What we’re looking at is a budget Commander deck with all-star Saskia the Unyielding at its helm, backed up by a bunch of support to make her stronger, make her hit more, and make her unstoppable. Basically, get big, then smash mouth. You can reliably take out two unsuspecting players in one turn with it, provided you have the right combination of cards on the field.

It may be a simple premise, but this deck actually does fairly well in most local playgroups, at least when it’s given a chance to unfold and isn’t under the pressure of facing a competitive deck with a turn three win. It’s a fun little mine field where things could go crazy if allowed, but it’s not meant to win a tournament by any means. I’ve never enjoyed another deck that’s so brutally simple as much as I enjoy this one.

While there are a few cards here that aren’t exactly in budget range, the deck average without basics sits at just under a dollar per card in USD. This makes the deck extremely attainable, and fairly easy to improve and tweak to meet your own needs. I’m aware that the mana base is kind of all over the place, but that’s another part of what I mean when I say that it’s easy to improve.

While this isn’t exactly a combo, these are the cards you want out if you want to win quickly. The turn after you get these pieces out, if not on the same turn you play Saskia, drop Mage Slayer on Saskia so that every time she swings, whether she lives or dies through the attack, the defending player and Saskia’s ETB target both take damage equal to her power.

Dictate of the Twin Gods doubles that damage, and if you have Saskia’s power to 10, which isn’t hard thanks to cards like Beastmaster Ascension, you’ve essentially just knocked two players out of the game just for declaring Saskia as an attack.

Of course, getting to this point is going to be slow and a little difficult, so I’ve included some pieces in here to help you out a little. You have your typical Jund-stereotype destruction spells like Terminate, Doom Blade and Lavalanche but the focus on certain cards will, hopefully, get us to the point where we can start swinging for wins.

Between those, you should be able to get a little breathing room so you can get your big pieces out. Personally, I love the surprised reactions I usually get from playing Lavalanche, Deflecting Palm, or Settle the Wreckage.

I suppose I could put a Combat Celebrant in here, but I don’t like the idea of having creatures that can exert in this deck if there’s no real lasting benefit for doing so. That’s why I included Breath of Fury, in hopes that if you manage to get everything out and it resolves, you essentially win the game. Provided you have a large enough board presence and you’re not in something like a six-person pod, that is.

Of course, there’s a lot in here that has easy answers. That’s why it’s not terribly competitive, but there’s still a lot of fun to be had here. And as always, please leave comments and/or some of your suggestions, and enjoy the deck.