Legendary Creature — Kavu Pilot

Tannuk, Steadfast Second

Mana value4EDHREC#4,993

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The Commander

Other creatures you control have haste.

Artifact cards and red creature cards in your hand have warp {2} {R} . (You may cast a card from your hand for its warp cost. Exile that permanent at the beginning of the next end step, then you may cast it from exile on a later turn.)

Guide

Gameplan

Tannuk is a mono-red tempo/aggro commander that floods the board with hasty threats and gets repeated value from warp. Cast big artifacts and red creatures early for {2} {R} , swing immediately thanks to haste, then re-cast them from exile later. You grind incremental damage and pressure while leveraging warp to deploy ahead of curve and re-use enters-the-battlefield effects.

Strengths

Universal haste makes every creature you draw an instant threat, enabling explosive, hard-to-plan-against aggression.
Warp lets you cheat expensive artifacts and red creatures onto the battlefield early for surprise damage and ETB value.
Mono-red consistency: easy mana base, cheap ramp via rituals/Treasures, and strong color-fixing isn't a concern.
Re-casting warped permanents from exile reuses ETB triggers and dodges sorcery-speed sweepers somewhat.

Weaknesses

Mono-red lacks card advantage, removal flexibility, and ways to recover from board wipes.
Warped permanents get exiled at end step if you don't cast them properly, so misplays can lose creatures.
Vulnerable to fog effects, lifegain decks, and pillow-fort/stax that blunts aggression.
No protection for the board means a single Wrath can end the game's momentum.

Key Cards

Purphoros, God of the Forge — Turns every hasty creature and warped ETB into direct damage, punishing go-wide and recast loops.
Terror of the Peaks — A huge red creature that's perfect to warp in, dealing damage for each subsequent creature you play.
Combat Celebrant — Hasty extra-combat enabler that lets your whole board swing twice for lethal alpha strikes.
Dockside Extortionist — An artifact-friendly value engine; warp or recast it to generate explosive Treasure ramp.
Birgi, God of Storytelling — Generates mana every time you cast a creature, fueling warp casts and recast loops.
Wheel of Misfortune — Refills your empty hand, mono-red's best answer to running out of gas after dumping threats.

Upgrade Path

Lean into mana acceleration (Jeska's Will, Dockside, Treasure makers) to chain warp casts and overload turns. Add card-advantage engines unique to red—Outpost Siege, Theater of Horrors, impulsive draw—since refueling is your biggest weakness. Tighten the curve around 4-6 MV red creatures and artifacts that benefit most from warp, and include protection like Heroic Intervention's red analog or Boros Charm-style indestructible effects to survive wraths.

Core Cards

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Win Conditions

▸Wide hasty board plus an extra-combat effect for a lethal alpha strike.
▸Purphoros or impact-tunnel-style damage triggers off creatures and warp recasts.
▸Big warped creatures like Terror of the Peaks closing out tables via combat and burn.
▸Treasure-fueled explosive turns deploying multiple threats for overwhelming pressure.

Archetypes

Aggro — Blanket haste turns every drop into an immediate attacker for relentless pressure.
Tempo/Big Mana — Warp deploys expensive artifacts and red creatures ahead of curve for tempo swings.
Spellslinger/Impulsive Value — Warp's cast-from-exile interaction synergizes with impulse-draw and recast-value engines.
Big Creatures/Stompy — Hasty fatties and dragons attack the turn they land, ending games fast.