Legendary Creature — Human Warlock

Headliner Scarlett

Mana value4EDHREC#8,432

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The Commander

Haste

When Headliner Scarlett enters, creatures target player controls can't block this turn.

At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top card of your library face down. You may look at and play that card this turn.

Guide

Gameplan

Headliner Scarlett is a mono-red aggro/impulse commander who wants to swing in hard and grind out card advantage off the top of your deck. Cast her, alpha strike through a player who can't block, and reduce their life total fast while your upkeep trigger fuels a constant stream of plays. You snowball impulse draw into more pressure and burn to close.

Strengths

Built-in unblockable-style trigger lets you push a big alpha strike or deliver commander damage
Consistent card advantage in mono-red via the upkeep impulse draw
Haste means immediate impact every time she enters and is hard to fully blank
Pairs with extra combat and blink effects to repeat her can't-block trigger

Weaknesses

Mono-red lacks ramp, tutors, and interaction compared to multicolor decks
Impulse draw forces you to use cards immediately or lose them, leading to mana waste
Vulnerable to board wipes and instant-speed removal that reset your aggression
Single-target can't-block trigger only hits one opponent per cast in multiplayer

Key Cards

Magus of the Wheel — Refills your hand and synergizes with red's wheel package to keep pressure high.
Birgi, God of Storytelling — Generates mana off your spell-heavy chains, helping you actually cast your impulse cards.
Reconnaissance Mission — Combat-damage card draw stacks on top of Scarlett's own engine, but note her own ability already draws—prioritize unblockable payoffs.
Combat Celebrant — Extra combat steps let you swing again and squeeze more value from your aggressive board.
Ilharg, the Raze-Boar — Reliably puts fatties into play and works with Scarlett's unblockable enabling for huge damage.
Fervor — Gives the rest of your board haste so everything can attack alongside Scarlett.

Upgrade Path

Add mana rocks and rituals like Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, and Jeska's Will so you can keep up with your impulse draw and never miss a card. Lean into extra-combat enablers (Aggravated Assault, Combat Celebrant) and unblockable/evasion payoffs, plus card-advantage redundancy like Outpost Siege and Light Up the Stage. For top-end power, include haymakers such as Ilharg, the Raze-Boar and a strong equipment voltron package to threaten lethal commander damage.

Core Cards

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Win Conditions

▸Commander damage from an unblockable, buffed Scarlett
▸Wide aggressive board swinging into a defenseless opponent
▸Direct burn spells off impulse-drawn cards to finish low life totals
▸Extra-combat loops dealing lethal in a single turn

Archetypes

Aggro — Haste plus a can't-block trigger turns her into an immediate beatdown threat.
Voltron — Pump and equipment on an unblocked Scarlett delivers fast commander damage.
Spellslinger — Impulse draw rewards a cheap-spell, burn-heavy build that empties your hand each turn.
Goad/Combat Tricks — Extra combats and forced damage exploit her ability to remove a blocker wall.