The Commander
Other outlaws you control have vigilance and haste. (Assassins, Mercenaries, Pirates, Rogues, and Warlocks are outlaws.)
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may have Treasures you control become 3/3 Construct Assassin artifact creatures in addition to their other types until end of turn.
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Gameplan
Generate piles of Treasure tokens, then swing wide by animating them into 3/3 Assassin Constructs that come in with vigilance and haste thanks to Vihaan's outlaw anthem. You ramp and develop early, flood the board with Treasures by mid-game, and turn them into a lethal alpha strike the turn Vihaan attacks. Anthems and overrun effects close games out of nowhere.
Strengths
- Treasures are mana ramp and a wide attacking army on the same turn
- Vihaan grants vigilance and haste, so animated Treasures attack immediately and still hold mana for instants
- Mardu colors give the best removal and the deepest outlaw/Treasure support
- Explosive, surprising kills that opponents struggle to math out
Weaknesses
- Heavily reliant on the commander—without Vihaan online the Treasures stay as artifacts
- Board wipes and artifact destruction (Vandalblast, Bane of Progress) are devastating
- Animated Treasures are only 3/3 and die easily to combat or sweepers, costing you your mana base
- Needs to commit Treasures to combat, leaving you mana-light if the attack is stopped
Key Cards
- Smothering Tithe — Generates a Treasure every time opponents draw, snowballing your token army and mana.
- Revel in Riches — Backup win condition that also rewards your token engine when creatures die.
- Brass's Bounty — Doubles your Treasure count in one shot for a massive animated swing.
- Craterhoof Behemoth — Turns a board of 3/3 Treasures into immediate lethal damage.
- Reckless Fireweaver — Pings each opponent as Treasures enter, providing inevitability and reach.
- Goldspan Dragon — Doubles Treasure value and makes each token worth two mana while you build the swarm.
Upgrade Path
Add more Treasure doublers and payoffs (Xorn, Mondrak, Glory Dominus, Academy Manufactor) plus anthems and overruns (Cathars' Crusade, Akroma's Will, Triumph of the Hordes) to make each token hit harder. Lean into protection like Heroic Intervention and Teferi's Protection to survive the wraths your fragile board invites, and tighten removal with Anguished Unmaking and Swords to Plowshares. Faster mana rocks (Mana Crypt, Arcane Signet, Fellwar Stone) help you deploy Vihaan and refill Treasures repeatedly.
Core Cards
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Win Conditions
- ▸Animate a large pile of Treasures and alpha strike for lethal combat damage
- ▸Craterhoof Behemoth or similar overrun for a one-shot kill
- ▸Revel in Riches passive win by hoarding Treasures
- ▸Reckless Fireweaver / Disciple of the Vault drain from mass Treasure creation
Archetypes
- Treasure Tokens — Vihaan turns your Treasure ramp directly into a creature army with evasion-like speed.
- Aristocrats — Animated Treasures dying or being sacrificed feeds death and artifact-payoff triggers.
- Go-Wide Aggro — Haste and vigilance on a wide board enables alpha strikes backed by anthems.
- Outlaws Tribal — Vihaan buffs Assassins, Mercenaries, Pirates, Rogues, and Warlocks for a creature-focused build.
Combos
No combos found for this commander on Commander Spellbook.
Related Commanders
Same color identity (BRW), by popularity.
