Quote Originally Posted by lonelybaritone View Post
I don't understand why you'd run only three "right" of flame. Seems to me that card is way better as a 4 of. And a single one nets the same amount of mana that tinder wall does (no, you dolt, don't argue that you can save mana by untapping). I'd go -1 +1, in reverse order of mentioning.

Edit: it's in your board. That's a terrible idea. Why waste acceleration to wish for acceleration?

Seems to me it makes as much sense as putting a burning wish in your board so you can wish for the one you used to wish for the second (in order to add storm).

(that's sarcasm - it seems like a terrible idea to me to board a rite of flame)
You SB a Rite of Flame so Burning Wish can tutor for an accelerant, which is no different than Infernal Tutor tutoring for a second Dark Ritual, and it's been a standard practice of Extended Mind's Desire forever. We've considered it in the past, and even Bryant mentioned it recently, so it's hardly as nonsensical as you're making it out to be. I don't know where you're getting the idea that your wasting acceleration to search for acceleration from, as long as you have a sufficient density of acceleration in your deck, SBing a Rite of Flame is nothing more than a space/utility preference.

I don't see how arguing Tinder Wall's use as a one drop that produces RR on the following turn warrants name calling, being able to cast Tinder Wall and pass the turn is the card's most outstanding feature. Tinder Wall is even better in TES than it is in Belcher, due to TES being more of a staggered combo deck. The RR mana production has several important funtions, such as resolving Diminishing Returns on the second turn by producing RR with out tapping lands that could have been used to create UU, and it puts your mana production right at the point where you need it to be to make the Burning Wish->Infernal Tutor chain a possibility. If all I wanted was the R mana production, I would have just used Simian Spirit Guide in the deck.

Even if the MD or SB isn't optimal by a single card, and that's arguable, because I admitted the list was experimental, it's not enough of a reason to throw the baby out with the bath water.