Legendary Creature — Giant Warrior

Brion Stoutarm

Mana value4EDHREC#8,350

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The Commander

{R} , {T} , Sacrifice another creature: Brion Stoutarm deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature's power to target player or planeswalker.

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Gameplan

Brion Stoutarm is a fling-on-a-stick commander: ramp into a single massive creature, then sacrifice it to deal its power directly to an opponent's face while gaining that much life. You assemble big bodies (or temporarily steal opponents' creatures), throw them for huge chunks of damage, and use lifelink plus the lifegain to stay safe while you set up lethal hurls.

Strengths

Inevitable burst damage that ignores blockers and goes to the face
Lifelink and the sacrifice lifegain make you very hard to race
Throwing stolen creatures gives a built-in answer plus a finisher
Boros has excellent ramp, equipment, and big-creature support

Weaknesses

Heavily commander-dependent; removing or taxing Brion stalls the whole plan
Color identity lacks card draw and ramp depth compared to other colors
Only one activation per turn without untap effects, so it's slow without enablers
Sacrificing your big threat into a wrath or counterspell can be a blowout

Key Cards

Inferno Titan — A high-power creature that also provides removal, and great to fling for 6+ to the face.
Aurelia, the Warleader — Extra combat plus an untap engine that pairs with high-power Boros beaters.
Gisela, the Broken Blade — Doubles or boosts the damage Brion deals, turning every hurl into a near-lethal blow.
Goro-Goro and Satoru — Helps cheat big creatures into play to immediately sacrifice for damage.
Sneak Attack — Drops a giant creature in for one turn, then Brion flings it before it dies.
Aggravated Assault — With ritual mana it grants infinite combats, and more relevantly extra untaps for repeated Brion activations.

Upgrade Path

Add untap enablers like Aggravated Assault, Thousand-Year Elixir, or Aurelia to get multiple flings per turn, and cheap power-doublers to turn a single hurl lethal. Lean into ways to reliably produce a huge body fast—Sneak Attack, reanimation like Reya Dawnbringer effects, or +X/+0 anthems—plus protection (Boros Charm, Teferi's Protection) so a board wipe doesn't ruin your plan. Improve consistency with strong Boros ramp (Smothering Tithe, Boros Signet, Skullclamp for card advantage).

Core Cards

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Win Conditions

▸Flinging one or two massive creatures (with pump like Gisela) for lethal face damage
▸Stealing opponents' biggest creatures and hurling them back
▸Going wide and pumping a single body to monstrous power before sacrificing it
▸Pillowfort grind via lifelink while chipping in with repeated hurls

Archetypes

Big Creatures / Voltron-toss — Brion converts a single oversized body's power directly into face damage and lifegain.
Reanimator — Cheating fatties into play to immediately sacrifice them for huge bursts plays to Brion's strength.
Theft / Steal — Temporarily controlling an opponent's creature then flinging it removes a threat and burns a player.
Aristocrats — Sacrificing creatures for value and damage fits Boros aristocrats with token and recursion support.

Combos

Brion Stoutarm + Serra Avatar
→ Near-infinite damage to one opponent, Near-infinite lifegain, Target opponent loses the game
Brion Stoutarm + Soul of Eternity
→ Near-infinite damage to one opponent, Near-infinite lifegain, Target opponent loses the game
Brion Stoutarm + Malignus + Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
→ Near-infinite damage to one opponent, Near-infinite lifegain, Target opponent loses the game
Brion Stoutarm + Malignus + Gratuitous Violence
→ Near-infinite damage to one opponent, Near-infinite lifegain, Target opponent loses the game
Brion Stoutarm + Malignus + Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
→ Near-infinite damage to one opponent, Near-infinite lifegain, Target opponent loses the game