The Commander
Whenever Caparocti Sunborn attacks, you may tap two untapped artifacts and/or creatures you control. If you do, discover 3. (Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with mana value 3 or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
Guide
Gameplan
Caparocti is an attack-trigger value engine: swing in, tap two artifacts and/or creatures, and Discover 3 to cheap free spells onto the battlefield or into hand. You build a low-curve Boros board full of cheap artifacts and creatures (especially mana rocks and tokens) so tapping the cost is painless, then chain Discover hits into more aggression and value while crashing in for damage.
Strengths
- Free card and mana advantage every combat with a low-curve deck
- Mana rocks and Treasure tokens double as both ramp and free fuel for the tap cost
- Aggressive Boros body that pressures life totals while generating value
- Discover can flip into instants/sorceries for surprise interaction or burst
Weaknesses
- Reliant on connecting in combat; removal or chump blockers shut off the engine
- Caparocti must attack, exposing him to combat tricks and deathtouch
- Discover whiffs less than other tutors but is variance-dependent at MV 3 or less
- Boros lacks card draw and recursion outside the engine, so disruption hurts
Key Cards
- Sol Ring — Provides explosive ramp and is a free artifact to tap for the attack trigger.
- Reconnaissance — Lets you remove Caparocti from combat after triggers resolve, dodging blocks and damage every turn.
- Dockside Extortionist — Generates Treasures that ramp and serve as expendable tap fodder for Discover.
- Goldspan Dragon — Doubles Treasure value and adds an evasive threat that fuels and benefits from the gameplan.
- Smothering Tithe — Floods you with Treasure tokens to tap each combat without sacrificing real resources.
Upgrade Path
Lower your curve aggressively so every Discover 3 hits something impactful, and lean into Treasure and token producers (Dockside Extortionist, Smothering Tithe, Goldspan Dragon) to make the tap cost free. Add evasion and combat protection like Reconnaissance and equipment so Caparocti reliably connects, and tighten removal to cheap, flexible instants that Discover can also flip into.
Core Cards
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Win Conditions
- ▸Beating down with an evasive, value-fueled board including Caparocti
- ▸Snowballing card and mana advantage from repeated Discover into a dominant position
- ▸Flipping into burn or impactful cheap threats off Discover to close fast
- ▸Going wide with tokens and an anthem or overrun effect
Archetypes
- Artifact Aggro — Cheap artifacts and mana rocks fuel the tap cost while building toward overwhelming attacks.
- Tokens — Token generators give you bodies to tap and to swarm with alongside Caparocti.
- Value Midrange — Repeated Discover 3 generates a steady stream of free spells to grind out the table.
- Treasure/Storm-lite — Treasure makers ramp into and pay for the attack trigger, enabling explosive turns.
Combos
No combos found for this commander on Commander Spellbook.
Related Commanders
Same color identity (RW), by popularity.
