The Commander
Creatures you control have haste.
Creatures your opponents control enter tapped.
Guide
Gameplan
Cast Urabrask, then immediately deploy threats that swing the turn they hit thanks to haste while opponents' blockers and ramp/dorks enter tapped, slowing their development. You win by curving out fast, attacking relentlessly, and converting the tempo edge into lethal damage before slower decks stabilize.
Strengths
- Haste anthem lets every creature attack or block immediately, including reanimated/cheated fatties
- The opponents-enter-tapped clause is a soft Stax that punishes mana dorks, token swarms, and blockers
- Cheap mono-red commander that fits aggressive curves and gets recast easily
- Great enabler for big mana payoffs like Eldrazi and X-spell creatures that need to act now
Weaknesses
- Mono-red lacks card draw and ramp consistency, leading to running out of gas
- No built-in protection or evasion; relies on the rest of the deck for resilience
- Board wipes hit aggressive boards especially hard
- The tap-down effect doesn't stop instant-speed interaction, removal, or noncreature defenses
Key Cards
- Purphoros, God of the Forge — Turns every hasty creature you flood out into direct, untapped-board-agnostic damage.
- Terror of the Peaks — Pairs with haste so it attacks immediately while pinging the table as you deploy more threats.
- Combat Celebrant — Hasty extra-combat enabler that snowballs hard when blockers are stuck tapped.
- Dockside Extortionist — Explosive ramp into your big haste threats, fueling fast double-spell turns.
- Goblin Bombardment — Aristocrats-style outlet and reach to close games when attacks stall.
Upgrade Path
Add fast mana (Sol Ring, Mana Vault, Dockside) and rituals to deploy threats ahead of curve, plus card advantage engines like Outpost Siege and Wheel effects to refill. Lean into haste payoffs (extra-combat enablers, Purphoros, Terror of the Peaks) and protect your board with Deflecting Swat and Boots/Greaves; trim clunky high-drops for impactful, immediate threats.
Core Cards
The most-played cards for this commander, built from aggregated deck data (the Mythic Graph). Build public decks to seed it.
Win Conditions
- ▸Wide aggressive board swinging in with haste while blockers stay tapped
- ▸Purphoros or other damage payoffs converting creature deployment into burst damage
- ▸Extra-combat loops with Combat Celebrant or Aggravated Assault
- ▸Big single-creature beatdown plus reach from sacrifice outlets like Goblin Bombardment
Archetypes
- Aggro/Tempo — Haste plus tapped-blockers means your creatures hit before opponents can set up defenses.
- Big Mana Stompy — Ramp into huge creatures that attack the turn they land thanks to the haste anthem.
- Reanimator/Cheat — Any creature you cheat into play immediately becomes a hasty attacker.
- Soft Stax — Opponents' creatures entering tapped slows ramp, tokens, and defensive deployment across the table.
Combos
- Breath of Fury + Urabrask the Hidden
→ Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Krenko, Mob Boss + Skirk Prospector + Urabrask the Hidden
→ Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Sword of Hearth and Home + Combat Celebrant + Urabrask the Hidden
→ Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite ETB
- Hullbreaker Horror + Selvala, Heart of the Wilds + Urabrask the Hidden
→ Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite colored mana
- Godo, Bandit Warlord + Sword of Hearth and Home + Urabrask the Hidden
→ Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite ETB
Combos via Commander Spellbook.
Related Commanders
Same color identity (R), by popularity.
