The Commander
Whenever Márton Stromgald attacks, other attacking creatures get +1/+1 until end of turn for each attacking creature other than Márton Stromgald.
Whenever Márton Stromgald blocks, other blocking creatures get +1/+1 until end of turn for each blocking creature other than Márton Stromgald.
Guide
Gameplan
Flood the board with cheap creatures and tokens, then swing with Márton Stromgald to give your whole team an exponential anthem (+1/+1 for each other attacker). With even a modest board you turn small bodies into a lethal alpha strike, ideally backed by trample, double strike, or extra combat steps.
Strengths
- Massive scaling anthem that gets out of hand fast with wide boards
- Cheap to cast at 4 mana and immediately threatening the turn after
- Mono-red token and aggro support is deep and inexpensive
- Turns chump-quality tokens into genuine win conditions
Weaknesses
- The buff only triggers on attack/block, so a single board wipe undoes everything
- Vulnerable to fog effects, mass blockers, and instant-speed removal mid-combat
- No evasion or protection built in—Márton dies easily and team can be chump-blocked
- Mono-red lacks card draw and recovery after losing the board
Key Cards
- Krenko, Mob Boss — Generates a swarm of Goblins that each add to Márton's exponential anthem.
- Impact Tremors — Each token entering pings opponents, giving a non-combat damage outlet alongside the alpha strike.
- Purphoros, God of the Forge — Indestructible payoff that drains life as tokens flood in and can close games even through blockers.
- Goblin Bombardment — A sacrifice outlet that converts your wide board into reach and removal after combat.
- Trumpet Blast — Stacks another team-wide pump on top of Márton's buff for a surprise lethal swing.
- Aggravated Assault — Extra combat steps let you re-trigger Márton's anthem for repeated, escalating attacks.
Upgrade Path
Add evasion and finishers like Craterhoof-style overrun effects (Overwhelming Stampede), trample enablers, and extra-combat engines (Aggravated Assault, Combat Celebration) to push damage through blockers. Improve consistency with token doublers (Mirror Box, Anointed Procession alternatives are off-color, so lean on Goblin token producers) and fast mana like Ragavan, Treasure tokens, and rituals. Round out with protection (Heroic Intervention is off-color; use Boros Charm or hexproof granters) and a recovery package such as Brought Back-style rebuild via Underworld Breach loops.
Core Cards
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Win Conditions
- ▸Alpha strike with an exponentially buffed token swarm
- ▸Burn/drain payoffs like Purphoros and Impact Tremors triggering off mass token entries
- ▸Extra combat loops with Aggravated Assault for repeated team-wide damage
Archetypes
- Tokens (Go-Wide) — More attacking bodies directly multiplies Márton's per-creature anthem into lethal damage.
- Goblins — Tribal goblin generators provide the cheap, recurring swarm Márton needs to buff.
- Aggro — Low curve and fast pressure let Márton convert early board presence into quick kills.
Combos
No combos found for this commander on Commander Spellbook.
Related Commanders
Same color identity (R), by popularity.
