MTG Salvation

Quote from windstrider

Blistercoil is bad because it requires you to spend resources to make it bigger. Stonewright is much, much better, and is a great mana-sink. Stonewright + Ash Zealot can win you the game.

Frostburn is good sideboard tech vs. other aggro decks since it's a big blocker that can also "go big" to either kill something or swing in for quite a bit of damage.

Red can be a controlling color if used correctly. Don't just puke your hand out and expect to win. Be more tactical about it.

Quote from Asterisk

Effective bump. Onslaught. You had to be there to know it. Goblins and Fetchlands and Storm. One of the first sets not eventually dominated by blue.

the preceding block, Odyssey, was also freaking amazing in it's own way. The set was basically, 'get the precon with the Wild Mongrels, enjoy'. I didn't like Mirrodin block on the other hand for all it's broken-ness.

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Can we at least see what you have so far so we can help?

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Can we at least see what you have so far so we can help?

Quote from rcwraspy

Volcanic Strength won't be dead if you're not against a deck with Mountains, but it won't be as good. It's often a sideboard card.

Regarding Mugging, remember that we want most (if not all) of our burn to be able to hit either creatures of opponents, whatever the situation calls for. We want to build in a way that reduces the number of "dead card" draws. A good test is to keep a pad of paper and pen with you when you play and if you ever say "I wish this was a different card" when you draw it, take note.

Regarding additional spells, it really depends on what you're trying to do. If you're trying to be fast aggro, you probably want to go light on enchantments (other than a few auras). If you're a midrange or control deck, they can start helping a bit - like Blind Obedience.

For a pure Boros colored Aggro deck, you're probably going to want to stick to creatures, land, burn and a few auras that help give your creatures buffs and/or evasion.

But play around with it and see what works for you - who knows, you may stumble upon a home brew that is very different but works well.

Quote from rcwraspy

My opinion is that those are cards for specific situations. If you're building around those situations then they're ok to good. Aggro decks don't usually build for niche situations, but more to outrun and overrun your opponent.

To me, Smite seems like a decent choice in a "budget" tokens deck. If you're able to chump block all day long, why not get a little extra value and destroy what you chump blocked. But if you're playing an aggro deck that's trying to go faster or trying to get more "value" creatures on the board than your opponent, then it probably won't be very helpful.

Mugging is sort of similar, but it sort of falls in a category that red decks like. Making things unable to block so they get through. Red decks use things like Pyreheart Wolf, Madcap Skills, and, against other red decks, Volcanic Strength to accomplish this. If you can get your hands on those they're probably more powerful than Mugging.

Quote from rcwraspy

Nah, it wasn't much. Someone who's been playing for a long time would look at that and realize it was just stream of consciousness off the top of the head. Some of it may actually be a little incorrect, but hopefully they're decent starting points.

I think the first thing to focus on would be to get more consistent. A good way to do that is to get more 4-ofs in the deck. You have 2 Rakdos Cacklers - get 2 more. That's a fairly cheap card, I believe.

I'm not a fan of Arrest in your deck. It requires your opponent to be playing with creatures that you can target, which isn't always the case. And it won't be a good card if you're either far ahead in board advantage or far behind. I'd suggest replacing them with more burn - maybe some copies of Pillar of Flame, and/or additional Boros Charms.

I see you've recognized the need for Sacred Foundry. It's not a "budget" card but it, along with Clifftop Retreat, will greatly help the deck. Guildgates are generally not a good option for a deck that relies on being fast - you can't use the mana the turn you play the land.

Quote from flushfire

One of the bigger decisions before you start buying cards is choosing which color to use as base for your deck. You need to decide because keeping both Precinct Captain and Ash Zealot in the same deck means limiting what you play T1 or T2 and those turns are very important to you.

Basically it's a choice between a RDW base with white splash or White Humans with red:

Red = Cackler, Noble, Ash, Lightning Mauler
White = Champion of the Parish, Boros Elite/Dryad Militant, Precinct Captain/Elite Inquisitor

Red base is a bit cheaper if we only look at the 1 and 2-drops.

Of course mixing them up isn't that big of an issue either. You will lose some of the consistency and/or speed but not so much. Just not both Ash and Precinct Captain.