Burning the Warrens

[nitewolf9]

So here is a deck I kind of like to call "burning the warrens". It is a clever combination of a burn deck with empty the warrens. That's why it's called "burning the warrens". In order to properly burn the warrens, one must have burn and empty the warrens in the same deck along with some way of getting a quick amount of mana, quickly. Sometimes. Also burning wish helps with the burning, and sometimes even with the warrens. Here is the list:

24 burning:
4 fireblast
4 lightning bolt
4 chain lightning
4 lava spike
4 rift bolt
4 incinerate

15 the warrens:
4 seething song
4 rite of flame
4 burning wish
3 empty the warrens

21 other cards:
2 barbarian ring
3 lotus petal
16 mountain

15 boarded:
1 empty the warrens
1 flamebreak
1 demonfire
1 meltdown
1 cave-in
3 shattering spree
4 tormod's crypt
3 ensnaring bridge

I'm pretty sure this deck sucks ass. Try it anyway though.

[diffy]

I think this is just a plain and simple worse version of Empty the Slogger (http://mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5776&highlight=empty+slogger) with more burn instead of game winners like Magus of the Moon (http://magiccards.info/fut/en/101.html) and Chalice of the Void...

If you do try to improve on your own concept though, I'd suggest trying out Browbeat (http://magiccards.info/ju/en/82.html) and Chrome Moxen. Browbeat would be some nice draw to make up for the Card Disadvantage created by the Rituals/Acceleration or a decent burn spell. You could also add some number of Keldon Megaliths (http://magiccards.info/fut/en/170.html) to your mana base because it seems that you don't really have a lot of one drops and tend to get to hellbent pretty quickly.
Also with that amount of Mana Acceleration and maybe Chrome Moxen you don't seem to need more than 19 to 20 lands.

Just some food for thought though...

[outsideangel]

I think this is just a plain and simple worse version of Empty the Slogger (http://mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5776&highlight=empty+slogger) with more burn instead of game winners like Magus of the Moon (http://magiccards.info/fut/en/101.html) and Chalice of the Void...

If you do try to improve on your own concept though, I'd suggest trying out Browbeat (http://magiccards.info/ju/en/82.html) and Chrome Moxen. Browbeat would be some nice draw to make up for the Card Disadvantage created by the Rituals/Acceleration or a decent burn spell. You could also add some number of Keldon Megaliths (http://magiccards.info/fut/en/170.html) to your mana base because it seems that you don't really have a lot of one drops and tend to get to hellbent pretty quickly.
Also with that amount of Mana Acceleration and maybe Chrome Moxen you don't seem to need more than 19 to 20 lands.

Just some food for thought though...


So wait, the deck needs Browbeat to make up card advantage, but it should run Chrome Mox? What?

I think you should try Spark Elemental in place of Incinerate, though. Really load up on the one drops to maximize the number of spells you can play before Warrens.

[HdH_Cthulhu]

Yes but the lotus pedals are also card disadvantage...
and spark elementl is realy bad...
if you would replace incinerate thene choose something like mishras bouble...

[diffy]

So wait, the deck needs Browbeat to make up card advantage, but it should run Chrome Mox? What?


Maybe I didn't make myself clear enough but I suggested Chrome Moxen for additional speed/Storm for free and Browbeat as a way to make up for all of the Card Disadvantage that this deck creates.



I think you should try Spark Elemental in place of Incinerate, though. Really load up on the one drops to maximize the number of spells you can play before Warrens.


The purpose of every Burnesque deck is to make up it's fundamentally weak strategy (the opponent can just ignore the first 3-4 spells you cast) by virtual Card Advantage which is created by giving the opponent as much dead hand cards as anyhow possible/making the least of the opponents cards relevant... this is why Burnesque decks usually don't pack creatures (to nullify opposing creature removal) or at best Mogg Fanatics...
A Spark Elemental will always draw a removal letting your opponent effectively counter your 'burn spell' with a random removal/block.
If all, I'd suggest cutting the Incinerates for Seal of Fire which actually do push their damage through.