Discounting massive high-cost sorceries and instants down to single red mana symbols makes The Scarlet Witch from Marvel Super Heroes (MSH) an explosive Mono-Red commander in Magic: The Gathering.
As a 2/3 Mutant Warlock Hero costing three mana (), The Scarlet Witch grants a cost reduction equal to her power to any instant or sorcery spell you cast with mana value 4 or greater. Starting with a natural discount of , equipping or buffing her power allows you to chain multi-mana game-ending spells like Apex of Power, Blasphemous Act, and extra-combat spells for almost negligible mana investments.
Here is the strategic operational blueprint of Moxfield’s premier The Scarlet Witch list, detailing how to boost her power, abuse high-MV spells, and storm off in a single devastating turn.
1. Core Mechanics & Strategic Phases
Winning with The Scarlet Witch requires early power pumps, cheap mana acceleration, high-impact spells with MV 4 or greater, and storm payoffs.
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Early Game (Turns 1–2): Ramp with fast artifacts like Sol Ring, Jeweled Lotus, and set up power-boosting equipment like Hero’s Blade or Lightning Greaves.
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Mid Game (Turns 3–4): Cast The Scarlet Witch. Equip her to pump her power to 4+, reducing the cost of all high-tier instants and sorceries by or more.
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Late Game (Turns 4+): Cast high-mana sorceries like Jeska’s Will, Mizzix’s Mastery, and Apex of Power for virtually free, drawing through your deck and finishing with Grapeshot or infinite mana burn lines.
2. Moxfield Highlights: Power Pumps & Big-Spell Engine
The top community lists on Moxfield optimize The Scarlet Witch by increasing her base power while stocking the deck with game-ending spells having mana value 4 or higher.
Hero’s Blade / Blackblade Reforged / O-Naginata
Instant power boosters. Hero’s Blade automatically attaches to The Scarlet Witch upon entering, instantly boosting her power to 5 and discounting MV 4+ spells by .
Apex of Power / Mana Geyser / Jeska’s Will
High-MV mana generation. Reduced down to or , these spells net massive mana surpluses to sustain storm turns.
Blasphemous Act / Star of Extinction / Chandra’s Ignition
Sweepers and direct damage. Heavily discounted board clears that reset opposing battlefields while leaving your mana open for follow-up plays.
Deflecting Swat / Tibalt’s Trickery / Red Elemental Blast
Mono-Red protection suite. Protects The Scarlet Witch from targeted interaction while you set up your big-spell combinations.
3. Copy & Paste The Scarlet Witch 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 The Scarlet Witch
1 Abrade
1 Ancient Tomb
1 Apex of Power
1 Arcane Signet
1 Arid Mesa
1 Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
1 Birgi, God of Storytelling
1 Blackblade Reforged
1 Blasphemous Act
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Bonus Round
1 Chaos Warp
1 Chandra's Ignition
1 City of Brass
1 Command Tower
1 Deflecting Swat
1 Dockside Extortionist
1 Dualcaster Mage
1 Expressive Iteration
1 Gamble
1 Gemstone Caverns
1 Grapeshot
1 Great Furnace
1 Heat Shimmer
1 Hero's Blade
1 Imperial Recruiter
1 Jeska's Will
1 Jeweled Lotus
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mana Confluence
1 Mana Geyser
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Mizzix's Mastery
1 Mox Amber
1 Mox Diamond
1 Mox Opal
1 O-Naginata
1 Past in Flames
1 Professional Face-Breaker
1 Pyretic Ritual
1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
1 Red Elemental Blast
1 Ruby Medallion
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Seething Song
1 Shatterskull Smashing
1 Sol Ring
1 Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
1 Star of Extinction
1 Storm-Kiln Artist
1 Swiftfoot Boots
1 Twinflame
1 Underworld Breach
1 Urza's Saga
1 Valakut Awakening
1 Vandalblast
1 Wheel of Fortune
1 Wooded Foothills
1 You Find a Cursed Idol
1 Guttersnipe
1 Electrostatic Field
1 Firebrand Archer
1 Tibalt's Trickery
1 Comet Storm
1 Reiterate
1 Increasing Vengeance
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Summary: Pump Power, Discount Spells, Reality-Warp the Table
Moxfield’s top deck builders prioritize The Scarlet Witch because scaling spell discounts directly with commander power completely breaks the mana curve of high-cost Mono-Red spells. By combining simple equipment pumps with high-impact sorceries, The Scarlet Witch unleashes overwhelming spell chains. Copy the flawless 100-card decklist above, reality-warp your spell costs, and dominate your Commander pod.
