Rumbling thunder and fire

Standard* Xydroth

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Ezra-Andersen says... #1

+1 I would just lose the Chandra, Pyromaster and put that fourth Hammerhand in the mainboard. If you're looking for additional abilities/spells that stop blockage, Blinding Flare and ecspecially Arena Athlete , to go with your heroic theme.

October 4, 2014 8:24 a.m.

Lee91 says... #2

If you really have some "cheap" Prophetic Flamespeaker , definitely put them in! When you can pump them they're absolutely bonkers! Plus they fuel you once you run out of cards! Other than that this is a really nice deck, I like it!

October 4, 2014 9:25 a.m.

Xydroth says... #3

Thanks for the comments, up front i was already doubting about Chandra. And i actually thought Hammerhand was indeed the best option. I'll put Prophetic Flamespeaker in, luckily i have one :P... just testing. I'm doubting now wether or not I should swap Borderland Marauder for Frenzied Goblin , not sure what one is better...

October 4, 2014 7:26 p.m.

Ezra-Andersen says... #4

Only use the Borderland Marauder if you're going to use the Blinding Flare like I suggested. I think the card(s) I would take out, if it was me (my deck), would be the War-Name Aspirant . I don't know why they're claimed to be so good and widely used.

October 5, 2014 12:49 p.m.

Xydroth says... #5

Well the thing is. If you attacked this turn War-Name Aspirant will be 3/2 all the time, plus it cant be blocked by creatures with power 1 or less. Borderland Marauder will only be 3/2 when she attacks. This helps a lot if somebody plays a lot of defenders who have 0 attack quite a lot. So creatures like Wall of Frost , Hornet Nest and Sylvan Caryatid wont be able to block her. About Blinding Flare , I think it is a good card and i'm gonna give it a try. Especially early to mid game it can help a lot. Later on i think ill use Barrage of Boulders

October 5, 2014 6:33 p.m.

Ezra-Andersen says... #6

I didn't think about walls and the like, but that's definitely a good reason to keep her in then.

October 5, 2014 6:36 p.m.

lbsmooth0850 says... #7

also because everyone is playing alot of tokens now so War-Name Aspirant can easily go thru tokens because they cant block her at all... ex elspeths tokens, goblin tokens from rabblemaster etc.....

October 7, 2014 10:50 a.m.

lbsmooth0850 says... #8

also a better card if you do play a graveyard deck would be Tormod's Crypt its a 0 artifact u can cast for free and if u sack it, gets rid of there whole graveyard

October 7, 2014 10:51 a.m.

Xydroth says... #9

Thanks for the suggestion of Tormod's Crypt ! I didnt know that it was legal in Standard. I think ill swap it for Burn Away . Because it is waaay cheaper to cast and it works really well with Monastery Swiftspear

October 7, 2014 5:36 p.m.

Xydroth says... #10

I'm still doubting if I should put in Frenzied Goblin for Borderland Marauder .

October 9, 2014 3:30 p.m.

lbsmooth0850 says... #11

Borderland Marauder is good but Frenzied Goblin gives u a better option, he's a 1 drop and basically when he attacks u can tap 1 red so someone on their' side cant block so that way the rest of your creatures can get in for that extra damage... that combined with hammerhand and your taking out 2 huge threats on the board while ur guys go in for the kill

October 9, 2014 4:32 p.m.

Xydroth says... #12

Question: is it worth putting in some Evolving Wilds ? Since I dont want to put true fetchlands in the deck so I can keep it cheap. Are Evolving Wilds good enough?

October 11, 2014 8:11 p.m.

Ezra-Andersen says... #13

This is a Mono-colored deck, Basics are always better than Evolving Wilds because having immediate mana>thinning the deck. If you want some card draw, use Tormenting Voice .

October 11, 2014 10:42 p.m.

Xydroth says... #14

Yeah or Dragon Mantle

October 12, 2014 7:12 a.m.

Xydroth says... #15

Other quistion: Do it need 20 lands or is it better to take like 17 or 18 lands so i can put in Dragon Mantle , Lightning Strike or Archetype of Aggression ? And if I do wich of these three? I also have been thinking about Phyrexian Revoker . I think it is a very good sideboard card to counter planeswalkers and other annoying things.

October 12, 2014 6:58 p.m.

Xydroth says... #16

Ow man... the good cards for red... Should i get in some Firedrinker Satyr s and/or Stoke the Flames '?...

October 13, 2014 1:38 p.m.

Firehawk97 says... #17

i would drop your mana down to 18... And find a way to put in 4 Goblin Rabblemasters

October 14, 2014 11:21 a.m.

Xydroth says... #18

I know Goblin Rabblemaster is awesome, but I dont want this deck to become to be too pricy... And they are now around $ 10-20 dollars. But thanks for the tip for the mana. But I think I'll put two Stoke the Flames in it instead of two lands.

The card I'm now doubting about is Thunderous Might . I think it is great. But I think putting in some Lightning Strike instead of it will make the deck better. Also when I do I think I'll remove 1 or 2 Foundry Street Denizen and/or War-Name Aspirant and/or Frenzied Goblin and replace them by Satyr Firedancer s.

Also I might put in one or two Tormenting Voice s because late game I will hold my unnecessary lands in hand to threathen. So i can easily swap that. I only need 3-4 lands max.

October 14, 2014 12:01 p.m.

Xydroth says... #19

So I put in 2 Tormenting Voice , 4 Lightning Strike , 2 Stoke the Flames , 2 Satyr Firedancer in my main deck. And I removed 1 Hammerhand , 1 Coordinated Assault , 1 Foundry Street Denizen , 1 Frenzied Goblin , 2 Mountains and 4 Thunderous Might .

For my sidedeck: I put in 2 Blinding Flare , 2 Satyr Firedancer , 2 Stoke the Flames and I moved the Lightning Strike s to the maindeck.

October 15, 2014 9:56 a.m.

Xydroth says... #20

So i thought of this. Attack with one creature. Cast Howl of the Horde then use convoke on rest of creatures to cast Stoke the Flames . BAM 12 damage!!! Sounds fun to do...

October 17, 2014 11:06 a.m.

kaulin says... #21

I got to put another one in for Dragon Mantle here. The draw a card and the ability to give firebreathing to a creature is ridiculous midgame. It will help keep your hand full and make sure you always get the most of your mana. +1 btw.

October 20, 2014 9:39 a.m.

Xydroth says... #22

But for what do i need to swap it... Tormenting Voice or something else?...

October 20, 2014 9:45 a.m.

Firehawk97 says... #23

that would be the one i would switch it out with

October 20, 2014 10:22 a.m.

Xydroth says... #24

Ok, my next question: should I bring in 2 Anger of the Gods ? And if I do should i swap them for Barrage of Boulders or Archetype of Aggression ?

October 24, 2014 5:58 a.m.

MrOtter says... #25

Not sure about Anger, but I'd replace the Barrage of Boulders for Scouring Sands if you want to stay budgety. It does the same job against counter aggro, for cheaper and you get a scry! Archetype of Aggression should be taken out in my opinion, I'd replace it with two copies of Eidolon of the Great Revel for the mirror match and for counter aggro/midrange (Hits Coursers, Caryatids, Thoughseizes and almost anything Abzan!)

October 24, 2014 6:13 a.m.

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