R/G Mono-Red (BFZ)

Standard*

zandl

Creature (14)

• 3x Abbot of Keral Keep
• 2x Firemantle Mage
• 1x Goblin Heelcutter
• 4x Monastery Swiftspear
• 1x Zada, Hedron Grinder
• 3x Zurgo Bellstriker

Land (21)

• 2x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Cinder Glade
• 1x Forest
• 13x Mountain
• 4x Wooded Foothills

Instant (13)

• 4x Atarka's Command
• 1x Become Immense
• 4x Titan's Strength
• 4x Wild Slash

Sorcery (12)

• 4x Dragon Fodder
• 4x Exquisite Firecraft
• 4x Hordeling Outburst

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Sideboard

Creature (3)

• 3x Scab-Clan Berserker

Enchantment (3)

• 3x Impact Tremors

Artifact (2)

• 2x Prism Ring

Instant (2)

• 2x Rending Volley

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Act of Treason
• 4x Roast

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Though I’m fairly vocal with my personal disgust in piloting highly aggressive decks, I’m not going to leave all you die-hard Red fans hanging. Red decks received almost in BFZ; no playable burn, almost 0 aggressive creatures, etc. What we still have after rotation, however, still seems potent. Atarka's Command is sticking around for awhile and so are its besites, Dragon Fodder and Hordeling Outburst. Intersperse those spells with tried-and-true powerhouses (Monastery Swiftspear, chiefly) and I don’t really see how you can go wrong. Bile Blight, Drown in Sorrow, and Anger of the Gods (Radiant Flames is close but likely won’t see widespread play for awhile) are all gone and your Goblin tokens now have far less to fear.

Needless to say, this deck is acutely straightforward in its mission: attack, evade, pump, burn, and win. Between Goblin Heelcutter and the new Firemantle Mage , you should be able to speed right past slower aggro decks and midrange strategies without too much of an issue. Zada, Hedron Grinder is a funky one-of that can give any surviving Goblin tokens a massive boost with Titan's Strength or even (should the planets align properly) Become Immense . Fetches fuel the Delve spell and help us find our Cinder Glade to get the Green splash online.

The sideboard here is unsurprisingly simple with the usual suspects: more specialized burn spells (have I mentioned how good Rending Volley is against Dragonlord Ojutai?) and ways to deal damage from different angles. Prism Ring is a solid mirror-match card that will keep you far ahead of your opponent’s efforts. Scab-Clan Berserker harkens back to Mindsparker but actually has a good anti-control ability in haste.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	22 - 3 Rares 15 - 8 Uncommons 9 - 4 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.08
Tokens	Goblin 1/1 R
Folders	r/g bfz