Sideboard for RDW
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Posted on April 24, 2015, 3:23 a.m. by SerTimtheJailer
Could use some help on the sideboard for my RDW. I was thinking skullcrack and peak eruption against lifegain and the mirror matchup. What are some other sideboard cards I should be looking into? I know I should try and sideboard for my metagame but I'm going to a tournament in 2 days and have no idea what kind of decks are going to be there.
SerTimtheJailer says... #3
Thanks any other suggestions? I'm def putting Roast in my sideboard, unfortunately I dont have those other cards and I'm trying to keep it mono red.
April 24, 2015 5:13 a.m.
Unfortunately SerTimtheJailer, RDW has shifted from mono-red and for very good reasons. The deck plays 
for Atarka's Command in the main and Destructive Revelry out of the board. As JexInfinite stated, it's there for when your opponent sides in Leyline of Sanctity, a card that hands down is auto lose for mono red. The deck is also splashing 
for Lightning Helix and Boros Charm in the main and the Kor Firewalkers out of the side for the mirror as, again, JexInfinite said. I mean theres a couple mono-red cards that you could throw in the sideboard like the Blood Moons etc, but by skipping the splashes you kind of shut yourself out of the deck's best sideboard cards that are making it such a good deck in this meta game.
April 24, 2015 5:34 a.m.
filledelanuit says... #5
You guys do realize that RDW and burn are different decks, right?
Anyway here are some suggestions:
Twin - Rending Volley or Combust
BGx - Roast or Blood Moon
Mirror/Burn - Dragon's Claw
Affinity - Anger of the Gods or Volcanic Fallout or Shatterstorm
Amulet Bloom - Blood Moon
Tron - Molten Rain
Generall good:
Skullcrack-Anti lifegain
Eidolon of the Great Revel-You should probably play 4 if you aren't already, this card is just nuts.
April 24, 2015 7:48 a.m.
SerTimtheJailer says... #6
thanks lordoftheshadows thats what I was looking for. I only have 2 Eidolon of the great revel but they are def in my sideboard. I'm def putting in anger the gods, also I dont have molten rain but instead im using Peak Eruption mainly for the mirror matchup.I gotta get ahold of dragons claw too and I think I'll be ok.
April 24, 2015 12:09 p.m.
JexInfinite says... #7
SerTimtheJailer Mainboard those Eidolons. They do a whole load of damage to everyone, which is what you want to do.
April 25, 2015 2:44 a.m.
SerTimtheJailer says... #8
Not a bad idea JexInfinite but I feel like dropping 2 mana on it on turn 2 is going to slow down my game a little bit. I can consistently bring my opponent down to 9-13 life on turn 2. If I play Eidolon then I may be bringing him down to 16 at most on turn 2. Maybe turn 3 would be more reasonable. What do you think? And what would I take out, probably Brimstone Volley?
April 25, 2015 6:44 a.m.
JexInfinite says... #9
SerTimtheJailer All modern competitive burn decks run 4 Eidolons mainboard. He punishes the opponent for removing him, and is very threatening to almost every deck. As a control player, that is the card I want to see the least of. He is the sole card which brought Burn to T1.
JexInfinite says... #2
Roast kills Siege Rhino, Tasigur, the Golden Fang and Tarmogoyf.
Combust and Rending Volley deal with Twin.
Blood Moon is a catch-all. Destructive Revelry beats opposing Leyline of Sanctity.
For the mirror, you want Kor Firewalker, which is almost always better than Leyline of Sanctity.
April 24, 2015 3:29 a.m.