tbig202
02-21-2011, 10:59 AM
CREATURES
4 Kiln Fiend
4 Goblin Guide
3 Keldon Marauders
3 Grim Lavamancer
SORCERY'S
4 Chain Lightning
4 Rift Bolt
4 Lava Spike
INSTANTS
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Price of Progress
4 Fireblast
ARTIFACTS
4 Ankh of Mishra
LANDS
18 Mountains
SIDE BOARD
2 Vexing Shusher
2 Ratchet Bomb
2 Flame Javelin
3 Pyroblast
3 Sulfuric Vortex
3 Tormod's Crypt
I have been playing this mono red list for about a year now and have had decent success with it. The biggest difference between my rdw and most other rdw decks is two cards. The first card is kiln fiend, this card is pretty much the game winner every time for me. It lets you use your burn spells on creatures while still getting threw for the same damage you would with just playing a burn spell targeting your opponent and if your opponent doesn't have any creatures and no removal you pretty much auto win with kiln fiend, and also if your opponent drops white leyline it allows you to still cast your burn and get threw with the kiln fiend for the same damage your burn spell would of done. And the second card is Ankh of Mishra, this card is pretty much good against every deck in the format because pretty much every deck but mono red runs fetches so every time they fetch they are taking 5 so its pretty much like your opponent is starting at 10 life which is pretty much as good as it gets for burn. The rest of the list is pretty much the stock burn list that has been played for ever.
Now for the side board i have a pretty unconventional sideboard but for a vary valid reason. lets go threw the cards one by one and talk about what they come in against and why.
Vexing Shusher- I always bring in this guy against merfolk and against counterbalance which is my worst match up but if i land this guy for a couple of turns it makes the match up a lot better for me.
Ratchet Bomb- I just added this card to my side board and have not regretted it i feel like i bring in this card about 80 percent of the time. Its really good against decks that run aether vial like goblins, merfolk, and black white. It also makes my counterbalance match up slightly better to its pretty much reds only "enchantment" removal and its so versatile.
Flame Javelin- I usually bring in this card against decks that run Rhox War Monk because its pretty much my only way to deal with it besides Pyroblast. Also its another one of the cards i bring in against counterbalance because unless they have a counter in hand its one of the only spells there deck can't counter.
Pyroblast- This one is pretty much self explanatory pretty much if i see blue i bring in all three.
Sulfuric Vortex- I bring in this card alot against black white due to them having jitte, Sword of Fire and Ice, and Swords to Plowshares so they cant Sword there own guy to not loose. Also this card is vary good against decks with Rhox War Monk and it is vary good at keeping Jace under control.
Tormod's Crypt- This ones pretty self explanatory, any deck that counts on its grave yard like dredge and sometimes against decks with Grim Lavamancer they come in.
I hope after people see my list they will see that rdw could be a tier one deck with the side board package i run.
4 Kiln Fiend
4 Goblin Guide
3 Keldon Marauders
3 Grim Lavamancer
SORCERY'S
4 Chain Lightning
4 Rift Bolt
4 Lava Spike
INSTANTS
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Price of Progress
4 Fireblast
ARTIFACTS
4 Ankh of Mishra
LANDS
18 Mountains
SIDE BOARD
2 Vexing Shusher
2 Ratchet Bomb
2 Flame Javelin
3 Pyroblast
3 Sulfuric Vortex
3 Tormod's Crypt
I have been playing this mono red list for about a year now and have had decent success with it. The biggest difference between my rdw and most other rdw decks is two cards. The first card is kiln fiend, this card is pretty much the game winner every time for me. It lets you use your burn spells on creatures while still getting threw for the same damage you would with just playing a burn spell targeting your opponent and if your opponent doesn't have any creatures and no removal you pretty much auto win with kiln fiend, and also if your opponent drops white leyline it allows you to still cast your burn and get threw with the kiln fiend for the same damage your burn spell would of done. And the second card is Ankh of Mishra, this card is pretty much good against every deck in the format because pretty much every deck but mono red runs fetches so every time they fetch they are taking 5 so its pretty much like your opponent is starting at 10 life which is pretty much as good as it gets for burn. The rest of the list is pretty much the stock burn list that has been played for ever.
Now for the side board i have a pretty unconventional sideboard but for a vary valid reason. lets go threw the cards one by one and talk about what they come in against and why.
Vexing Shusher- I always bring in this guy against merfolk and against counterbalance which is my worst match up but if i land this guy for a couple of turns it makes the match up a lot better for me.
Ratchet Bomb- I just added this card to my side board and have not regretted it i feel like i bring in this card about 80 percent of the time. Its really good against decks that run aether vial like goblins, merfolk, and black white. It also makes my counterbalance match up slightly better to its pretty much reds only "enchantment" removal and its so versatile.
Flame Javelin- I usually bring in this card against decks that run Rhox War Monk because its pretty much my only way to deal with it besides Pyroblast. Also its another one of the cards i bring in against counterbalance because unless they have a counter in hand its one of the only spells there deck can't counter.
Pyroblast- This one is pretty much self explanatory pretty much if i see blue i bring in all three.
Sulfuric Vortex- I bring in this card alot against black white due to them having jitte, Sword of Fire and Ice, and Swords to Plowshares so they cant Sword there own guy to not loose. Also this card is vary good against decks with Rhox War Monk and it is vary good at keeping Jace under control.
Tormod's Crypt- This ones pretty self explanatory, any deck that counts on its grave yard like dredge and sometimes against decks with Grim Lavamancer they come in.
I hope after people see my list they will see that rdw could be a tier one deck with the side board package i run.