Yeah, so Magus and Molten Rain don't work together, but still together they eliminate fetchlands and most mana bases, the entire Tron deck, and still remove a land that they may have needed. Still worth it... Elemental Appeal is pretty good, yeah, maybe I'll try that out.
April 6, 2012 1:41 p.m.
MechaEmperor7000 says... #3
Spark Elemental is another good early-rusher and functions like another lightning bolt. Browbeat can also help refill your hand or deal some extra damage. Flames of the Blood Hand is also a good heavy-damage dealer.
April 9, 2012 11:17 p.m.
Yes, MechaEmperor7000, but I prefer Lava Spike over Spark Elemental because its more direct and ressurects Chandra's Phoenix. I prefer Ball Lightning over Spark Elemental because it is much more damage, and more overwhelming to an opponent, and I prefer Hellspark Elemental over Spark Elemental because, again, it is more damage in the end. I am debating though whether to throw in 2 Browbeat or just stick with Molten Rain... but also, yes, Flames of the Blood Hand is very good, and thats why I use it in sideboard, mostly against life gain (Soul Sister) decks. Thanks, feedback much appreciated.
April 10, 2012 11:20 a.m.
Really? I don't know, Magus is a pretty efficient attacker... I'll run 2 and 2 and see which is more effective...
April 10, 2012 3:20 p.m.
Also, I'm just taking out the 2 Browbeat for 2 Spark Elemental, it's just so much faster.
April 10, 2012 3:21 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #9
How often do you play v.s. control or heavy counterspells?
April 13, 2012 12:19 p.m.
MitchellSocks says... #10
If a lot, I think Ohthenoises is suggesting Banefire
April 13, 2012 3:27 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #11
That and Reverberate to make sure his creatures stick to the battlefield.
April 13, 2012 3:28 p.m.
I would consider Banefire in mainboard, but Increasing Vengeance is, IMO, better than Reverberate. Do you think that would be more fluent and powerful than Manamorphose?
April 13, 2012 3:37 p.m.
Is Banefire really THAT good? I hear so many good things about it but it just seems like a Fireball to me. Maybe I should try that new XXR AVR Mythic thing... what's that one called?
April 13, 2012 3:38 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #14
The reason banefire is good is because it can't be countered. Personally I like reverberates because you can counter a counterspell or copy one of your own spells. It gives you flexibility.
April 13, 2012 3:52 p.m.
True and true... I just can't bring myself to mainboard it, but I'll test it. Thanks, +1 is welcome
April 13, 2012 3:53 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #16
Well... what does mana morphose get you? Its costs two mana but it adds two mana ... you draw a card but you used it in a slot. Its wonderful in declare where you have to worry about color types of mana I.e. 3-5 color decks. Personally you could toss them in there.
April 13, 2012 4:01 p.m.
mozerdozer says... #18
Magus of the Moon still lets Molten Rain deal damage as it does not add the Basic supertype.
Chandra's Pheonix is not very good with only 12 burn spells in the deck. you'd be better off with Shard Volley or Viashino Sandstalker.
April 17, 2012 1:22 p.m.
But Chandra's Phoenix is good in it's own right. Maybe I should replace Keldon Marauders with Shard Volley, it is a little faster. I'll try that.
April 17, 2012 1:32 p.m.
miracleHat says... #20
Shock, Galvanic Blast, they are both good. Burst Lightning.
April 22, 2012 7:52 p.m.
TristanTaylorsVoice says... #21
Volcanic Fallout is a nice sweeper, Sudden Shock in the side can get that last bit against control decks if you feel its that much of a problem, but otherwise I'd skip it. I would cut 2 3 drops for 2 additional Shard Volleys, a few extra Lava Spike effects is worth the land destruction if you can kill them.
April 22, 2012 10:55 p.m.
Yeah I think I'm going to add Volcanic Fallout... but theres no room :(
April 23, 2012 3:27 p.m.
Question: I can cast Shard Volley and target an Arid Mesa, then activate Arid Mesa on top of the stack, I get my land, then Shard Volley resolves as a bolt with no drawback, correct?
April 23, 2012 3:31 p.m.
TristanTaylorsVoice says... #25
No you can't because sacrificing a land is part of Shard Volley's casting cost. The way to play Shard Volley is when it's your last spell available, but 1 mana and a land sack is faster and more efficient than 2 mana (Incinerate)
Laxdragonhf says... #1
Elemental Appeal wouldn't be bad, not sure how much you would need it, Magus of the Moon isn't bad, but he is counter intuitive to Molten Rain, also with Koth of the Hammer you might be able to Kick it every now and then.
April 6, 2012 12:31 p.m.