Lightning and Lava

Modern Burn Casual Competitive Mono-Red

TheSurgeon

Instant (21)

• 4x Lightning Bolt
• 3x Magma Jet
• 3x Risk Factor
• 3x Searing Blaze
• 3x Searing Blood
• 2x Shard Volley
• 3x Skullcrack

Sorcery (13)

• 4x Lava Spike
• 3x Light Up the Stage
• 4x Rift Bolt
• 2x Skewer the Critics

Land (18)

• 18x Mountain

Creature (7)

• 2x Electrostatic Field
• 1x Grim Lavamancer
• 4x Vexing Devil

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Molten Vortex

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As with most burn decks, the low curve from the host of 1-2 drop, 3-damage spells makes this deck lethal with 4 mana, and absurdly fast.

Lava Spike, Lightning Bolt, Rift Bolt- The staple 1-cost trio of Modern's burn.

Skullcrack- 2-cost, but prevents lifegain at instant speed.

Skewer the Critics- also a 1-drop 3 damage spell, if you can damage your opponent beforehand.

Shard Volley- Coup de grâce for that last bit of lethal damage.

Predictably though, this renders you hellbent by turn 3.

Risk Factor or Light Up the Stage offer resource continuity. While Molten Vortex trims handfat by using "extra" land for 2 direct damage.

Vexing Devil, leaves a choice for damage for 4-damage suicide blocker.

Other goodies include:
Magma Jet- For some deck fixing.

Searing Blood and Searing Blaze- for some creature control while still punishing the opponent.

Electrostatic Field- 0/4 blocker and +1 damage to all instants and sorceries.

Grim Lavamancer- for some graveyard interaction when resources are low.

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Feedback welcome. Trying to keep this <$100. +1 if you like or add to a folder and happy burning!

Top Ranked	Achieved #2 position overall 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Modern 4 years ago
Date added	7 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.90
Folders	Cool Decks, Modern, Reference, 1, kek