Now that Theros is official, it's time to work on a new standard deck. I had an idea of playing both Chandra, Pyromaster and Elspeth, Sun's Champion side by side. This deck plays somewhat like Big Red but instead I decided to splash some nice white cards such as Chained to the Rocks and Elspeth, Sun's Champion. What's better than having two ladies fighting along your side, and they seem to be compatible with each other considering that one is a fiery woman and the other is a sun's champion to be able to take the heat.
The creatures chosen are Frostburn Weird, Boros Reckoner and Stormbreath Dragon. Frostburn Weird is a good wall to stall the red decks especially the Burning Tree Emissary ones and survives Anger of the Gods. On top of that, it can be pumped into a 2/3 to take down most of the 2/2 creatures in the early game and also apply pressure if needed earlier on while avoiding getting removed by the likes of Shock, Lightning Strike or Magma Jet. Boros Reckoner is more or less a staple though he does die to Anger of the Gods, but you still get to deal some damage to the opponent or to redirect more damage to kill whatever is toughness 4 and above to reset the board before Elspeth, Sun's Champion enters play. Stormbreath Dragon is like the new Thundermaw Hellkite and is pretty neat.
I'm still debating the decision between the use of Shock and Magma Jet. To either go for a fast and effective removal or to be able to manipulate my future steps which can also go along pretty well with Chandra's +0 ability though you'll probably want to +1 for most of the time.
The sideboard is something that I'm thinking on how to fix to deal with various decks. Burning Earth is there to deal with the multi-color'ed control decks. Chandra's Phoenix is also a great addition to play against control decks to annoy them, especially when you can return them back to your hand over and over again with your burn spells. Glare of Heresy is to deal with other troubling white cards such as Detention Sphere, Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Voice of Resurgence. Additional Mizzium Mortars to deal with Blood Baron of Vizkopa and Stormbreath Dragon. Renounce the Guilds to remove Obzedat, Ghost Council. Wear / Tear to destroy annoying enchantments.
It'll be great if I could get some critique and suggestions on how to improve this deck.
