[Modern]Skred Red

[wooboy11]

So, how about turning this into a The Mountains Win Again port? 4 Koth + 4 Genju of the Spires, backed up by tons of burn + all 8 Blood Moon should be quite devastating in this modern metagame.

Maybe add main board Tormod's Crypt and Torpor Orb and you've got yourself a hate-all deck.

[FTW]

I would like to see an 8Moon deck with burn, Koth, SSG and dos dragons.

It would be hilarious to see someone play Stuffy Doll + Boros Reckoner in said deck alongside Anger of the Gods, Skred and Blasphemous Act in in the 75. So much death, so much damage. All the burns.

[wooboy11]

Off the top of my head:


4x Blood Moon
4x Magus of the Moon
3x Phyrexian Revoker
4x Torpor Orb

4x Koth of the Hammer
4x Genju of the Spires
1x Thundermaw Hellkite

4x Lightning Bolt
4x Flame Slash
2x Pyroclasm / Sudden Demise

4x Simian Spirit Guide

22x Mountain

[No_Life_No_Future]

The deck looks nice. I might try Slagstorm or Anger of the Gods over Pyroclasm if you play against zoo. A great sideboard card for mono-red is Shattering Spree. How is your Pod matchup?

[astormbrewing]

Here is the deck I've been playing with:

4 Boros Reckoner
2 Magus of the Moon
3 Simian Spirit Guide
3 Stormbreath Dragon

3 Anger of the Gods
4 Blood Moon
2 Chandra, Pyromaster
4 Koth of the Hammer
4 Lightning Bolt
2 Pyroclasm
2 Relic of Progenitus
4 Skred

21 Snow-Covered Mountain
2 Scrying Sheets

Side:
2 Blasphemous Act
4 Combust
2 Damping Matrix
1 Relic of Progenitus
2 Shattering Blow
2 Shatterstorm
2 Thorn of Amethyst

[Mr. Froggy]

I want to try out Chandra, Pyromaster. How has she been for you?

[Megadeus]

My buddy 3-1'd our local with Skred tonight. Got me wanting to play it too. A couple lists:

My buddies that we put together. I like it but I would make a few changes:

4 Boros Reckoner
4 Demigod of Revenge
1 Batterskull
1 Magus of the Moon (because we didn't have access to the 4th actual Blood Moon)

4 Koth of the Hammer

4 Coldsteel Heart
4 Skred
4 Lightning Bolt
3 Pyroclasm
2 Anger of the Gods
1 Blasphemous Act (watched him cast this with 2 reckoners out killing his opponent from 18 life)
1 Faithless Looting
3 Blood Moon

24 Snow Mountain

I forget his SB. It was bad because it was last minute. I like the list, but I think I would play 1 Chandra, Pyromaster in place of the Looting.

A list I would very much like to try out for funsies:

4 Boros Reckoner
4 Hornets Nest
3 Stormbreath Dragon

4 Koth of the Hammer

4 Skred
4 Coldsteel Heart
3 Pyroclasm
3 Blashphemous Act
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Blood Moon

5 Snow Forest
18 Snow Mountain

Sideboard stuff like Torpor Orb, Relics, Combust.

I just need to live the dream and cast Blasphemous Act with hornets nest out.

[Phoenix Ignition]

What did he lose to? Skred is a fun card and surprisingly decent against stuff like Tarmogoyf. I would definitely play Chandras for card advantage, and maybe even the new double strike 1/3 guy who gives you cards for a turn. Why forgo Scrying Sheets? I'd imagine that'd be really good if you don't have a blood moon out, and if you do it's just another mountain.

[Megadeus]

What did he lose to? Skred is a fun card and surprisingly decent against stuff like Tarmogoyf. I would definitely play Chandras for card advantage, and maybe even the new double strike 1/3 guy who gives you cards for a turn. Why forgo Scrying Sheets? I'd imagine that'd be really good if you don't have a blood moon out, and if you do it's just another mountain.

He lost to Dredgevine. Lotleth Troll is borderline impossible to kill, and we forgot to put Gravehate into the SB since it was kinda last minute lol.

Scrying sheets might be good. Don't know. We just figured, why draw it and 2 mountains and not be able to cast Reckoner? I haven't played the deck yet (but I will be picking up pieces in the coming weeks), so I won't claim to be an expert, but it just seems incredibly mediocre. Plus it is tough to cast Demigod if you have it as well.

Also he beat: UR Delver (near infinite removal LOLs at your 12 creature delver deck), Junk Midrange?, and BG Zombies. Not T1 strategies, but still not bad decks nonetheless.

[The Crow's Eye]

My experience has been that Scrying Sheets is generally bad. This is my approach to Skred, taking a more controllish approach. I don't like Magus of the Moon in here. It dies to too many things in Modern. Besides, Phyrexian Obliterator is a pain to deal with.

4 Boros Reckoner
2 Koth of the Hammer
2 Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker
4 Stormbreath Dragon

4 Lightning Bolt
4 Skred
4 Magma Jet
2 Anger of the Gods
2 Volcanic Fallout
2 Molten Rain
3 Blood Moon
2 Mind Stone
2 Coldsteel Heart

1 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
22 Snow-Covered Mountain

[YamiJoey]

Are you genuinely expecting to hit your seventh land? Without a Blood Moon in play? Without them just Edging your 1-of Valakut?

[The Crow's Eye]

If I get a good draw, I expect to. If it looks like I've got the game clinched, I wouldn't expect to get land seven. Ditto if I get a bad draw. Looking ahead, I may lose the moons for more LD and the Valakut for Boseiju. I don't think Moon is going to be as good in Modern after the allied fetches enter the format.

[cherub_daemon]

A recent-ish top 8 result from a PTQ in Italy:

http://www.mtgtop8.com/event?e=8056&d=246443&f=MO

Goes by MRC rather than Skred Red. Not sure how much in there should be considered great tech as opposed to being a smart meta call, but I like some of the features. Thought the thread would be interested.

[Megadeus]

Good old shrine of burning rage, AKA the ticking time bomb. I loved that card in standard. Play it and then stare at your opponent because they now have a set window they must win the game in

[The Crow's Eye]

My buddy 3-1'd our local with Skred tonight. Got me wanting to play it too. A couple lists:

My buddies that we put together. I like it but I would make a few changes:

4 Boros Reckoner
4 Demigod of Revenge
1 Batterskull
1 Magus of the Moon (because we didn't have access to the 4th actual Blood Moon)

4 Koth of the Hammer

4 Coldsteel Heart
4 Skred
4 Lightning Bolt
3 Pyroclasm
2 Anger of the Gods
1 Blasphemous Act (watched him cast this with 2 reckoners out killing his opponent from 18 life)
1 Faithless Looting
3 Blood Moon

24 Snow Mountain

I forget his SB. It was bad because it was last minute. I like the list, but I think I would play 1 Chandra, Pyromaster in place of the Looting.

A list I would very much like to try out for funsies:

4 Boros Reckoner
4 Hornets Nest
3 Stormbreath Dragon

4 Koth of the Hammer

4 Skred
4 Coldsteel Heart
3 Pyroclasm
3 Blashphemous Act
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Blood Moon

5 Snow Forest
18 Snow Mountain

Sideboard stuff like Torpor Orb, Relics, Combust.

I just need to live the dream and cast Blasphemous Act with hornets nest out.

Do you think that second list could support Sarkhan, Dragonspeaker in place of Blasphemous Act? I have often found myself with an excess of mana, thanks to Coldsteel Heart, and my builds currently run 23 Snow-Covered Mountain.

[Mr. Froggy]

I don't see how you guys run so many lands.. I run 22 (2 are Sheets) and I find I have too many most times.

[The Crow's Eye]

What I am currently playing:

4 Boros Reckoner
3 Stormbreath Dragon
1 Thundermaw Hellkite
4 Koth of the Hammer
1 Chandra, Pyromaster
2 Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker

4 Lightning Bolt
4 Skred
3 Relic of Progenitus
4 Magma Jet
3 Pyroclasm
2 Volcanic Fallout
2 Blood Moon

23 Snow-Covered Mountain

Sideboard: 15
3 Guttural Response
2 Pyrite Spellbomb
3 Dragon's Claw
3 Combust
2 Shatterstorm
2 Blood Moon

[The Crow's Eye]

Updated for DTK:

2 Simian Spirit Guide
4 Boros Reckoner
3 Thunderbreak Regent
2 Stormbreath Dragon
2 Thundermaw Hellkite

4 Koth of the Hammer

4 Lightning Bolt
4 Skred
2 Pyrite Spellbomb
1 Shrine of Burning Rage
3 Pyroclasm
4 Blood Moon
2 Mind Stone

2 Scrying Sheets
21 Snow-Covered Mountain

Regent seems like our version of Phyrexian Obliterator. They target it, we get them closer to 0.

[Tylert]

Pyrite spellbomb: Is it only to have something colorless for Protec red guys?