The Soulfire Deck | Burn & Life Gain

Modern Burn Competitive Haste Lifegain Lifelink Prowess RW (Boros)

BigBoyBeau

0 drop (21)

• 2x Mountain
• 3x Plains
• 4x Arid Mesa
• 4x Inspiring Vantage
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 2x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Slayers' Stronghold
• 4x Sunbaked Canyon

8 drop (1)

• 1x Bedlam Reveler

2 drop (15)

• 2x Heartflame Duelist
• 2x Seeker of the Way
• 1x Seeker of the Way
• 1x Seeker of the Way
• 4x Soulfire Grand Master
• 1x Boros Charm
• 4x Lightning Helix

3 drop (6)

• 1x Monastery Mentor
• 2x Arcbond
• 1x Anax and Cymede
• 1x Feather, the Redeemed
• 1x Rem Karolus, Stalwart Slayer

1 drop (16)

• 4x Monastery Swiftspear
• 4x Serra Ascendant
• 4x Emerge Unscathed
• 4x Reckless Charge

4 drop (1)

• 1x Nahiri, the Harbinger

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Sideboard

3 drop (3)

• 2x Magus of the Moon
• 1x Arcbond

2 drop (9)

• 2x Aegis of the Gods
• 2x Deflecting Palm
• 1x Reverberate
• 2x Searing Blaze
• 2x Kataki, War's Wage

9 drop (3)

• 3x Dusk / Dawn

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Maybeboard

2 drop (26)

• 1x Damping Sphere
• 1x Phyrexian Revoker
• 1x Abbot of Keral Keep
• 2x Harsh Mentor
• 1x Intrepid Adversary
• 1x Leonin Relic-Warder
• 2x Samurai of the Pale Curtain
• 2x Rest in Peace
• 2x Stony Silence
• 1x Satyr Firedancer
• 1x Cursebreak
• 1x Deflecting Palm
• 1x Divine Offering
• 1x Hindering Light
• 1x Reverberate
• 2x Sacred Fire
• 2x Shelter
• 1x Smash to Smithereens
• 1x Rip Apart
• 1x Thrilling Discovery

3 drop (34)

• 1x Sunforger
• 1x Boros Reckoner
• 1x Monastery Mentor
• 1x Resplendent Angel
• 2x Blood Moon
• 1x Pariah
• 1x Searing Meditation
• 1x Solemnity
• 1x Invoke the Divine
• 2x Risk Factor
• 1x Tempest of Light
• 6x Wear / Tear
• 1x Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh  ^Flip
• 1x Feather, the Redeemed
• 1x Mangara of Corondor
• 2x Rem Karolus, Stalwart Slayer
• 1x Tajic, Legion's Edge
• 1x Gideon Blackblade
• 1x Angelfire Ignition
• 1x Angelic Purge
• 1x Cleanfall
• 1x Collective Defiance
• 1x Light Up the Stage
• 1x Molten Rain
• 1x Paraselene
• 1x Slagstorm

5 drop (3)

• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 1x Fracturing Gust
• 1x Cleansing Nova

4 drop (18)

• 1x Magus of the Tabernacle
• 1x Phyrexian Vindicator
• 1x Radiant Scrollwielder
• 1x Cast Out
• 1x Conclave Tribunal
• 2x Leyline of Sanctity
• 1x Master Warcraft
• 1x Patrician's Scorn
• 2x Aurelia, Exemplar of Justice
• 1x Brion Stoutarm *oversized*
• 1x Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
• 1x Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might  ^Flip
• 1x Shalai, Voice of Plenty
• 1x Chandra, Torch of Defiance
• 1x Reconstruct History
• 1x Solar Blaze

1 drop (14)

• 1x Angel's Grace
• 4x Blossoming Calm
• 2x Emerge Unscathed
• 2x Harm's Way
• 1x Silence
• 1x By Force
• 1x Earthquake
• 1x Fragmentize
• 1x Vandalblast

0 drop (4)

• 1x Cathedral of War
• 1x Detection Tower
• 1x Slayers' Stronghold
• 1x Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion

6 drop (1)

• 1x Firesong and Sunspeaker

9 drop (1)

• 1x Blasphemous Act

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Gain Life And Deal Damage with this Red & White Deck!

This has been my primary modern deck over the past 5 years. It has evolved over time but remains true to an identity of aggressive combat tricks with burn and life gain capabilities.

Mana costs are low. Ramp, burn, and prowess cards give the deck its aggressive potential. Odds are good that you may defeat an opponent with 20+ damage by turn 4 if they don't put up a good defense.

Defensively, Soulfire Burn has performed well against burn decks by protecting creatures and gaining life. Emerge Unscathed can protect your creatures. But it can also help your lifelink attackers go unblocked with protection from the color of your opponents creatures.

Arcbond is a favorite card of the deck - but could be placed in the sideboard. Arcbond is most productive when several creatures are on the field attacking you and you block with a lifelink creature as it may destroy all creatures, damage the opposing player, and increase your life total.

Give the deck a few tries and see what you think. There are enough 1 copy and 2 copy cards to keep things interesting and unpredictable across multiple games. I'm excited to hear your thoughts - thank you for sharing your experience with the deck in the comments.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	1 year
Exclude colors	UBG
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 28 - 13 Rares 12 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.95
Tokens	Monk 1/1 W, On an Adventure
Folders	OPP, Modern, MODERN, Modern Decks, Playable Decks, Modern