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Burning Soldiers
Deck Size: 100
Pauper EDH
Legal
Est deck cost: $54.25
Salt sum: 25.21
Est Commander Bracket: 1 or 2
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Commander

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Blaze Commando

Whenever an instant or sorcery spell you control deals damage, create two 1/1 red and white Soldier creature tokens with haste.

Creature
Blaze Commando (dgm) 56

Commander

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Advantage

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Cathartic Reunion

As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard two cards. Draw three cards.

Sorcery
Cathartic Reunion (iko) 110
Crimson Fleet Commodore

Trample When Crimson Fleet Commodore enters, you become the monarch.

Creature
Crimson Fleet Commodore (cmr) 171
Dark-Dweller Oracle

{1}, Sacrifice a creature: Exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn. (You still pay its costs. You can play a land this way only if you have an available land play remaining.)

Creature
Dark-Dweller Oracle (2x2) 106
Faithless Looting

Draw two cards, then discard two cards. Flashback {2}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Sorcery
Faithless Looting (dka) 87
Galvanic Relay

Exile the top card of your library. During your next turn, you may play that card. Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn.)

Sorcery
Galvanic Relay (mh2) 406
Glimpse the Impossible

Exile the top three cards of your library. You may play those cards this turn. At the beginning of the next end step, if any of those cards remain exiled, put them into your graveyard, then create a 0/1 colorless Eldrazi Spawn creature token for each card put into your graveyard this way. Those tokens have "Sacrifice this creature: Add {C}."

Sorcery
Glimpse the Impossible (mh3) 124
Palace Sentinels

When Palace Sentinels enters, you become the monarch.

Creature
Palace Sentinels (cmr) 36
Reckless Impulse

Exile the top two cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards.

Sorcery
Reckless Impulse (vow) 174
Tavern Brawler

Commander creatures you own have "At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top card of your library. This creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is that card's mana value. You may play that card this turn."

Enchantment
Tavern Brawler (clb) 200
Thrill of Possibility

As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card. Draw two cards.

Instant
Thrill of Possibility (m21) 165
Thrilling Discovery

You gain 2 life. Then you may discard two cards. If you do, draw three cards.

Sorcery
Thrilling Discovery (stx) 243
Tormenting Voice

As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card. Draw two cards.

Sorcery
Tormenting Voice (soi) 186
Wild Guess

As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card. Draw two cards.

Sorcery
Wild Guess (m14) 161
Witch's Mark

You may discard a card. If you do, draw two cards. Create a Wicked Role token attached to up to one target creature you control. (If you control another Role on it, put that one into the graveyard. Enchanted creature gets +1/+1. When this Aura is put into a graveyard, each opponent loses 1 life.)

Sorcery
Witch's Mark (woe) 158

Advantage

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Ignite

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Abrade

Choose one — • Abrade deals 3 damage to target creature. • Destroy target artifact.

Instant
Abrade (hou) 83
Boros Fury-Shield

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt by target attacking or blocking creature this turn. If {R} was spent to cast this spell, Boros Fury-Shield deals damage to that creature's controller equal to the creature's power.

Instant
Boros Fury-Shield (rav) 5
Chain Lightning

Chain Lightning deals 3 damage to any target. Then that player or that permanent's controller may pay {R}{R}. If the player does, they may copy this spell and may choose a new target for that copy.

Sorcery
Chain Lightning (dmr) 316
Collateral Damage

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Collateral Damage deals 3 damage to any target.

Instant
Collateral Damage (frf) 95
Coordinated Barrage

Choose a creature type. Coordinated Barrage deals damage to target attacking or blocking creature equal to the number of permanents you control of the chosen type.

Instant
Coordinated Barrage (mor) 7
Fiery Impulse

Fiery Impulse deals 2 damage to target creature. Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, Fiery Impulse deals 3 damage instead.

Instant
Fiery Impulse (ori) 145
Flame Jab

Flame Jab deals 1 damage to any target. Retrace (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a land card in addition to paying its other costs.)

Sorcery
Flame Jab (ema) 131
Flame Rift

Flame Rift deals 4 damage to each player.

Sorcery
Flame Rift (mh2) 278
Flame Slash

Flame Slash deals 4 damage to target creature.

Sorcery
Flame Slash (sch) 1
Galvanic Discharge

Choose target creature or planeswalker. You get {E}{E}{E} (three energy counters), then you may pay any amount of {E}. Galvanic Discharge deals that much damage to that permanent.

Instant
Galvanic Discharge (mh3) 122
Grapeshot

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.)

Sorcery
Grapeshot (tsr) 166
Gut Shot

({R/P} can be paid with either {R} or 2 life.) Gut Shot deals 1 damage to any target.

Instant
Gut Shot (mm2) 117
Incinerate

Incinerate deals 3 damage to any target. A creature dealt damage this way can't be regenerated this turn.

Instant
Incinerate (mir) 184
Inflame

Inflame deals 2 damage to each creature dealt damage this turn.

Instant
Inflame (pcy) 91
Lash Out

Lash Out deals 3 damage to target creature. Clash with an opponent. If you win, Lash Out deals 3 damage to that creature's controller. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of their library, then puts that card on the top or bottom. A player wins if their card had a higher mana value.)

Instant
Lash Out (plst) LRW-183
Lightning Bolt

Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target.

Instant
Lightning Bolt (a25) 141
Lightning Strike

Lightning Strike deals 3 damage to any target.

Instant
Lightning Strike (m15) 155
Massive Raid

Massive Raid deals damage to any target equal to the number of creatures you control.

Instant
Massive Raid (gtc) 100
Mob Justice

Mob Justice deals damage to target player or planeswalker equal to the number of creatures you control.

Sorcery
Mob Justice (sth) 90
Outflank

Outflank deals damage to target attacking or blocking creature equal to the number of creatures you control.

Instant
Outflank (eld) 23
Outnumber

Outnumber deals damage to target creature equal to the number of creatures you control.

Instant
Outnumber (jmp) 354
Pyromatics

Replicate {1}{R} (When you cast this spell, copy it for each time you paid its replicate cost. You may choose new targets for the copies.) Pyromatics deals 1 damage to any target.

Instant
Pyromatics (gk1) 33
Reckless Abandon

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Reckless Abandon deals 4 damage to any target.

Sorcery
Reckless Abandon (uds) 94
Scattershot

Scattershot deals 1 damage to target creature. Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)

Instant
Scattershot (scg) 102
Sizzle

Sizzle deals 3 damage to each opponent.

Sorcery
Sizzle (mmq) 213
Skewer the Critics

Spectacle {R} (You may cast this spell for its spectacle cost rather than its mana cost if an opponent lost life this turn.) Skewer the Critics deals 3 damage to any target.

Sorcery
Skewer the Critics (rna) 115
Smash to Smithereens

Destroy target artifact. Smash to Smithereens deals 3 damage to that artifact's controller.

Instant
Smash to Smithereens (mm2) 124
Tectonic Hazard

Tectonic Hazard deals 1 damage to each opponent and each creature they control.

Sorcery
Tectonic Hazard (lci) 169
Thraben Charm

Choose one — • Thraben Charm deals damage equal to twice the number of creatures you control to target creature. • Destroy target enchantment. • Exile any number of target players' graveyards.

Instant
Thraben Charm (mh3) 45
Torch the Tower

Bargain (You may sacrifice an artifact, enchantment, or token as you cast this spell.) Torch the Tower deals 2 damage to target creature or planeswalker. If this spell was bargained, instead it deals 3 damage to that permanent and you scry 1. If a permanent dealt damage by Torch the Tower would die this turn, exile it instead.

Instant
Torch the Tower (woe) 378

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Land

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Boros Garrison

Boros Garrison enters tapped. When Boros Garrison enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {R}{W}.

Land
Boros Garrison (cm2) 239
Command Tower

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land
Command Tower (c16) 286
Desert

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Desert deals 1 damage to target attacking creature. Activate only during the end of combat step.

Land
Desert (tsb) 118
Haunted Fengraf

{T}: Add {C}. {3}, {T}, Sacrifice Haunted Fengraf: Return a creature card at random from your graveyard to your hand.

Land
Haunted Fengraf (a25) 240
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (ps11) 218
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (ps11) 206
Quicksand

{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Sacrifice Quicksand: Target attacking creature without flying gets -1/-2 until end of turn.

Land
Quicksand (wwk) 140
Sunscorched Desert

When Sunscorched Desert enters, it deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker. {T}: Add {C}.

Land
Sunscorched Desert (akh) 249

Land

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Misc

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Court Street Denizen

Whenever another white creature you control enters, tap target creature an opponent controls.

Creature
Court Street Denizen (gtc) 8
Firebrand Archer

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.

Creature
Firebrand Archer (hou) 92
Goblin War Drums

Creatures you control have menace. (They can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

Enchantment
Goblin War Drums (a25) 133
Guttersnipe

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, this creature deals 2 damage to each opponent.

Creature
Guttersnipe (m19) 145
Impact Tremors

Whenever a creature you control enters, this enchantment deals 1 damage to each opponent.

Enchantment
Impact Tremors (dtk) 140
Mana Geyser

Add {R} for each tapped land your opponents control.

Sorcery
Mana Geyser (5dn) 75
Molten Gatekeeper

Whenever another creature you control enters, Molten Gatekeeper deals 1 damage to each opponent. Unearth {R} ({R}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

Creature Artifact
Molten Gatekeeper (mh3) 128
Spare from Evil

Creatures you control gain protection from non-Human creatures until end of turn.

Instant
Spare from Evil (isd) 34
Wildfire Elemental

Whenever an opponent is dealt noncombat damage, creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.

Creature
Wildfire Elemental (m20) 297
Witty Roastmaster

Alliance — Whenever another creature you control enters, Witty Roastmaster deals 1 damage to each opponent.

Creature
Witty Roastmaster (snc) 131

Misc

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Protection

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Ajani's Presence

Strive — This spell costs {2}{W} more to cast for each target beyond the first. Any number of target creatures each get +1/+1 and gain indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy them.)

Instant
Ajani's Presence (jou) 2
Apostle's Blessing

({W/P} can be paid with either {W} or 2 life.) Target artifact or creature you control gains protection from artifacts or from the color of your choice until end of turn.

Instant
Apostle's Blessing (mm2) 8
Blacksmith's Skill

Target permanent gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. If it's an artifact creature, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

Instant
Blacksmith's Skill (mh2) 6
Blessed Hippogriff

Creature
Blessed Hippogriff // Tyr's Blessing (clb) 11
Cloudshift

Exile target creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under your control.

Instant
Cloudshift (avr) 12
Ephemeral Shields

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.) Target creature gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

Instant
Ephemeral Shields (m15) 11
Gods Willing

Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn. (It can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, enchanted, or equipped by anything of that color.) Scry 1.

Instant
Gods Willing (uma) 18
Loran's Escape

Target artifact or creature gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. Scry 1.

Instant
Loran's Escape (bro) 14
Rootborn Defenses

Populate. Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn. (To populate, create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)

Instant
Rootborn Defenses (mm3) 21
Your Temple Is Under Attack

Choose one — • Pray for Protection — Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn. • Strike a Deal — You and target opponent each draw two cards.

Instant
Your Temple Is Under Attack (clb) 52

Protection

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Deck Info

Deck stats

20 pips - 19 cards
15 mana - 15 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 1 card
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 1 card
52 pips - 48 cards
19 mana - 19 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 1 card
0 pips - 0 cards
5 mana - 5 cards
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