Racking it up

Modern dan8080

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kmcree says... #1

If you're going to run red, you absolutely need 4x Lightning Bolt . There's absolutely no reason not to be running it. I would drop Pyroclasm , since you already have the Ensnaring Bridge and Anger of the Gods in the side. I also think Blightning would be better than Wrench Mind .Surgical Extraction is great, but in an 8Rack deck you'll usually find you won't want to pay the 2 life for its alternate cost, and in those cases Extirpate could be a better option. Finally, you'll need something to handle Leyline of Sanctity if you're playing competitively, so some non-targeted discard like Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace could be helpful.

July 2, 2014 3:16 a.m.

APPLE01DOJ says... #2

Just wanted to say, I agree with kmcree 100%

Bolt & Blightning really speed things up.

Heres a shameless self plug too!

-Rakdos's 8RΔCK- On The Rag

July 2, 2014 3:39 a.m.

dan8080 says... #3

Thanks for the input. I do wanna add a pair of dungeon palaces. But as great of a card as lightning bolt is, pyroclasm helps me maintain come control against creature heavy aggro such as affinity where they drop 5 things at a time, pyroclasm wipes most of them. The rack and the shrieking should do enough damage and have in my playtests so far. Lastly the reason I don't run blightning is that it's a 3 drop as opposed to wrench mind being a 2 and I can play another discard spell or a rack or affliction.

July 2, 2014 9:13 a.m.

APPLE01DOJ says... #4

Vandalblast or Shatterstorm or that pretty little Anger of the Gods . r all probably better choices. Even Volcanic Fallout

July 2, 2014 9:40 a.m.

kalango says... #5

dan8080 nice deck! i also have a deck that plays with empty hand (Blank Book). I think that the Ensnaring Bridge is an awesome option for enchantment decks. +1

November 3, 2014 11:19 a.m.

IAmKingTony says... #6

I feel like a splash for Anger/Pyroclasm isn't worth it when you could be running one of the many black sweepers (Zenith, Mutilate, Damnation) in their place. I feel like white or green would be a better splash to take out opposing Leylines.

January 31, 2015 6:28 p.m.

dan8080 says... #7

I do like the idea of a green splash though the problem with mutilate damnation and zenith is that when you run 8 rack other than Liliana you don't really wanna spend more than 3 mana on a spell. Or rather once you hit three lands you want to use the rest to potentially retrace ravens crime or the like.

January 31, 2015 8:13 p.m.

Smeltz45 says... #8

No Waste Not?

March 4, 2015 1:25 p.m.

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