Cheap Mono-Red
Standard
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Update 3 —June 27, 2013
After vigorous playtesting, i've made quite a few changes to this deck to not only make it cheaper, but much more effective as an aggro deck.
First off, I've done away with the fatties:
-1x Bloodfray Giant
-1x Chaos Imps
These cards costed too much mana, and there were much better creatures that have a lower CMC. Thanks to cyrilpang and user:JakeSlytherclaw7 for the suggestions that led to this decision!
I've also taken out one Splatter Thug because I found that they were a bit too common in this deck and I wanted more room for smaller creatures.
After taking out the six cards mentioned above, I have chosen to replace them with the following smaller, more efficient creatures:
2x Rubblebelt Maaka, mainly for the bloodrush (who doesn't love extra damage output!)
4x Riot Piker
Riot Piker is, in my opinion, an AWESOME addition to this deck. The fact that it has first strike makes it a very dangerous threat when pumped up with a Madcap Skills or soulbonded with a Stonewright. This card really contributes to the speed and power of this deck, attacking each turn and often forcing your opponents to chump block to avoid taking further damage.
As always, feedback and suggestions are greatly appreciated!
WovenNebula says... #2
+1 its an awesome budget deck, have you thought about Legion Loyalist for that deck at all? If you could, could you swing by and check out my speed Rakdos deck, any suggestions or even +1 would be appreciated a lot. Bloody Intestinal Diarrhea :(
June 20, 2013 3:06 a.m.
l33tpwnage says... #3
@ WovenNebula,
Thanks for the +1!
Yes, I've already considered Legion Loyalist - it is a great card but unfortunately it is quite expensive compared to cards like Stonewright .
Your deck is awesome as well, I especially like the addition of Chaos Imps , glad to see i'm not the only one who thinks that card is great. You've got a +1 from me :D
June 20, 2013 3:21 a.m.
WovenNebula says... #4
Thank you very much l33tpwnage and I do agree Legion Loyalist is a little pricey right now, I wish it was still a 1.00 lol or less. I wish we had more Haste creatures to work with in Standard and all in red of course lol.
l33tpwnage says... #1
@ JakeSlytherclaw7,
Thanks for the feedback! I had a look at your mono-red deck (and also your other budget decks - they seem awesome) - it is a great deck with cards like Stromkirk Noble and Ash Zealot .
The main cheap cards i can see in that deck are Rakdos Shred-Freak , Thunderous Wrath and Nightbird's Clutches .
At the moment, I don't think Thunderous Wrath and Nightbird's Clutches need to be added to this deck - they take up valuable slots that could be used for burn spells or creatures. The Rakdos Shred-Freak , however, may find its way into this deck as it is a pretty good creature that gets in damage quickly. I had considered this card when making this deck, but I chose not to include it because I believed that 6 creatures for 2 CMC was enough. Anyway, I'll see what I can do - maybe I'll remove some of the bigger creatures.
June 20, 2013 2:29 a.m.