Help deciding between two lists
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Posted on Aug. 3, 2015, 4:59 p.m. by Wabbbit
I've been working on my standard budget RDW list for a long time, and I recently took it to an FNM and went 3-1. The list I'm currently using is more of the token list. Foundry Street Denizen, Hordeling Outburst, and Dragon Fodder. But after looking at the Mono-Red decklists in Pro Tour Origins, I noticed that it seems people have moved off of that type of deck. The changes I'm thinking of making to
Seeing Red (3-1 @ FNM) Playtest
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SCORE: 1 | 0 COMMENTS | 293 VIEWS
are basically removing the token generators and Foundry Street Denizen in favor of 3x Lightning Berserker, 1x Abbot of Keral Keep, 2x Searing Blood, 1x Exquisite Firecraft, 2x Wild Slash and two of something else, or keeping 2x Hordeling Outburst. I am also NOT going to be able to obtain another Exquisite Firecraft or Eidolon of the Great Revel, because of budget constraints along with my LGS being out of stock on a few of those. So basically it boils down to:
Token generation, playing Fodder, Outburst, and Foundry or
New type of mono-red that has gained popularity. No tokens and now foundry, playing more burn and more Lightning Berserker.
Any thoughts on the deck or the two lists would be awesome, as this is a tough choice for me. Here's the two lists:
Seeing Red (3-1 @ FNM) Playtest
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Seeing Red V2 Playtest
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@alexthegreat38: I own 4x Abbot of Keral Keep, and 3x Exquisite Firecraft. My LGS is out of the Firecraft, and it just spiked up to $10, so I'm not gonna get a fourth. Does that change your opinion at all
August 3, 2015 6:24 p.m.
Sorry if the post was a bit confusing. I'm currently running 3x Abbot of Keral Keep and 2x Exquisite Firecraft, so I would up those numbers and drop down on the token creatures and foundrys.
alexthegreat38 says... #2
I think it would be better for you to play an optimal version of one list rather than a sub-optimal version of another. RDW is all about playing 3- and 4-ofs (on most cards) so you can be as consistent as possible. If you want to commit to the new form of RDW that had success at the Pro Tour, you're gonna have to invest in a full 4 Exquisite Firecraft and a full 4 Abbot of Keral Keep. That's what made those decks what they are -- adding them to your deck as one-ofs won't cut it.
The Lightning Berserkers, Searing Bloods, and Wild Slashes probably have a place though.
August 3, 2015 5:38 p.m.