At a glance
- Format: Brawl (100-card)
- Commander: Aurelia, the Warleader
- Colors: White / Red (WR)
- Archetype: Boros aggro/equipment/tokens
- Power tier: mid-high
- Competitive Brawl: ✅ Legal
Strategy
Flood the board early with cheap creatures and token-makers (Mobilize bodies like Dalkovan Packbeasts, Dragonback Lancer, Goblin Gang Leader, Leonin Warleader, Prosperity Tycoon; flash bodies Invasion Reinforcements and Resolute Reinforcements), strap on cheap weapons via the For Mirrodin!/Job-select equipment suite (Barbed Batterfist, Dragoon’s Lance, Twin Blades, Paladin’s Arms), then untap for a lethal second combat the turn Aurelia, the Warleader connects. A deep anthem stack now does the heavy lifting on a wide board: Suki, Courageous Rescuer and Coppercoat Vanguard are cheap static lords; Memorial Team Leader, Twinblade Paladin, Team Avatar, Ogre Battledriver, Dauntless Veteran, and the repeatable Summon: Choco/Mog and War Effort all push power, while Adelbert Steiner, Danitha Capashen, and Cloud reward going tall on a single equipped threat. War Effort and Howlsquad Heavy also spit out fresh attackers every combat, doubling under Aurelia. A dense, cheap burn package (Lightning Strike, Abrade, Scorching Dragonfire, Fiery Annihilation, Skewer the Critics, Brimstone Volley, plus board-scaling Razor Rings and Slash of Light) clears blockers and reaches the last few points from the air or face. The plan: be ahead on board by turn three, anthem up, and bury the table the turn Aurelia doubles your combat step.
Upgrade path
Crafted only the single approved Sacred Foundry (the lone unowned rare). Every rare/mythic spell in the list is OWNED, not crafted — Skrelv, Momo Friendly Flier, Swiftblade Vindicator, Cloud, Howlsquad Heavy, Leonin Warleader, Ogre Battledriver, Suki, and Slash all show own>=1 in the pool, so they pass rare discipline. Owned rare lands Inspiring Vantage and Temple of Triumph are likewise fine. This refinement re-weighted the owned anthem package that truncated text had hidden: ADDED owned Suki, Courageous Rescuer (own2 static +1/+0 lord), War Effort (own1 anthem that also makes a tapped+attacking token every combat — nuts under Aurelia’s extra combat), Summon: Choco/Mog (own3 repeatable team +1/+0 for four turns), Dauntless Veteran (own2 attack anthem), Resolute Reinforcements (own3 flash two-for-one), plus Skewer the Critics (own1 spectacle burn-to-face for reach) and Goblin Surprise (own3 flexible go-wide pump). CUT four clunky top-end / off-plan cards (Master Piandao, Meddling Youths, Aeronaut Cavalry, Feed the Flames), the clunky early Mount Brightfield Glider, the weak Trained Arynx, and the junk Self-Destruct — tightening the curve toward two- and three-drops. Manabase unchanged. No rare SPELL crafts were used.
Cards
Decklist
Paste straight into MTG Arena (or Moxfield/Archidekt):
Commander
1 Aurelia, the Warleader
Deck
1 Fanatical Firebrand
1 Flowerfoot Swordmaster
1 Zack Fair
1 Skrelv, Defector Mite
1 Momo, Friendly Flier
1 Swiftblade Vindicator
1 Adelbert Steiner
1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
1 Ajani's Pridemate
1 Honored Knight-Captain
1 Heartfire Immolator
1 Invasion Reinforcements
1 Resolute Reinforcements
1 Casey Jones, Jury-Rig Justiciar
1 Coppercoat Vanguard
1 Suki, Courageous Rescuer
1 Dauntless Veteran
1 Howlsquad Heavy
1 Dalkovan Packbeasts
1 Danitha Capashen, Paragon
1 Prosperity Tycoon
1 Leonin Warleader
1 Goblin Gang Leader
1 Ogre Battledriver
1 Memorial Team Leader
1 Twinblade Paladin
1 Knight Luminary
1 Dragonback Lancer
1 Mighty Mutanimals
1 Pugnacious Pugilist
1 Elder Auntie
1 Battlesong Berserker
1 Slash, Reptile Rampager
1 Barbed Batterfist
1 Dragoon's Lance
1 Kyoshi Battle Fan
1 Goldvein Pick
1 Beamtown Beatstick
1 Lion Heart
1 Paladin's Arms
1 Glimmerlight
1 Twin Blades
1 Summon: Choco/Mog
1 War Effort
1 Team Avatar
1 Abrade
1 Lightning Strike
1 Burst Lightning
1 Scorching Dragonfire
1 Elspeth's Smite
1 Fiery Annihilation
1 Slash of Light
1 Razor Rings
1 Brimstone Volley
1 Skewer the Critics
1 Sacred Foundry
1 Boros Guildgate
1 Inspiring Vantage
1 Sun-Blessed Peak
1 Wind-Scarred Crag
1 Thriving Heath
1 Thriving Bluff
1 Command Tower
1 Secluded Courtyard
1 Temple of Triumph
1 Rumble Arena
1 Evolving Wilds
1 Terramorphic Expanse
13 Plains
11 Mountain
1 Nest Robber
1 Delney, Streetwise Lookout
1 Emeritus of Truce
1 Krenko, Mob Boss
1 Final Showdown
1 Genji Glove
1 Regal Caracal
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