It's great against Mono Red burn but that deck was never particularly amazing, and even there it's probably not a full nail in coffin (since they can just shift away from ground creatures to full flyers and burn).
The white splashing - Boros Burn was the stronger deck and it already runs Chained to the Rocks to help against stuff like this and since it's an enchantment Revoke Existence etc. from the sideboard can also do double duty as a removal spell (they were probably going to bring it in anyway to use against D-spheres). If things get really bad it can either shift heavier into white (easier thanks to Mana Convergence) for Celestial Flare or (although it's a painful option for burn) run Last Breath.
With the sweepers for small creatures and cards like this I'm thinking Wizards is laying down the aggro hate very solidly for the next standard season.
It's great against Mono Red burn but that deck was never particularly amazing, and even there it's probably not a full nail in coffin (since they can just shift away from ground creatures to full flyers and burn).
The white splashing - Boros Burn was the stronger deck and it already runs Chained to the Rocks to help against stuff like this and since it's an enchantment Revoke Existence etc. from the sideboard can also do double duty as a removal spell (they were probably going to bring it in anyway to use against D-spheres). If things get really bad it can either shift heavier into white (easier thanks to Mana Convergence) for Celestial Flare or (although it's a painful option for burn) run Last Breath.
You can't run Last Breath in Burn, it discards a Boros Charm when you kill something with it. Celestial Flare is also not a great answer, as at worst they get a turn to block with the Sheep, and they'll never attack with it (although they could for 0).
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If the art on this wasn't so sweet, I might feel bad for red players.
What do you guys think, is mono-red dead in standard now?
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If I was to play UW Control or Esper locally I would probably just put playsets of both into my sideboard. My LGS is filled with Burn/RDW players.
The white splashing - Boros Burn was the stronger deck and it already runs Chained to the Rocks to help against stuff like this and since it's an enchantment Revoke Existence etc. from the sideboard can also do double duty as a removal spell (they were probably going to bring it in anyway to use against D-spheres). If things get really bad it can either shift heavier into white (easier thanks to Mana Convergence) for Celestial Flare or (although it's a painful option for burn) run Last Breath.
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With the sweepers for small creatures and cards like this I'm thinking Wizards is laying down the aggro hate very solidly for the next standard season.
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You can't run Last Breath in Burn, it discards a Boros Charm when you kill something with it. Celestial Flare is also not a great answer, as at worst they get a turn to block with the Sheep, and they'll never attack with it (although they could for 0).