Questions about red deck wins in legacy
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Posted on June 29, 2013, 8:34 p.m. by 203995014
1: Are there sideboard cards similar to Dragon's Claw that can be used for mirror matches?
2: Is Lava Blister a bad choice for RDW?
3: What are some good sideboard cards for RDW in general? Is Blood Moon a bad sideboard card? Are there ways to deal with Leyline of Sanctity ?
Thanks, trying to get into legacy in real life and because I'm short on money, RDW is the best option for me ATM.
gnarlicide says... #3
Sneak and show is pretty relevant these days because its relatively cheap to make/get a hold of. I know a troublesome deck to play against is the Fish deck in both modern and legacy. It ruins me and any build unless I get a god hand and on the play.
June 29, 2013 11:21 p.m.
NobodyPicksBulbasaur says... #4
Not sure how well they work against fish, but if you stop AEther Vial with Shattering Spree and then drop a Pyrostatic Pillar , you should be able to fit in some tasty damage.
June 29, 2013 11:36 p.m.
Here is my rdw. turn 3 wins are not entirely uncommon but I havent seen on in a while . turn 4 or 5 is a lot more common. I sense that RDW is supposed to have more creatures than my deck so I would suggest x4 Vexing Devil Also if you want an rdw deck it needs to be mono red, no other colors. These are classic spell and work great. Fireblast is an absolute must. You can't have an rdw with out that classic spell, has to be in there.
Here is my deck.
NobodyPicksBulbasaur says... #2
1: Your mirror match shouldn't really be an issue for you since RDW is a "fair" deck, in that it wins through damage and doesn't really shut down your opponent. I wouldn't sideboard specifically against this matchup. The match will just come down to whoever draws the right amount of gas.
2: In short, no. RDW is all about dealing damage fast, and any card that lets your opponent choose not to take damage is bad for you. If RDW loses, it's probably because you ran out of gas before your opponent hit 0 life, so you want every card in your hand to do guaranteed damage.
3: Sideboard choices depend on what you expect to see. If you're just playing FNM, sideboard against the decks you lose to at your FNM. If you plan on taking your deck to a tournament, your sideboard is going to have to be more versatile because you don't know what you'll be playing against.
In general, it's good to have an answer to graveyard love, storm, stoneblade, and whatever the latest "big deck" is. Currently that's probably Show and Tell decks. My build incorporates Leyline of the Void , Pyrostatic Pillar , and Pyroblast for some of those matchups, amongst others.
Red doesn't really have an answer to enchantments. If you want to deal with those, try playing a R/W dual or two along with some fetchlands and run Disenchant in the SB.
June 29, 2013 9:21 p.m.