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Vial Smasher the Fierce

Legendary Creature — Goblin Berserker · from $3.11

Whenever you cast your first spell each turn, choose an opponent at random. Vial Smasher deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to that player or a planeswalker that player controls. Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

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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

57 of 100 at $5 or less · 39 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	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
15	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
16	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
17	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
18	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
19	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
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	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
34	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
35	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
36	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
37	Blood Crypt	Land	0	$8.68
38	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
39	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
40	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
41	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
42	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
43	Dragonskull Summit	Land	0	$0.45
44	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
45	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
46	Smoldering Marsh	Land	0	$0.27
47	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
48	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
49	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
50	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
51	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
52	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
53	Deadly Rollick	Instant	4	$26.52
54	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
55	Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$48.13
56	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
57	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
58	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
59	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
60	Talisman of Indulgence	Artifact	2	$0.47
61	Black Market Connections	Enchantment	3	$10.78
62	Victimize	Sorcery	3	$0.57
63	Deadly Dispute	Instant	2	$0.29
64	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
65	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
66	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
67	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
68	Blood Artist	Creature	2	$2.78
69	Sulfurous Springs	Land	0	$0.49
70	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
71	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
72	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
73	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
74	Lightning Bolt	Instant	1	$0.75
75	Luxury Suite	Land	0	$8.62
76	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
77	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
78	Rakdos Signet	Artifact	2	$0.31
79	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
80	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
81	Night's Whisper	Sorcery	2	$0.23
82	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
83	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
84	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
85	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
86	Phyrexian Tower	Land	0	$29.06
87	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
88	Storm-Kiln Artist	Creature	4	$1.74
89	Fell the Profane // Fell Mire	Instant	4	$5.80
90	Cabal Coffers	Land	0	$20.77
91	Impact Tremors	Enchantment	2	$2.52
92	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
93	Village Rites	Instant	1	$0.30
94	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
95	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
96	Professional Face-Breaker	Creature	3	$4.99
97	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
98	Thrill of Possibility	Instant	2	$0.17
99	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
100	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35

Curve of these staples

Most played with Vial Smasher the Fierce

The 25 most-played cards in 364 settled top-16 lists running Vial Smasher the Fierce (any pairing) at 16+ player events since Mar 7, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Command Tower	100% · 364 of 364	89
2	Sol Ring	100% · 364 of 364	89
3	Gemstone Caverns	99% · 360 of 364	88
4	Lotus Petal	99% · 360 of 364	88
5	Mystic Remora	99% · 360 of 364	88
6	Ancient Tomb	99% · 359 of 364	88
7	Bloodstained Mire	99% · 359 of 364	88
8	Chrome Mox	99% · 359 of 364	88
9	Demonic Tutor	99% · 359 of 364	88
10	Force of Will	99% · 359 of 364	87
11	Polluted Delta	99% · 359 of 364	87
12	Rhystic Study	99% · 359 of 364	88
13	Scalding Tarn	99% · 359 of 364	88
14	Vampiric Tutor	99% · 359 of 364	88
15	Mana Vault	98% · 358 of 364	88
16	Mental Misstep	98% · 358 of 364	88
17	Flusterstorm	98% · 357 of 364	87
18	Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer	98% · 357 of 364	88
19	Borne Upon a Wind	98% · 356 of 364	87
20	Mox Diamond	98% · 356 of 364	88
21	Pact of Negation	98% · 356 of 364	88
22	Underground Sea	98% · 356 of 364	88
23	Volcanic Island	98% · 356 of 364	88
24	Simian Spirit Guide	98% · 355 of 364	88
25	Thassa's Oracle	98% · 355 of 364	87

Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 385 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

10th of 18 — CEDH GODs on Topdeck.ggOct 10, 2026 · 1–3–0 · with Thrasios, Triton Hero · by Eduardo Barrenechea
2nd of 42 — Trainer J's 100% Proxy Legal CEDH Tournament on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 2–2–2 · with Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator · by Zachuary Steed
4th of 42 — Trainer J's 100% Proxy Legal CEDH Tournament on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 2–1–4 · with Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator · by Braedyn Omolo
11th of 69 — Mulligan Championship Series - October w/ Guaranteed Volcanic Island on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 2–3–1 · with Thrasios, Triton Hero · by Lopez(GLopz) [BAD]
13th of 31 — Czech cEDH monthly tournament 10/2026 on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 1–2–1 · with Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator · by Hnatko Vojtěch
9th of 16 — Jordon's Birthday Bash on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 0–2–1 · with Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator · by Johnnie Eugene Thompson jr
14th of 42 — LITTLE PARIS SIEGE III on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 1–2–2 · with Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator · by Andolan31| Lucius
16th of 18 — Hoards Weekly CEDH Tournament on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 0–2–1 · with Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator · by Madi (Wilo)

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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