BorosLegendary Creature — Human SoldierAgrus Kos, Wojek Veteran
Mana value5Rank#17,219
The Commander
Whenever Agrus Kos attacks, attacking red creatures get +2/+0 and attacking white creatures get +0/+2 until end of turn.
Guide
Gameplan
Agrus Kos anchors a Boros aggro/go-wide deck that floods the board with red and white creatures, then swings with Agrus to pump the whole team — +2/+0 across red and +0/+2 across white — for explosive, wide attacks. You curve out cheap creatures and token-makers, attack relentlessly, and use combat tricks and extra-combat effects to push damage through.
Strengths
- Free, repeatable anytime-you-attack team pump that demands no mana
- Boros has elite aggro support: anthems, extra combats, equipment, and go-wide payoffs
- Low curve means you can come out of the gate fast and pressure the table early
- Pumps your whole board, not just one creature, rewarding token strategies
Weaknesses
- Five-mana commander that does nothing the turn it lands and only matters when attacking
- Vulnerable to board wipes that erase your entire investment in one card
- No card advantage or recovery built in — runs out of gas against control
- Boros lacks ramp and card draw compared to other color pairs
- Relies on connecting in combat; fliers, deathtouch blockers, and fogs blunt it
Key Cards
- Aurelia, the Warleader — Grants an extra combat step, letting Agrus pump and swing twice in a single turn.
- Assemble the Legion — Generates an ever-growing army of tokens that Agrus's anthem turns lethal.
- Skullclamp — Solves Boros's card-draw problem by cashing in small tokens and creatures for cards.
- Iroas, God of Victory — Makes your attackers unblockable-style aggressors and protects them from chump-block punishment.
- Smothering Tithe — Provides the ramp and resource engine Boros decks desperately need to rebuild and go wide.
- Reconnaissance — Lets attackers deal damage then pull back safely, removing the risk from all-out swings.
Upgrade Path
Lean into ramp and card advantage to cover Boros's weaknesses — add Smothering Tithe, Dockside Extortionist, and Skullclamp so you don't run out of gas. Add extra-combat enablers (Aurelia, Combat Celebration) and protective pieces (Reconnaissance, Iroas) to make attacks safe and lethal. Tighten the curve and add board-wipe insurance like Heroic Intervention or token-rebuilding engines so one Wrath doesn't end your game.
Core Cards
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Win Conditions
- ▸Alpha strike with a wide board buffed by Agrus's attack trigger
- ▸Extra combat steps (Aurelia, Combat Celebration) chaining multiple pumped swings
- ▸Equipment-loaded beaters dealing commander damage or large hits
- ▸Token swarm overwhelming blockers with anthems stacked on the Agrus pump
Archetypes
- Go-Wide Tokens — Agrus's anthem pumps every red and white attacker, so the more bodies you field the harder he hits.
- Boros Aggro — His attack trigger turns an aggressive curve of creatures into a fast, hard-hitting clock.
- Voltron/Equipment — Stacked with equipment and the pump, a single creature can carry lethal commander or combat damage.
Combos
No combos found for this commander on Commander Spellbook.
Related Commanders
Same color identity (RW), by popularity.
