Red doesn't need to play small!
The best red spells of the moment are more mana hungry than usual. Here is my attempt at including
Thundermaw Hellkite
and at optimizing
Bonfire of the Damned
.
1) You have here what red needs for a fast win if you get early draws of
Stromkirk Noble
giving bloodthirst to
Stormblood Berserker
, as well as
Shrine of Burning Rage
and plenty of burn to clear the way, including the miraculous
Bonfire of the Damned
. Alternatively, you can always use cheap burn like
Pillar of Flame
or a flyer like
Chandra's Phoenix
to whet
Stormblood Berserker
's thirst.
2) But you can also play a mid-range game thanks to
Falkenrath Aristocrat
and those burning hot
Thundermaw Hellkite
s ! Also, any damage to your opponent will bring you back
Chandra's Phoenix
and
Runechanter's Pike
makes your creatures still relevant later in the game. Finally,
Pristine Talisman
and
Solemn Simulacrum
help you get those more expansive spells out.
The Sideboard allows you to adapt to creatures you can't destroy, pass or block. You can:
1) change the game plan and borrow your opponent's worst creatures with
Traitorous Blood
and
Zealous Conscripts
and sacrifice them with
Falkenrath Aristocrat
or
Culling Dais
.
(You can also use
Culling Dais
to sacrifice your own creatures when the opponent tries to destroy them or, worse, to exile your phoenixes)
2) or just tweak your removal:
Sever the Bloodline
and one more
Pillar of Flame
exile undying creatures
Dismember
takes care of bigger and/or indestructible ones
Ratchet Bomb
kills tokens, transformed creatures, or even an artifact or an enchantment
Torch Fiend
destroys artifacts
Vulshok Refugee
for the mirror
Comments appreciated.
