Daredevil, Fearless Fighter

Daredevil, Fearless Fighter is a self-damage engine that turns pain into opponent pain. Every time a source you control deals damage to you—whether from attacking with Daredevil itself, casting spells that hurt you, or running cards like Mizzix's Mastery and similar effects—Daredevil redirects that damage to an opponent. His second ability sweetens the deal: whenever he attacks, you exile the top card of your library, take damage equal to its mana value, and get to play it for free. This creates a virtuous loop where you're essentially casting cards off the top of your deck while simultaneously advancing your damage output.

The deck wins through commander damage and combat damage by stacking effects that hurt you and watching opponents crumble under redirected pain. You'll lean into red's self-damage themes—cards like Chandra's Incinerator, Spellshock effects, and impulsive draw spells—while maximizing Daredevil's attack triggers to chain free spell casts. Equip him with Mjölnir to double all his damage output, and you're turning every point of self-inflicted pain into two points to the table. Late game, you're casting multiple spells per turn, dealing constant damage to yourself, and funneling it all straight at opponents until one falls.

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