Scaling power directly with every artifact on your board while holding First Strike and Vigilance turns a two-mana commander into an immediate combat nightmare. On Moxfield’s highest-tier Boros and Partner artifact charts, Akiri, Line-Slinger from Commander 2016 stands out as a lightning-fast combat engine that converts mana rocks, Treasure tokens, and equipment into massive board dominance.
As a 0/3 Kor Soldier legend costing just two mana (), Akiri gets +1/+0 for each artifact you control. Thanks to First Strike and Vigilance, Akiri can swing for massive commander damage each turn while remaining ready to block incoming attackers. Combined with low-cost equipment like Colossus Hammer or Umezawa’s Jitte, fast artifact mana, and partner flexibility, Akiri pressures opponent life totals from turn two onward.
Here is the strategic operational blueprint of Moxfield’s premier Akiri list, detailing how to stack artifact density, cheat equipment equip costs, and secure rapid combat victories.
1. Core Mechanics & Strategic Phases
Succeeding with Akiri requires low-cost artifact acceleration, equipment tutors, free equip enablers, and explosive combat multipliers.
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Early Game (Turns 1–2): Play fast mana rocks like Sol Ring, Mox Opal, or Boros Signet to deploy Akiri on turn one or two with built-in attack power.
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Mid Game (Turns 3–4): Fetch game-ending equipment using Stoneforge Mystic or Steelshaper’s Gift. Cheat equip costs with Puresteel Paladin or Sigarda’s Aid.
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Late Game (Turns 4+): Swing with a 10+ power First Strike/Vigilance Akiri. Clean up combat with double strike enablers like Lizard Blades or finish the table via Dockside Extortionist treasure swarms and Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar damage propagation.
2. Moxfield Highlights: Equipment Chaining & Treasure Swarms
The highest-rated community lists on Moxfield optimize Akiri by flooding the board with low-cost artifacts, equipment cheat cards, and fast treasure generators.
Puresteel Paladin / Sigarda’s Aid
The core equipment cheats. Flash in equipment at instant speed and equip them for zero mana, allowing Akiri to instantly gain lethality right before damage steps.
Dockside Extortionist / Smothering Tithe
Treasure engine multipliers. Every Treasure token created adds +1/+0 to Akiri passively, turning ramp into massive commander power buffs.
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar / Lizard Blades
Damage multipliers. Kediss spreads Akiri’s lethal commander damage to all other opponents simultaneously, while Lizard Blades grants Double Strike to double her artifact-boosted power.
Deflecting Swat / Flawless Maneuver
Free Boros commander protection. Protects low-cost Akiri from targeted removal and board wipes without spending open mana.
3. Copy & Paste Akiri, Line-Slinger 100-Card Decklist
Use the text box below to copy the complete highly-optimized community list. It contains exactly 1 Commander and 99 mainboard cards, calibrated for an error-free import into Moxfield.
1 Akiri, Line-Slinger
1 Ancient Tomb
1 Anointed Procession
1 Arcane Signet
1 Arid Mesa
1 Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
1 Ashnod's Altar
1 Balefire Liege
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Boros Charm
1 Boros Garrison
1 Boros Signet
1 City of Brass
1 Clifftop Retreat
1 Colossus Hammer
1 Command Tower
1 Commander's Sphere
1 Deflecting Swat
1 Dispatch
1 Dockside Extortionist
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Esper Sentinel
1 Fervent Champion
1 Flawless Maneuver
1 Gemstone Caverns
1 Godless Shrine
1 Hammer of Nazahn
1 Imperial Recruiter
1 Inventory Fair
1 Jeweled Lotus
1 Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
1 Lightning Bolt
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Lizard Blades
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mana Confluence
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Mask of Memory
1 Mind Stone
1 Mox Amber
1 Mox Diamond
1 Mox Opal
1 Open the Armory
1 Path to Exile
1 Puresteel Paladin
1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
1 Sacred Foundry
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Sram, Senior Edificer
1 Shadowspear
1 Sigarda's Aid
1 Skullclamp
1 Smothering Tithe
1 Sol Ring
1 Steelshaper's Gift
1 Stoneforge Mystic
1 Sunbaked Canyon
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Talisman of Conviction
1 Thought Vessel
1 Umezawa's Jitte
1 Urza's Saga
1 Wear // Tear
1 Windswept Heath
1 Wooded Foothills
1 Swiftfoot Boots
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Akroma's Will
1 Generous Gift
1 Chaos Warp
1 Teferi's Protection
1 Professional Face-Breaker
1 Fighter Class
1 Goldspan Dragon
1 Magnetic Theft
1 Esper Sentinel
1 Relic of Progenitus
10 Mountain
10 Plains
Summary: Artifact Power, Total Aggro
Moxfield’s top deck builders prioritize Akiri, Line-Slinger because her two-mana cost, keywords, and scaling power make her one of the most efficient combat threats in Commander. By combining fast mana rocks, free equip enablers, and treasure swarms, Akiri converts basic artifact play into lethal commander damage. Copy the flawless 100-card decklist above, suit up Akiri, and dominate your next Commander pod.
