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I've played burn for years, mostly in modern but also in legacy, and i think people who are arguing against bomat are being too close-minded. I'm well aware that burn lists seldom change because the...

Shattering spree exists since ages, it gets around chalice and it also gets around traditional counterspells (the copies cannot be countered by chalice since they are not cast, and well, if they want...

I'd say it's an even matchup, mostly dependant on who wins the die roll. When they are on the play is very difficult to win before they kill you with craterhoof behemoth.
Swiftspear is not good...

Well, i tend to just jam creatures. As you said, they're really good just in the first turns of the game... i don't think there is any value in holding a goblin guide when your opponent just played a...

This is a good article on the topic in general, in case you missed it : http://www.starcitygames.com/article/27944_Burn-vs-Counters.html

I usually tend to play 20 lands, and i think you absolutely want 20 if you are going to play 3 grims 2 tops because they make use of a lot of mana. You don't want a top or a grim in play with only...

Great post, Eldariel. This last part is what interests me the most because i actually asked myself all of these questions when building my deck last time i played burn (except in the end i just ran...

You need 2-3 smash to smithereens against equipments. the fact is, the sideboard of burn cannot cover all problems because we don't have versatile answers (counterspells, discard) nor deck...

Well, since the kicker cost is impossible to pay for, 4 damage vs 3 damage is much more important than instant vs sorcery.
Also i wouldn't expect firecraft to raise in price because it is not...

I lost in the finals of a 20/25 people event with burn. Since i didn't have time to tune a list, i just decided to use patrick sullivan's last take on legacy burn : ...

The existence of exquisite firecraft doesn't change anything at all regarding barbarian ring. They are both ways to push damage through countermagic, but you can't really compare a land to a burn...

I like not playing 4x price of progress main deck. There are decks like miracles that can afford to fetch basics and they will do so, and finding yourself with 2 price of progress in hand that deal...

Well, i am not advocating putting black vise in the board. I am just saying this is the only use it could have : sometimes it would pay off, but overall i, like you, think it is too inconsistent and...

Well, dealing 5,7,9,5 damage turn one on the play is A LOT of damage. The problem is that vise is good just in this situation. As i said, you could put vises in your sideboard, bring them in only...

I think vise could be a sideboard card. Since on the draw it is very bad (if your opponent casts something on turn 1 then you cast vise on turn 1 you only get 1 damage) it could be sided in games 2...

Miracles shouldn't be a nightmare matchup at all. Yes, we can do little if they have countertop assembled on turn two, otherwise i feel favored in the matchup.

Well, in general i think skullcrack is a decent maindeckable card against both firewalker (hope they block one of your creatures with him, then cast skullcrack and he will die because the damage...

We don't worry about cards like those because legacy is not a format where people walk into a tournament with burn in mind. This is also why burn can never be tier1, because it is too easy to beat...

I don't claim to be the best burn player in the world but I'm pretty sure you are overvaluing the strength of magma jet. We play an extremely redundant deck that aims at killing the opponent as soon...

I really love magma jet but unfortunately i think it is too slow for burn... i know it digs for relevant cards so in the end it does more than two damages, but it does so at the cost of probably...

Combust doesn't work because you can't target a pro-red creature with a red spell...

If you cast a skullcrack after they blocked your guide/eidolon with firewalker he dies in combat because...

Running probe together with eidolon is too much suicide style ... at that point run also flame rift and you are authorized to splash black for death's shadow :smile:

Seriously speaking, probe can...

Who is so adverse in double bolting goyfs ?
Generally you are losing if you waste 2 burn spells on a creature, but if you have guide and revel in play is fine to clear away a blocker.... you are...

Man, the countertop lock doesn't always happen on turn 3. Either he was extremely lucky or was cheating. If you are on the play you can beat a countertop lock anyway... if on the draw it becomes much...

Went to a 40 people event today. I'm not sharing list or anything because it was quite uneventful ... i lost to combo decks and had close games with Jund, Bug, Patriot ending up 3-3.

Round 2 , i...