Chong and Lily, Nomads

Gameplan

Deploy cheap, aggressive Bards backed by mono-red Sagas, then attack with Chong and Lily to either rapidly advance your Sagas (squeezing extra chapter triggers and value) or convert accumulated lore counters into a massive team-wide +1/+0 swing. You ramp into Sagas early, build a wide Bard board, and use the attack-trigger pump to push through lethal combat damage in the midgame.

Key Cards

• The Bears of Littjara — A repeatable mono-red-castable Saga whose advancing chapters give you bodies and value as Chong and Lily push lore counters.
• Goblin Bombardment — Turns expiring Saga tokens and chump-blocked Bards into reach and a backup win condition.
• Impact Tremors — Punishes opponents every time a Bard or Saga token enters, adding inevitable damage to your go-wide plan.
• Reckless Bushwhacker — A Bard-friendly mass pump that stacks with the commander's anthem to close games out of nowhere.
• Krenko, Mob Boss — Floods the board with attackers that benefit enormously from the +1/+0-per-lore-counter pump.
• Sword of Fire and Ice — Cheap equipment that protects and snowballs your commander, ensuring the attack trigger keeps firing.

Upgrade Path

Tighten the curve toward cheap Bards and resilient token producers so the board rebuilds after wipes, and add equipment plus protection (e.g. Lightning Greaves) to keep the commander attacking. Lean into the Saga mode with high-impact mono-red Sagas and recursion to re-trigger chapters, and include reach finishers like Goblin Bombardment so you aren't reliant solely on combat. Improve card flow with red's best impulse draw and treasure-based ramp to overcome mono-color resource limits.