mtg commander deck lists Blue Red Storm - Custom Built - Elite - - EDH Deck List - Commander 2014

At the end of your turn, an opponent of your choice loses life equal to the life theyve already lost

The Two-for-One: Burn is designed to get you from 20 to 0 life in as few turns as possible

The scry ends up mattering a lot, because you can bottom stuff you dont want

A solid red commander and pretty popular in the 99, Purphoros, God of the Forge is a potent, and fairly pricey card: The regular version for the original Theros printing sits around $25, and later premium versions are close to $50

This creates a brutal life tax that forces opponents to expend their health just to interact with your board

Fierce Guardianship is one such counterspell that sweetens the deal by eliminating its mana cost if your commander is on the board--something that will likely be the case when you want to cast this spell anyway