Art: Takeuchi Moto · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast
General Kreat, the Boltbringer
RLegendary Creature — Goblin Soldier · from $7.01
Whenever one or more Goblins you control attack, create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token that's tapped and attacking.
Whenever another creature you control enters, General Kreat deals 1 damage to each opponent.
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
54 of 100 at $5 or less · 35 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 | Swiftfoot Boots | Artifact | 2 | $1.43 |
| 7 | Lightning Greaves | Artifact | 2 | $3.86 |
| 8 | Path of Ancestry | Land | 0 | $0.16 |
| 9 | Fellwar Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.47 |
| 10 | Rogue's Passage | Land | 0 | $0.31 |
| 11 | Evolving Wilds | Land | 0 | $0.09 |
| 12 | Thought Vessel | Artifact | 2 | $2.23 |
| 13 | Blasphemous Act | Sorcery | 9 | $0.72 |
| 14 | Terramorphic Expanse | Land | 0 | $0.10 |
| 15 | Chaos Warp | Instant | 3 | $0.32 |
| 16 | Myriad Landscape | Land | 0 | $0.25 |
| 17 | Mind Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.21 |
| 18 | Polluted Delta | Land | 0 | $19.85 |
| 19 | Flooded Strand | Land | 0 | $12.78 |
| 20 | Skullclamp | Artifact | 1 | $4.85 |
| 21 | Solemn Simulacrum | Creature | 4 | $0.27 |
| 22 | Misty Rainforest | Land | 0 | $35.98 |
| 23 | Bloodstained Mire | Land | 0 | $14.54 |
| 24 | Fabled Passage | Land | 0 | $0.65 |
| 25 | Windswept Heath | Land | 0 | $11.19 |
| 26 | Wooded Foothills | Land | 0 | $17.96 |
| 27 | Verdant Catacombs | Land | 0 | $29.16 |
| 28 | Scalding Tarn | Land | 0 | $36.86 |
| 29 | Marsh Flats | Land | 0 | $32.04 |
| 30 | Commander's Sphere | Artifact | 3 | $0.19 |
| 31 | Arid Mesa | Land | 0 | $31.40 |
| 32 | Ancient Tomb | Land | 0 | $56.94 |
| 33 | Deflecting Swat | Instant | 3 | $70.85 |
| 34 | Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth | Land | 0 | $56.13 |
| 35 | Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth | Land | 0 | $16.76 |
| 36 | Temple of the False God | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 37 | Chromatic Lantern | Artifact | 3 | $0.38 |
| 38 | City of Brass | Land | 0 | $9.17 |
| 39 | The One Ring | Artifact | 4 | $109.88 |
| 40 | Faithless Looting | Sorcery | 1 | $0.36 |
| 41 | Vandalblast | Sorcery | 1 | $1.74 |
| 42 | Jeska's Will | Sorcery | 3 | $39.58 |
| 43 | Cavern of Souls | Land | 0 | $47.72 |
| 44 | Mana Confluence | Land | 0 | $34.75 |
| 45 | Urza's Saga | Enchantment | 0 | $34.67 |
| 46 | Lotus Petal | Artifact | 0 | $35.11 |
| 47 | Wayfarer's Bauble | Artifact | 1 | $0.31 |
| 48 | Roaming Throne | Creature | 4 | $47.06 |
| 49 | Ashnod's Altar | Artifact | 3 | $8.15 |
| 50 | Big Score | Instant | 4 | $0.41 |
| 51 | War Room | Land | 0 | $0.79 |
| 52 | Abrade | Instant | 2 | $0.17 |
| 53 | Herald's Horn | Artifact | 3 | $2.88 |
| 54 | Mana Vault | Artifact | 1 | $91.59 |
| 55 | Chrome Mox | Artifact | 0 | $51.19 |
| 56 | Lightning Bolt | Instant | 1 | $0.75 |
| 57 | Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx | Land | 0 | $45.68 |
| 58 | Reflecting Pool | Land | 0 | $5.50 |
| 59 | Three Tree City | Land | 0 | $29.09 |
| 60 | Gemstone Caverns | Land | 0 | $62.05 |
| 61 | Command Beacon | Land | 0 | $7.99 |
| 62 | Idol of Oblivion | Artifact | 2 | $2.40 |
| 63 | Prismatic Vista | Land | 0 | $28.10 |
| 64 | Buried Ruin | Land | 0 | $0.38 |
| 65 | Thran Dynamo | Artifact | 4 | $1.94 |
| 66 | Storm-Kiln Artist | Creature | 4 | $1.74 |
| 67 | Impact Tremors | Enchantment | 2 | $2.52 |
| 68 | Patchwork Banner | Artifact | 3 | $1.52 |
| 69 | Mox Amber | Artifact | 0 | $86.45 |
| 70 | Karn's Bastion | Land | 0 | $2.51 |
| 71 | Professional Face-Breaker | Creature | 3 | $4.99 |
| 72 | Ash Barrens | Land | 0 | $0.15 |
| 73 | Thrill of Possibility | Instant | 2 | $0.17 |
| 74 | Secluded Courtyard | Land | 0 | $0.31 |
| 75 | Ornithopter of Paradise | Creature | 2 | $0.35 |
| 76 | Sensei's Divining Top | Artifact | 1 | $36.48 |
| 77 | Sword of the Animist | Artifact | 2 | $2.79 |
| 78 | Mithril Coat | Artifact | 3 | $27.09 |
| 79 | Gamble | Sorcery | 1 | $16.21 |
| 80 | Mox Opal | Artifact | 0 | $229.58 |
| 81 | Unclaimed Territory | Land | 0 | $0.30 |
| 82 | Mox Diamond | Artifact | 0 | $1108.66 |
| 83 | Foundry Inspector | Creature | 3 | $0.28 |
| 84 | Everflowing Chalice | Artifact | 0 | $0.28 |
| 85 | Basilisk Collar | Artifact | 1 | $2.73 |
| 86 | Academy Manufactor | Creature | 3 | $8.00 |
| 87 | Inventors' Fair | Land | 0 | $15.74 |
| 88 | Panharmonicon | Artifact | 4 | $4.98 |
| 89 | Unexpected Windfall | Instant | 4 | $1.87 |
| 90 | Jet Medallion | Artifact | 2 | $13.02 |
| 91 | Etali, Primal Storm | Creature | 6 | $0.46 |
| 92 | Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer | Creature | 1 | $39.93 |
| 93 | Darksteel Citadel | Artifact | 0 | $0.45 |
| 94 | Mana Geyser | Sorcery | 5 | $0.52 |
| 95 | Ruby Medallion | Artifact | 2 | $14.04 |
| 96 | Scavenger Grounds | Land | 0 | $0.23 |
| 97 | Seething Song | Instant | 3 | $6.78 |
| 98 | The Ozolith | Artifact | 1 | $60.88 |
| 99 | Shadowspear | Artifact | 1 | $21.06 |
| 100 | Phyrexian Altar | Artifact | 3 | $54.22 |
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Combos with General Kreat, the Boltbringer
The 10 most popular of 22 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.
Breath of Fury + General Kreat, the Boltbringer + Goblin Warchief
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite combat phases · Infinite untap of creatures you control · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite combat damage · Infinite damage
Breath of Fury + General Kreat, the Boltbringer + Goblin Chieftain
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite combat phases · Infinite untap of creatures you control · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite combat damage · Infinite damage
Breath of Fury + General Kreat, the Boltbringer + Rising of the Day
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite combat phases · Infinite untap of creatures you control · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite combat damage · Infinite damage
Breath of Fury + Fervor + General Kreat, the Boltbringer
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite combat phases · Infinite untap of creatures you control · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite combat damage · Infinite damage
Breath of Fury + General Kreat, the Boltbringer + Mass Hysteria
Infinite untap of creatures you control · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite combat phases · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite combat damage · Infinite damage
Breath of Fury + General Kreat, the Boltbringer + The Fire Crystal
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite damage · Infinite combat phases · Infinite untap of creatures you control · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite combat damage
Anger + Breath of Fury + General Kreat, the Boltbringer
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite combat phases · Infinite untap of creatures you control · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite combat damage · Infinite damage
Breath of Fury + General Kreat, the Boltbringer + Hammer of Purphoros
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite combat phases · Infinite untap of creatures you control · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite combat damage · Infinite damage
Breath of Fury + General Kreat, the Boltbringer + Urabrask the Hidden
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite combat phases · Infinite untap of creatures you control · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite combat damage · Infinite damage
Breath of Fury + General Kreat, the Boltbringer + Roar of Resistance
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite combat damage · Infinite combat phases · Infinite damage · Infinite death triggers · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite untap of creatures you control
Top finishes
2 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.
- 9th of 18 — Commander Casual - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggAug 14, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Charlie Campos
- 4th of 26 — Mox Diamond CEDH Tourney Rerun! on Topdeck.ggJun 14, 2026 · 2–3–0 · by Papaw
Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.