal Glory
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x The One RingGC
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Throne of Eldraine

Instant (10)

• 1x Cast into the Fire
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Deflecting Swat
• 1x Final Fortune
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Skred
• 1x Tibalt's Trickery
• 1x Untimely Malfunction
• 1x Valakut Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x Wild Magic Surge

Commander (1)

Creature (11)

• 1x Birgi, God of Storytelling  ^Flip
• 1x Bloodthirster
• 1x Dragon Mage
• 1x Dualcaster Mage
• 1x Godo, Bandit Warlord
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
• 1x Magus of the Wheel
• 1x Malignus
• 1x Treasonous Ogre
• 1x Twinflame Tyrant

Enchantment (7)

• 1x City on Fire
• 1x Dragon Tempest
• 1x Fiery Emancipation
• 1x Gratuitous Violence
• 1x Repercussion
• 1x Rising of the Day
• 1x Underworld BreachGC

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Sideboard

Instant (5)

• 1x Bolt Bend
• 1x Not of this World
• 1x Pyroblast
• 1x Red Elemental Blast
• 1x Skullcrack

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Blood Moon
• 1x Grip of Chaos
• 1x Leyline of Punishment

Land (1)

• 1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All

Creature (2)

• 1x Bonecrusher Giant
• 1x Magus of the Moon

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Maybeboard

Creature (12)

• 1x Ardent Elementalist
• 1x Balefire Dragon
• 1x Combat Celebrant
• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Fiendish Duo
• 1x Hellkite Tyrant
• 1x Inferno of the Star Mounts
• 1x Knollspine Dragon
• 1x Moraug, Fury of Akoum
• 1x Plundering Barbarian
• 1x Powder Ganger
• 1x Viashino Heretic

Sorcery (4)

• 1x All is Dust
• 1x Imposing Grandeur
• 1x Jeska's WillGC
• 1x Rupture

Instant (11)

• 1x Abrade
• 1x Dead / Gone
• 1x Fling
• 1x Inferno
• 1x Into the Core
• 1x Overblaze
• 1x Rack and Ruin
• 1x Savage Beating
• 1x Showstopping Surprise
• 1x Starstorm
• 1x You Find Some Prisoners

Land (3)

• 1x Bonders' Enclave
• 1x Hanweir Battlements  ^{Flip  Meld}
• 1x The Mycosynth Gardens

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Chandra, Torch of Defiance

Artifact (10)

• 1x Argentum Armor
• 1x Cursed Mirror
• 1x Endless Atlas
• 1x Fire Diamond
• 1x Hexplate Wallbreaker
• 1x Liquimetal Coating
• 1x Mana VaultGC
• 1x Memory Jar
• 1x Nyx Lotus
• 1x Ring of Three Wishes

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Dictate of the Twin Gods
• 1x Furnace of Rath
• 1x Stranglehold

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My years-long project at making a stable mono-red EDH deck. This deck has gone through many iterations, and this is the newest one combining the reliability of other iterations with value. Mono-Red is a challenge for playing EDH, and I was not interested in building a one-trick pony, but rather a generally robust deck that is relevant for all of my group's matchups. People are typically surprised at its performance!

Fun fact: I have a custom Wyrmwood deckbox for this deck with the inscription "BELLUM OMNIUM CONTRA OMNES".

Overall Strategy

The speed of ramping in this deck usually surprises people. With all the mana rocks I include in my build, this guarantees some play action and helps bring out Akroma well before T8.

Before Akroma comes out, it is prudent to try and establish some kind of board control with a timely sweeper. All is Dust for instance frequently hurts our opponents more than it hurts us due to the number of artifacts that we are popping out before committing to a threat.

Akroma, Angel of Fury is a looming threat for the entire game while she's in the command zone. She is difficult to work around outside of sacrifice effects (like Dictate of Erebos and a sac outlet) as she can't be countered and has protection from blue and white to boot. Her morph ability sometimes comes in handy in situations facing Nevermore or Ixidron so it's good to keep that in mind. Overall, this makes for a highly reliable win condition that will oftentimes stick at least for one round.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	1 month
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 1 Mythic Rares 49 - 5 Rares 11 - 4 Uncommons 3 - 1 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.75
Tokens	Emblem Koth, Fire of Resistance, Morph 2/2 C, On an Adventure
Folders	Commander Decks, possible edh, favourite, Commander decks