august 22, 2016 (1-3)

Highlander

swam

Creature (30)

• 1x Abbot of Keral Keep
• 1x Ash Zealot
• 1x Ball Lightning
• 1x Blistering Firecat
• 1x Burning-Tree Emissary
• 1x Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh  ^Flip
• 1x Chandra's Phoenix
• 1x Eidolon of the Great Revel
• 1x Ember Hauler
• 1x Falkenrath Gorger
• 1x Figure of Destiny
• 1x Firedrinker Satyr
• 1x Goblin Guide
• 1x Goblin Rabblemaster
• 1x Grim Lavamancer
• 1x Hell's Thunder
• 1x Hellspark Elemental
• 1x Jackal Pup
• 1x Keldon Marauders
• 1x Monastery Swiftspear
• 1x Rakdos Cackler
• 1x Scab-Clan Berserker
• 1x Spark Elemental
• 1x Stormblood Berserker
• 1x Stromkirk Noble
• 1x Tattermunge Maniac
• 1x Thermo-Alchemist
• 1x Young Pyromancer
• 1x Zo-Zu the Punisher
• 1x Zurgo Bellstriker

Land (34)

• 1x Barbarian Ring
• 1x Mishra's Factory
• 30x Mountain
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Tower of the Magistrate

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Seal of Fire
• 1x Sulfuric Vortex

Artifact (2)

• 1x Mox Ruby
• 1x Shrine of Burning Rage

Instant (21)

• 1x Burst Lightning
• 1x Chain of Plasma
• 1x Char
• 1x Fireblast
• 1x Flame Javelin
• 1x Flames of the Blood Hand
• 1x Incinerate
• 1x Lava Dart
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Lightning Strike
• 1x Price of Progress
• 1x Pulse of the Forge
• 1x Searing Blaze
• 1x Searing Blood
• 1x Shard Volley
• 1x Shock
• 1x Skullcrack
• 1x Smash to Smithereens
• 1x Staggershock
• 1x Thunderous Wrath
• 1x Wild Slash

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Arc Trail
• 1x Chain Lightning
• 1x Exquisite Firecraft
• 1x Firebolt
• 1x Flame Rift
• 1x Forked Bolt
• 1x Incendiary Flow
• 1x Lava Spike
• 1x Molten Rain
• 1x Pillar of Flame
• 1x Rift Bolt

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Sideboard

Creature (16)

• 1x Foundry Street Denizen
• 1x Frenzied Goblin
• 1x Furnace Scamp
• 1x Goblin Arsonist
• 1x Goblin Sharpshooter
• 1x Goblin Wardriver
• 1x Legion Loyalist
• 1x Lightning Berserker
• 1x Magus of the Moon
• 1x Mogg Fanatic
• 1x Mogg War Marshal
• 1x Satyr Firedancer
• 1x Scorched Rusalka
• 1x Sin Prodder
• 1x Spikeshot Elder
• 1x Taurean Mauler

Land (1)

• 1x Mutavault

Instant (8)

• 1x Brimstone Volley
• 1x Collateral Damage
• 1x Magma Jet
• 1x Searing Spear
• 1x Stoke the Flames
• 1x Sudden Shock
• 1x Thunderbolt
• 1x Volcanic Fallout

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Earthquake
• 1x Fiery Confluence
• 1x Flamebreak
• 1x Reckless Abandon
• 1x Slagstorm
• 1x Volcanic Hammer

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Tower of the Magistrate is the premier new card this time. After talking to Jeremy White and thinking about loss patterns, it is definitely worth one of my colorless mana source slots. I'm riding the edge here on colorless sources, though. Smash to Smithereens might be worth consideration as well.

The other main changes are Zo-Zu in the slot vacated by Sin Prodder, and a shift down of the average CMC. I'm running more Shocks than before, including an actual Shock (my first, cracked fresh from an Onslaught booster).

I'm not sure how I feel about Molten Rain. I think it is similar to Smash to Smithereens in that sense. The potential upside and downside are aggressively medium on both cards, but it is rare to play against decks where the downside is actually realized. Perhaps they are good to have in the box as tournament-to-tournament metagame calls, not as integral, structural components.

Last minute considerations:

Smash to Smithereens IN for some volcanic hammer effect OUT.

Arc Lightning, Slagstorm IN for Molten Rain, Pulse of the Forge (?) OUT.

Points:

Mox Ruby [3], Strip Mine [3]

Post-Mortem: Build was solid. Will carry forward the 'many shocks' plan.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Highlander legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 22 - 12 Rares 26 - 8 Uncommons 19 - 11 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.05
Tokens	Elemental 1/1 R, Emblem Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh, Goblin 1/1 R, Morph 2/2 C
Based on	august 18, 2016 (3-1) swam HL