This will be the red deck I will be constructing once Theros goes live. After lots of play testing I have found that turns 3-4 have a high probability of striking opponent for lethal damage. Since the deck primarily consists of low mana cost cards you can quickly eliminate your hand to maximize the effectiveness of the cards.
Great Starting Combo:
Turn 1: Land, (R/B)Rakdos Cackler(Unleashed) or (R)Legion Loyalist
Turn 2: Land, (1R)Madcap Skills - Swing for 4/5 (unblocked)
Turn 3: Land, (R)Titan's Strength - Swing 7/8 & Scry (unblocked)w/ (1R)Armed//Dangerous - Swing for 16/18 (Lethal)
If the above doesn't end up working out there is also another great combo with the addition of Chandra's Phoenix. Fliers early off can be disastrous nonetheless, so I came up with a great resolution. It's not very common that an opponent has two fliers out at one time. What am I to do? Madcap Skills on a flier. Making your opponent only able to block a flier with 2 fliers. Simple enough. Load your flier with Titan's Strength and Armed//Dangerous. This is just another great strategy to use if you don't draw the starting combos.
There is definitely enough removal from Shock, Magma Jet, Lightning Strike, and Mizzium Mortars. I know Scry is the next big thing to hit standard. What I did was found a cheap and effective way to not only help deal damage quickly, but to help set up your next draw. 7 total scry cards between the 3 Magma Jets and 4 Titan's Strength. There is a good probability to get at least one of these cards within your first 3 turns. This adds another great advantage for running aggro. Low mana cost kills.
Please give me any feedback on suggestions you may have for this deck. I am trying to construct an FNM competitive deck this coming rotation. Sideboard is definitely an area I will probably need the most ideas for. I'm sure there are quite a few cards I overlooked.
