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Best Mono-Red Commanders (Red)
The mono-red commanders worth building, from fan favourites to tournament winners and budget gems. Other colors →
👑 Most popular Mono-Red commanders
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Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
· $40.43
Ragavan is a one-mana Monkey Pirate whose plan is connecting with combat damage.
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Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
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· $27.77
Birgi, God of Storytelling is a red engine built around casting spells.
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Purphoros, God of the Forge
· $28.07
Purphoros, God of the Forge is an indestructible red enchantment that turns creature drops into direct damage.
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Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
· $30.75
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus is a four-mana legendary creature whose static ability doubles noncombat damage that your sources deal to an opponent or to permanents an opponent controls.
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Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
· $3.72
Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin is a mono-red Goblin whose attack trigger puts a +1/+1 counter on it and then creates a number of 1/1 red Goblin tokens equal to its power.
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Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
· $3.70
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell is a four-mana Dwarf Noble whose ability adds 2 damage whenever a red source you control would deal damage to an opponent or a permanent an opponent controls.
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Lathliss, Dragon Queen
· $0.49
Lathliss, Dragon Queen is a six-mana flying Dragon that rewards you for playing more Dragons.
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Krenko, Mob Boss
· $2.59
Krenko, Mob Boss is a four-mana legendary Goblin Warrior whose {T} ability creates X 1/1 red Goblin tokens, where X is the number of Goblins you control.
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Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
· $0.50
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames is a seven-mana flying Dragon whose main strength is its attack trigger.
💪 Strongest in competitive play
From our cEDH power ranking (real tournament results, last 90 days).
- Magda, Brazen Outlaw — #7 overall · 116 top cuts, 20 wins
- Ashling, Flame Dancer — #49 overall · 13 top cuts, 1 wins
- Godo, Bandit Warlord — #55 overall · 10 top cuts, 2 wins
- Thor, Guardian of Midgard — #80 overall · 6 top cuts, 0 wins
- Longshot, Rebel Bowman — #99 overall · 5 top cuts, 0 wins
- Krark, the Thumbless / Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh — #103 overall · 2 top cuts, 2 wins
🪙 Budget picks (commander under $3)
Captain Lannery Storm
· $0.35
Captain Lannery Storm is a red Human Pirate with haste, so she can attack the turn she enters.
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
· $0.59
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos is a four-mana, mono-red Human Berserker with trample.
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
· $0.30
Laelia, the Blade Reforged is a three-mana red haste creature whose value comes from attacking.
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
· $0.34
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky is a four-mana red Dragon Spirit with flying and trample, so it can pressure opponents in the air while pushing damage through blockers.
Feldon of the Third Path
· $1.24
Feldon of the Third Path is a three-mana red Human Artificer whose tap ability, costing {2}{R}, creates a token copy of a creature card from your graveyard.
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
· $0.34
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser is a two-mana red Goblin Rogue that turns combat damage into value.
✨ New Mono-Red commanders
General Kreat, the Boltbringer
· $7.47 · from The List
General Kreat, the Boltbringer is a three-mana red Goblin Soldier that rewards an aggressive Goblin plan.
Smaug the Magnificent
· $21.74 · from The Hobbit
Flying, haste Whenever Smaug attacks, he deals damage equal to the number of Treasures you control to any target. At the beginning of your upkeep, create a Treasure token.
Gornog, the Red Reaper
· — · from The List
Haste Cowards can't block Warriors. Whenever one or more Warriors you control attack a player, target creature that player controls becomes a Coward. Attacking Warriors you control get +X/+0, where X is the number of Cow
Akroma, Angel of Fury
· $0.27 · from Reality Fracture Commander
This spell can't be countered. Flying, trample, protection from white and from blue {R}: Akroma gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Morph {3}{R}{R}{R} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn her face
Glóin the Mighty // Easy Pickings
// · $0.29 · from The Hobbit
At the beginning of your first main phase, add {R}{R}. // Easy Pickings deals 1 damage to each creature your opponents control. (Then exile this card. You may cast the creature later from exile.)
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