Art: Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Brion Stoutarm

Legendary Creature — Giant Warrior · from $0.74

Lifelink {R}, {T}, Sacrifice another creature: Brion Stoutarm deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature's power to target player or planeswalker.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

55 of 100 at $5 or less · 37 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swords to Plowshares	Instant	1	$0.98
7	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
8	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
9	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
10	Path to Exile	Instant	1	$0.71
11	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
12	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
13	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
14	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
15	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
16	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
17	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
18	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
19	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
20	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
21	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
22	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
23	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
24	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
25	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
26	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
27	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
28	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
29	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
30	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
31	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
32	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
33	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
34	Generous Gift	Instant	3	$0.93
35	Smothering Tithe	Enchantment	4	$56.09
36	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
37	Sacred Foundry	Land	0	$10.28
38	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
39	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
40	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
41	Clifftop Retreat	Land	0	$0.19
42	Esper Sentinel	Creature	1	$58.03
43	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
44	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
45	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
46	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
47	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
48	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
49	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
50	Teferi's Protection	Instant	3	$34.90
51	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
52	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
53	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
54	Battlefield Forge	Land	0	$0.20
55	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
56	Enlightened Tutor	Instant	1	$21.99
57	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
58	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
59	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
60	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
61	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
62	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
63	Talisman of Conviction	Artifact	2	$0.35
64	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
65	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
66	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
67	Lightning Bolt	Instant	1	$0.75
68	Ghostly Prison	Enchantment	3	$5.72
69	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
70	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
71	Spectator Seating	Land	0	$5.71
72	Austere Command	Sorcery	6	$0.33
73	Flawless Maneuver	Instant	3	$9.24
74	Farewell	Sorcery	6	$4.44
75	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
76	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
77	Boros Charm	Instant	2	$4.50
78	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
79	Akroma's Will	Instant	4	$16.21
80	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
81	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
82	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
83	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
84	Storm-Kiln Artist	Creature	4	$1.74
85	Stroke of Midnight	Instant	3	$0.20
86	Impact Tremors	Enchantment	2	$2.52
87	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
88	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
89	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
90	Professional Face-Breaker	Creature	3	$4.99
91	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
92	Thrill of Possibility	Instant	2	$0.17
93	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
94	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35
95	Sensei's Divining Top	Artifact	1	$36.48
96	Sword of the Animist	Artifact	2	$2.79
97	Mithril Coat	Artifact	3	$27.09
98	Gamble	Sorcery	1	$16.21
99	Mox Opal	Artifact	0	$229.58
100	Unclaimed Territory	Land	0	$0.30

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Combos with Brion Stoutarm

The 10 most popular of 12 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Brion Stoutarm + Serra Avatar
Near-infinite damage to one opponent · Near-infinite lifegain · Target opponent loses the game
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Brion Stoutarm + Soul of Eternity
Near-infinite damage to one opponent · Near-infinite lifegain · Target opponent loses the game
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Brion Stoutarm + Gisela, Blade of Goldnight + Malignus
Near-infinite damage to one opponent · Near-infinite lifegain · Target opponent loses the game
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Brion Stoutarm + Gratuitous Violence + Malignus
Near-infinite damage to one opponent · Near-infinite lifegain · Target opponent loses the game
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Brion Stoutarm + Malignus + Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
Near-infinite damage to one opponent · Near-infinite lifegain · Target opponent loses the game
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Brion Stoutarm + Fiery Emancipation + Malignus
Near-infinite damage to one opponent · Near-infinite lifegain · Target opponent loses the game
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Brion Stoutarm + City on Fire + Malignus
Near-infinite damage to one opponent · Near-infinite lifegain · Target opponent loses the game
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Brion Stoutarm + Dictate of the Twin Gods + Malignus
Near-infinite damage to one opponent · Near-infinite lifegain · Target opponent loses the game
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Adarkar Valkyrie + Brion Stoutarm + Village Bell-Ringer
Infinite damage · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite untap of creatures you control · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
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Brion Stoutarm + Furnace of Rath + Malignus
Near-infinite damage to one opponent · Near-infinite lifegain · Target opponent loses the game
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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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