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Starke of Rath - Decklist

Creatures 12$4.91

  1. Bearer of the Heavens1Bearer of the Heavens$0.42
  2. Captivating Crew1Captivating Crew$0.29
  3. Charmbreaker Devils1Charmbreaker Devils$0.17
  4. Conquering Manticore1Conquering Manticore$0.21
  5. Emberwilde Djinn1Emberwilde Djinn$0.64
  6. Enthralling Victor1Enthralling Victor$0.04
  7. Humble Defector1Humble Defector$0.11
  8. Magus of the Wheel1Magus of the Wheel$1.12
  9. Molten Primordial1Molten Primordial$1.19
  10. Solemn Simulacrum1Solemn Simulacrum$0.26
  11. Wildfire Devils1Wildfire Devils$0.21
  12. Zealous Conscripts1Zealous Conscripts$0.25

Planeswalkers 2$2.54

  1. Chandra, Torch of Defiance1Chandra, Torch of Defiance$1.79
  2. Tibalt, the Fiend-Blooded1Tibalt, the Fiend-Blooded$0.75

Instants 3$0.79

  1. Act of Aggression1Act of Aggression$0.32
  2. Starstorm1Starstorm$0.24
  3. Word of Seizing1Word of Seizing$0.23

Sorceries 22$11.67

  1. Act of Treason1Act of Treason$0.03
  2. Besmirch1Besmirch$0.32
  3. Bloody Betrayal1Bloody Betrayal$0.24
  4. Claim the Firstborn1Claim the Firstborn$0.20
  5. Furnace Reins1Furnace Reins$0.30
  6. Goatnap1Goatnap$0.12
  7. Goblin Game1Goblin Game$1.50
  8. Harness by Force1Harness by Force$0.34
  9. Hijack1Hijack$0.19
  10. Kari Zev's Expertise1Kari Zev's Expertise$1.59
  11. Mana Clash1Mana Clash$0.95

Sorceries continued

  1. Mark of Mutiny1Mark of Mutiny$0.10
  2. Mass Mutiny1Mass Mutiny$0.40
  3. Mob Rule1Mob Rule$1.00
  4. Scrambleverse1Scrambleverse$1.81
  5. Song-Mad Treachery // Song-Mad Ruins1Song-Mad Treachery // Song-Mad Ruins$0.20
  6. Take for a Ride1Take for a Ride$0.28
  7. Threaten1Threaten$0.25
  8. Traitorous Blood1Traitorous Blood$0.16
  9. Vengeful Possession1Vengeful Possession$0.29
  10. Warp World1Warp World$1.17
  11. Whims of the Fates1Whims of the Fates$0.23

Artifacts 14$8.95

  1. Avarice Totem1Avarice Totem$0.41
  2. Chaos Wand1Chaos Wand$0.29
  3. Darksteel Ingot1Darksteel Ingot$0.16
  4. Darksteel Pendant1Darksteel Pendant$0.32
  5. Erratic Portal1Erratic Portal$0.82
  6. Expedition Map1Expedition Map$1.40
  7. Hedron Archive1Hedron Archive$0.25

Artifacts continued

  1. Ichor Wellspring1Ichor Wellspring$0.28
  2. Knowledge Pool1Knowledge Pool$0.97
  3. Mind's Eye1Mind's Eye$0.30
  4. Mycosynth Wellspring1Mycosynth Wellspring$0.23
  5. Planar Portal1Planar Portal$1.77
  6. Puppet Strings1Puppet Strings$0.43
  7. Skyclave Relic1Skyclave Relic$1.32

Enchantments 8$6.76

  1. Custody Battle1Custody Battle$1.08
  2. Elkin Lair1Elkin Lair$1.26
  3. Frenzied Fugue1Frenzied Fugue$0.20
  4. Risky Move1Risky Move$1.24
  5. Rite of the Raging Storm1Rite of the Raging Storm$1.08
  6. Sunbird's Invocation1Sunbird's Invocation$0.27
  7. Wild Evocation1Wild Evocation$1.25
  8. Witch Hunt1Witch Hunt$0.38

Lands 38 / 38$18.81

  1. Arcane Lighthouse1Arcane Lighthouse$1.70
  2. Blast Zone1Blast Zone$0.34
  3. Buried Ruin1Buried Ruin$0.36
  4. Cascading Cataracts1Cascading Cataracts$1.75
  5. Castle Embereth1Castle Embereth$0.37
  6. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  7. Darksteel Citadel1Darksteel Citadel$0.45
  8. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.23
  9. Desert of the Fervent1Desert of the Fervent$0.13
  10. Dormant Volcano1Dormant Volcano$0.61
  11. Dwarven Mine1Dwarven Mine$0.36

Lands continued

  1. Field of Ruin1Field of Ruin$0.26
  2. Flamekin Village1Flamekin Village$0.27
  3. Forgotten Cave1Forgotten Cave$0.13
  4. Geier Reach Sanitarium1Geier Reach Sanitarium$0.79
  5. Ghost Quarter1Ghost Quarter$0.44
  6. Hanweir Battlements1Hanweir Battlements$1.95
  7. High Market1High Market$0.40
  8. Kher Keep1Kher Keep$0.25
  9. Madblind Mountain1Madblind Mountain$0.53
  10. Mountain×55Mountain$0.40
  11. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26

Lands continued

  1. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  2. Scavenger Grounds1Scavenger Grounds$0.21
  3. Shivan Gorge1Shivan Gorge$1.03
  4. Smoldering Crater1Smoldering Crater$0.18
  5. Snow-Covered Mountain×44Snow-Covered Mountain$2.00
  6. Spinerock Knoll1Spinerock Knoll$0.47
  7. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  8. Terrain Generator1Terrain Generator$1.38
  9. War Room1War Room$0.82

About this Starke of Rath deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Starke of Rath, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $54.98 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Starke of Rath decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Humble Defector, Solemn Simulacrum and Claim the Firstborn. The picks most particular to this commander are Darksteel Pendant, Darksteel Ingot and Word of Seizing, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Red decks.

Its average mana value is 3.98. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Scrambleverse ($1.81), Chandra, Torch of Defiance ($1.79) and Planar Portal ($1.77); 40 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $33.65, and with no limit $478.15; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.98
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match61%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 4 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 7 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 19 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 10 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 8 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 9 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 5 cards

The curve and the average cover Starke of Rath and every nonland card in the draft. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that these 100 cards hold every piece of.

Deck match measures similarity to commonly played nonland cards for this commander, weighted by how often they are played. It does not measure power or predict wins.

Command Zone template

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Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1011+1
Card advantage1212+0
Targeted disruption1216+4
Mass disruption67+1
Lands3839+1
Plan3025-5

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 9 of your cards count in multiple rows. Modal spell/land cards count as whole lands here; the card-type sections use the front face. Your commander is excluded from these counts.

Roles use imported classifications or curated sample labels. 0 cards lack role data, so counts may be incomplete. Plan counts the cards that fill none of the rows above: the ones this commander’s decks play most distinctively, taken best first once the role targets are met.

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Targets from The Command Zone’s deck-building template. Card mapping and draft selection are by Budget Bauble. This is guidance, not a guarantee of deck strength.

Cards are selected from decks with this commander. Basic lands are split across the available colors; check the mana you need before playing. A complete list is not a guarantee of deck strength.

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Full deck price by per-card cap

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Starke of Rath at that per-card cap, with the commander and basic lands included and no overall budget. Gold is your current cap, blue reaches 100 cards within the cap, and gray either runs out of eligible cards or has a commander that costs more than the cap. Select a bar to build that deck; your budget changes to its price. The percentage under each cap is that deck’s match with what Starke of Rath decks usually play.

Format

With printings adds the set and collector number of the printing each price is based on. Both text formats list the commander first and work on most deck sites.

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