The Passion of the Monk (Modern MTG Deck)

The Passion of the Monk

Modern Aggro Burn Competitive Lifegain RW (Boros)

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1x Kor Firewalker

The passions of the Tarkir monks are not of the type to dissolve sin, but instead they focus their energy on meditations that warm the soul. In the case of their enemies, the warmth that they inflict can burn unbearably deep!

This is your basic burn archetype with a few alterations, including the addition of KoT block cards like Soulfire Grand Master. Perhaps not better than the traditional cards, but I find life gaining adds sustainability to any deck. Get a Grand Master as well as a Seeker out, and it's very easy to start gaining tons of life.

Suggestions and +1s welcome.

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MNM — Jan. 5, 2016

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Went 3-1 this past Monday against some pretty good decks.

Match 1 (2-1): Red artifact & goblin aggro burn. It hit heavy fast and hard but couldn't hold up when I started gaining life. I dropped a Anger of the Gods game 2 and gained 21 life after wiping 5 of his creatures and 2 of mine, including Soulfire. It wasn't a bad deck by any means.

Match 2 (2-1): Lantern Control. My first time playing this deck and it was nasty! Game 1 I outran him and he had a bad draw. Game 2 he maximized his milling while allowing me to draw only lands. I likely won game 3 because he got greedy with his milling and milled some of my lands, which allowed me to draw 1 too many burn spells. I ended the game with about 5 or 6 cards left in my library after dealing exactly 13 damage with the spells I was able to accumulate over a very slow game. Wear / Tear saved the game for me due to his Sun Droplet.

Match 3 (1-2): My first encounter with Reanimator was enlightening. First game I scooped after a turn 3 Emrakul hit the board swinging. Game 2 he went to turn 4 or 5 before playing anything of significance. Luckily I saved mana for Deflecting Palm and killed him with it when Griselbrand finally made an appearance. Game 3 he destroyed me on turn 2 with a perfect hand, swinging 3 times with Griselbrand.

Match 4 (2-1): Splinter Twin. Long story short, I was able to squeak enough damage by to get the job done. The game he won, he countered pretty much everything I had and was able to get enough damage through to kill me with Snapcasters.

Placed 4th out of 20.

Looking to implement Rest in Peace for some graveyard hate.

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Date added	9 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 11 - 5 Rares 29 - 10 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.71
Folders	R/W Monk Burn, Completed Decks, Modern, Anna burn/life
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