RW vs. RWB Modern Burn
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Posted on Feb. 13, 2015, 1:09 a.m. by KB2187
Hey all, wondering how to modify my burn deck. It was originally RB burn primarily for Bump in the Night. But now I have picked up some Lightning Helix and Boros Charm. I wanted to get other people's advice on how they would structure burn. I'm torn between staying RWB or just going straight RW.
As I type this, I now realize that maybe going RW is probably a better choice as I don't Shock myself too much from lands and can just pull Mountains from fetches. Thoughts?
aeonstoremyliver says... #3
I prefer straight 
, splashing 
only for Destructive Revelry in the sideboard. I can easily board in Blood Moon without screwing over my mana base. Splashing heavily for 
and/or 
nixes the ability to play Blood Moon effectively. Also, splashing is rather painful due to the shocks and fetches, thus the mirror being made worse.
With Bloom Titan, Abzan, and Tron being popular ATM, Blood Moon looks too good not to play. Just my two Lincoln's tho.
February 13, 2015 1:51 a.m.
JexInfinite says... #4
Play with a splash of white for amazing sideboard cards, and green for Destructive Revelry. You can play Blood Moon no problem with splashes.
February 13, 2015 1:58 a.m.
aeonstoremyliver says... #5
@ Jex, I suppose it's subjective to the amounts of cards you're splashing for. If you run 4x Lightning Helix or Boros Charm main, that's one thing. Those can be taken out for Blood Moon.
February 13, 2015 2:06 a.m.
My current build will probably have 4x Boros Charm and 2x Lightning Helix.
February 13, 2015 2:10 a.m.
I've been tweaking a list with some semi pro players, and black actually turns the deck into a lethal machine. Here is our test deck.
February 14, 2015 2:51 p.m.
If your deck has 4x Inquisition of Kozilek, 4x Liliana of the Veil, and 4x Dark Confidant, you are not playing burn, it's a new brew.
Love the deck btw.
February 19, 2015 12:43 p.m.
Ealon Btw, the same deck just hit Starcity.com. It's been placing on MTGO, and I've already built it and I'm planning to play it at FNM. I'm really excited to see how it performs on paper.
http://www.starcitygames.com/article/30313_Daily-Digest-The-King-Of-Tokens.html
February 19, 2015 7:33 p.m.
Ealon Also put my deck on the site.
Servo_Token says... #2
I personally prefer RW, as the black splash seems nothing but excessive, and makes the mirror worse for you.
February 13, 2015 1:13 a.m.