“Fortune doesn’t favor fools.”
Art:Captain Ripley Vance
by Mathias Kollros
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Todays Featured Commander Is:
Captain Ripley Vance is a Mono-Red Machine, not only is she a super strong commander but also is a great flavor win for all of what Mono-Red is about! This deck is fully built around casting a bunch of cantrips constantly keeping our hand full and trigger Captain Ripley Vance as much as we can, we also have an alternative voltron win condition which can allow us to by fast efficient and multi-dimensional. This deck is an absolute blast and without further adieu lets get it!
The Deck:
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Why Captain Ripley Vance?
Captain Ripley Vance is a key card in our deck that we are absolutely built around, we use her as a strong attacker / blocker and also payoff for all of our cantrips, being able to damage an opponent or zap a key creature with Captain Ripley Vance’s ability is a key portion of our deck! Captain Ripley Vance is a powerhouse even without all of the buffs
Deck Overview:
This section contains information about cards in the deck and how they function within the deck! As well as highlighting some of my favorite cards in the deck!
Creatures:
We have a pretty small creature package but they all have a bunch of heart! Kessig Flamebreather
, Erebor Flamesmith
, Guttersnipe
and Thermo-Alchemist
which are all really strong ways to turn our cantrips into a bunch of extra damage! Grinning Ignus
is a really strong way to get more mana and count up for Captain Ripley Vance’s ability. Ornithopter
and Ornithopter of Paradise
are both really strong cheap cards that allow us to tick up the counter on Captain Ripley Vance[/scrylink]. The same is true for Glitterfang
and Phyrexian Walker
!
Instants:
Our instant package is where all of the strongest cards and cantrips in our deck reside. We an first start with Desperate Ritual
and Pyretic Ritual
which are both really strong ways to get extra mana and keep on casting! Downhill Charge
is pretty much free and a strong way to buff up Captain Ripley Vance right before she triggers and we can hit a creature or opponent for a ton! Flaring Pain
can not only be cast twice but is a great way to prevent from the various Fog
effects that many decks run a lot of! Panic
is really strong to prevent Captain Ripley Vance from dying and super strong against Voltron or any single creature strategies that are prevalent throughout the format! Searing Blaze
is one of my favorite cards in the deck since we can almost always get it for landfall and 3 and 3 for two is so strong! Once we have Captain Ripley Vance buffed up we can use Soul's Fire
to finish off an opponent or kill a huge creature!
Sorceries:
We have an absolute ton of cantrips in our sorcery package like Renegade Tactics
, Flame Jab
and Flame Slash
which are all cheap 1 mana cards that allow us to trigger Captain Ripley Vance. Grapeshot
is a card we can often use a finisher and kill an opponent! Mana Geyser
is a card we can use to produce an absolute ton of mana and begin to go off! Reckless Impulse
is a cool card that can help set up our next turn! Rite of Flame
is a pretty small “ritual” effect but we will never say no to extra mana!
Artifacts:
We of course have mana rocks like Arcane Signet
, Fire Diamond
and Bonder's Ornament
which are all really strong ways to get extra mana and cantrip and cast even more! We also have Wedding Invitation
which is a draw and a way to make a huge creature / Captain Ripley Vance unblockable! We also have some free artifacts that are great buffs both offensively and defensively in Bone Saw
, Accorder's Shield
and Cathar's Shield
!
Enchantments:
Vessel of Volatility
is a really cool card that we can play early and save till we need a bunch of extra mana. Claws of Valakut
and Granite Grip
are powerful enchantments that only get better as they game go on and are perfect ways to get a ton of damage from Captain Ripley Vance! Mark of Fury
, Akki War Paint
and Sticky Fingers
are really powerful cantrip enchantments that we can often recast and get more towards that 3 spells we need to trigger Captain Ripley Vance[/scrylink]!
Land Base:
Our land base is pretty simple, some may question we we are running 35 lands in a deck with a pretty low overall cost and in testing I found that 35 was consistent enough to get us the mana we need and not flood very often, obviously there is still a possibility but it is rare. We have cycling lands to offset this like Forgotten Cave
and Smoldering Crater
as well as The Autonomous Furnace
and Desert of the Fervent
.
Strengths of the Deck:
- Easy to go off and kill opponents in one turn
- Ton of card draw
- Commander is a huge damage source / great attacker
Weaknesses of the Deck:
- Weak to creature hate
- Not a ton of creature interaction
- Deck is noticeably weaker without Captain Ripley Vance out
Deck Stats:
Sample Hands:
Main Win Conditions:
There are no infinite combos or loops in the deck, we have many ways to win the primary one being buffing up Captain Ripley Vance and swinging for the fences! This is further enhanced with enchantments like Claws of Valakut and Granite Grip which can be really strong ways to kill with commander damage. Our buffs and enchantments also feed really well into Captain Ripley Vance and our non-combat damage win!
Conclusion:
Captain Ripley Vance is a fun and dynamic deck that plays just like any other formats storm deck, commons can absolutely get the job done and they do it well! Our deck is fast efficient and we can get some quick wins that may leave your opponents thinking what happened! This deck is an absolute blast and is not too expensive to build, I absolutely recommend bringing this to your next PEDH table / night! Thanks for reading to the end and thank you for all of your support!