Does Imodane, the Pyrohammer make burn BEST in Commander?

[@CommanderMechanic]

Be sure to check out this video on Will Scion of Peace and Rowan Scion of War as well: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5iaoZiMht2sbdk

[@kingginger3335]

I'm 100% building this deck. This commander is insane!

[@adrianmetz3013]

I have a landfall burn deck that functions really similarly to this thats a lot of fun! It wants to get Valakut Molten Pinacle out as fast as possible with damage modifiers to burn the table down with a single mountain

[@altaccount7318]

Do you have a list you could link here? Sounds really cool

[@Zaicedd]

decklist?

[@Sh1nosukeh]

Had my eye on this beauty to bring back burn at my tables. I'm glad they're getting some spotlight.

[@theoceanman8687]

I NEED this Commander. I have always wanted a pure Burn Commander deck, and this Commander is literally and metaphorically lit.

[@pedropimenta896]

You could day she's lit lit!

[@111dibujitos]

Thank you! I know this video is previous to the release of Lost Caverns of Ixaland but I’m building a burn deck 20 years after my last one thanks tonthe appearence of Ojer Axonil, the deepest might, but I was totally unaware of the existance of Imodane. I’ve just fallen for her xD Thanks!

[@sandcrema5094]

a budget version of a mono red burn edh deck would be great

[@supereece1337]

my backup commander for imodane is toralf, with a damage doubler and a few enemy creatures, he can usually clear the board and then smash someone for literally thousands of damage

[@scottricks1676]

The way doubling dmg and Thor works is crazy…..just keeps doubling and rolling! Can be scary!

[@kingginger3335]

Chain Lightning + Brash Taunter/Stuffy Doll + this girl? Insane!

[@kevinanderson2540]

Since we're in mono-red, Throne of Eldraine seems like a must-have for this deck.

[@TheSickjits]

Ah yes I too like putting magic cards in my magic deck

[@beliffywu5804]

agreed

[@bryden5243]

If you throw a stuffy doll in there you can target the stuffy doll with a damage trippler and a lighting bolt would do 12 to the selected player

[@SASPaladin]

Radiate, grapeshot, flameshot

[@Kniives01]

wait so if i put Basilisk Collar on Imodane and cast bolt at a creature dealing 2 damage i also get 2 life? and so on for lightnight strike and fireball?

[@CommanderMechanic]

significantly more than 2 life. you deal 3 to the creature then Imodane deals 3 to each opponent and you gain 9 life.

[@AdairCorbin]

I definitely think this will be the best burn commander. And I think some spell slinger backup is a good idea, but when. I saw this list I thought it was a bit light on the actual burn.And after goldfishing it 10 times. I think a build with slightly fewer tricks and twists and at least 25% of the cards being burn spells would function more smoothly. Edit: spelling

[@Hombre944]

My thoughts, too. My Urabrask Burnslinger deck has 35 card draw spells. It doesn't do big damage innately like Imodane (until I get out Guttersnipe or similar), but it has so much gas it just churns through my library and keeps doing The Energizer Bunny. No one is ever mad when they see Urabrask at commander. Pretty sure Imodane is going to be Kill On Sight

[@jimszalewski2842]

Winding Canyon, Emergence Zone, and Vedalken Orrery are pretty solid. Flashing her into play before untapping has been a decent way for me to get any sort of value out of her. I do run protection stuff, but seeing as how she has become kill-on-sight at my table, anything helps to actually get her triggers.

[@PfunkyMike]

She's great but I don't know if she will take over for my Solphim deck. I will find out in a couple of weeks!

[@Ghaleon]

So if IMODANE has lifelink I will heal that much for each opponent? WTFFF Could you explain a little bit of 2:30? - I have Imodane and Furnace in play - I cast lighting bolt -> Because of Furnace I will cause 6 damage to creature - Imodane triggers and now I cause the same 6 damages to each opponent. BUT Furnace doubles that damage AGAIN?

[@CommanderMechanic]

Yuuuup - each source dealing damage doubles. Bolt doubles, then Imodane doubles again! Real wild!

[@Ghaleon]

@@CommanderMechanic Thanks !!

[@slitor1760]

This also work with flat adds on damage, like tolbran. Your lighting Will do 5, imodane Will do 7.

[@ewanporteous2232]

Arcane Bombardment might be a good include.

[@CommanderMechanic]

It was in a draft of the build but ended up being too expensive!

[@stevejarosz7521]

Best 3 creatures for this deck are stuffy doll and brash taunter, along with zada, hedron grinder.

[@scottricks1676]

Love this card and tech! Awesome job. Love me a sneaky commander

[@dizzlegrizzle1919]

why cursed mirror? it does not make a non legendary copy so you will have to sac your commander if you want to copy it

[@Hombre944]

For something like Storm-Kiln Artist, for the treasure tokens and combo out Chain Lightning. There's always something worth copying for a turn lol

[@stationdisatrous647]

Why no strionic resonator? The damage multipliers are triggered abilities. So is Imodane's... so a strionic resonator, a city on fire, and imodane on the field makes lighting bolt deal 27 dmg to a creature and imodane deal 243 dmg to each opponent... i think that would be game over lol.

[@NoOneRazer]

win more card

[@ElectricFrognog]

After watching this, I’m not sure why I’d use any other burn commander now. Looks like Solphim is getting converted 😅

[@CommanderMechanic]

but hey, at least Solphim goes in the 99!

[@ElectricFrognog]

@@CommanderMechanic Oh, 100%. Love me some burn damage doublers!

[@TheBlitzgundam]

In terms of consistency, I think the best burn commander is still Purphoros… however that won’t stop me from making Imodane as a secondary burn commander. 😊

[@petermason7221]

Why not BrashTaunter, Stuffy Doll, etc.?

[@CommanderMechanic]

they end up not being necessary. they're expensive and clash with casting your commander and damage multipliers

[@petermason7221]

Gotcha! Probably why my burn decks fizzle ...@@CommanderMechanic

[@Therodaas]

*"Human"* Looks at fleshy arm. Looks at non-fleshy arm of card. Uh....

[@GRIMxGOOSE]

I'm surprised not to see Impact Resonance in this decklist @

[@CommanderMechanic]

It could be a good call! It's kind of hat-on-a-hat, but could definitely come out of nowhere.

[@GRIMxGOOSE]

Honestly, a very situational slot in any deck, HOWEVER I normally use it as removal for those opponents who hit with big-beaters, as long as the toughness is ≤ the damage they dealt.

[@pal3479]

I tough infect damages needed to be done in the combat step to count tocards Killing at 10

[@CommanderMechanic]

Infect is any kind of damage! Commander damage must be combat damage

[@DanKeller]

The realm needs to be purged by fire!

[@abiggs4828]

I'm seeing no love for Obosh the Preypiecer...damage multiplier in the command zone is DIRTY for a burn deck. Then again...mine is a Dargon's Approach deck so having odd cmc burn spells is pretty easy. Not a lot that targets creatures, but I just left a lot of those out. No removal like player removal, and dealing a base line 9 damage per Approach is gross...Add obosh or any of the other damage multipliers, and its just incomparable damage. Thrumming Stone just ends the game more often than not.

[@dylansturm8065]

Obosh only does double damage with odd converted mana costs. Imodane is even cost

[@abiggs4828]

@@dylansturm8065 absolutely correct. Imodane does not go in the Obosh deck, and even if she could, I wouldn't. I don't target creatures...I target faces. No removal but player removal. Every turn dealing 9 damage with one Dragon's Approach is good stuff, and with my commander in play it's 18. With more multipliers out....I've dealt 26+ PER PLAYER with a single spell before. It gets out of hand quickly. Even if I lose, the remaining players are usually at about 10 life or less. Its a perfect "I don't wanna think too hard, and I want this game to be quick" deck. I was simply saying I think Obosh is my personal pick for best burn commander, and I wasn't seeing anyone else in this comment section giving the hellspawn centipede it's due.

[@BisyBackson365]

Wish soooo bad this was Jund or Gruul

[@thenemosix6835]

She is perfection 🔥

[@lokumo13]

Hey Chris, thoughts on; Blood Moon Thrill of Possibility Cathartic Pyre Ignite the future Skred (Alongside Snow-Covered Mountains instead of regular ones.) Valakut, Molten Pinnacle (Yes, not what our commander cares about, but with all the damage doubles and triplers, could be relevant) Banefire ?

[@CommanderMechanic]

Blood Moon (and Magus of the Moon) were in my first draft. They're nice but maybe unnecessary based on how fast you're looking to win. The rummagers were in the list as well, but were cut in favor of a few more sources of damage and longer-game plans. Skred could definitely be an option.

[@TheSickjits]

You said that we need to deal 40 dmg - That's only without the commander. Imodane deals the damage, making it commander damage. Only 20 damage is necessary.

[@CommanderMechanic]

Commander damage is combat damage only. Not all damage dealt by a commander is commander damage.

[@TheSickjits]

@@CommanderMechanic So then how does the Ken + Kediss combo work? Cause I've won multiple games with it and even had official judges rule in my favor. I guess because he has to deal the combat damage and then Kediss then makes him multiply/spread it?

[@CommanderMechanic]

even then, it's kediss dealing non-combat damage. it shouldn't be ruled as commander damage.

[@TheSickjits]

@@CommanderMechanic I guess reading the card text answered my own question. "Whenever a commander you control deals combat damage to an opponent, it deals that much damage to each other opponent." The "it" is the primary word here that converts it to commander damage. Definitely works cause like I said, i have won official games at official tournaments with it.

[@emitremmus]

@@TheSickjits The damage a commander deals via Kediss is not combat damage. It clearly states that in the oracle rulings for the card. Only *combat* damage from a commander counts as commander damage toward the 21 total. As for the tournaments you played in, there was either a misunderstanding or those judges are completely incompetent on one of the most basic rules of EDH.

[@thrasherftw]

Till Ojer, in the next set 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@wingdinggaster6737]

Actually, you only need 20 damage total without infect, because she deals commander damage

[@nathensample530]

commander damage is combat only

[@TheObstalace]

Sounds like she's just a more fair Toralf, who is still THE undisputed burn commander