As I am a budget modern player, I tried to get started in the format into mono-red burn. But, I thought that was boring. So I added my favorite color. BLACK! This is my personal list for a deck I call "Rakdos Wins." Feel free to criticize (I encourage it) and I will try to reply to everyone.
Note: This deck has an even split of red and black cards so it doesn't nesscesarily need fetches. But, the deck is much stronger and still under $100 with a playset of Bloodstained Mires.
Young Pyromancer: not a straight upgrade imo, but a replacement for akroan crusader if you find heroic too conditional or don't mind waiting an extra turn to cast it or losing haste for your tokens. (Suggested by RileyMcAwesome (thanks dude!))
Terminate: because duh. It's a better doom blade and that's it. Great upgrade. (Thanks JohnnyDegenerate)
Sulphorous Springs: Ye olde pain lands are not the best in modern but they'll do in a pinch and cost way less then fetches! City of Brass also should get some recognition, too. Either one is fine, both is great.
Keldon Marauders: if you'd going for the pain land route, this is a strictly better shadowspear.
Have you considered Young Pyromancer? With 24 instants/sorceries I think this would do well.
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2. Idk the cmc or the actual cost of young pyromancer, but I played akroan crusader because he is a one drop and also pretty cheap. I'll mess around with young pyromancer though. Thanks for the suggestion!
Well I don't really need the spark Elemental because I have its big brother, I literally don't get why people think Keldon Marauders is good, and devils destroy my budget
Well I don't really need the spark Elemental because I have its big brother, I literally don't get why people think Keldon Marauders is good, and devils destroy my budget
Keldon Marauders is good on a budget because it is a guaranteed 2 damage right off of the bat. Then it gets an attack and because it is dying the next turn no matter what you are going to attack for 3 with it. This gives you wither 5 damage for 2 mana to the face, or 2 damage and trading a creature for 2 mana. Both of these are pretty good. I suggest trying it out and seeing if it works for you.
Well I don't really need the spark Elemental because I have its big brother, I literally don't get why people think Keldon Marauders is good, and devils destroy my budget
Keldon Marauders is good on a budget because it is a guaranteed 2 damage right off of the bat. Then it gets an attack and because it is dying the next turn no matter what you are going to attack for 3 with it. This gives you wither 5 damage for 2 mana to the face, or 2 damage and trading a creature for 2 mana. Both of these are pretty good. I suggest trying it out and seeing if it works for you.
Well, yes, its a chump blocker and gets 2 damage to the face. But for 2 mana? I just feel that I have better 2 mana options in this deck.
or it swings in for 3 damage, doesn't get blocked and it's 2 for 5? No matter what, it's at least two guaranteed damage, and that's good efficiency for a burn deck. I guess you could call it VCA (virtual card advantage). it also effectively blanks removal spells.
or it swings in for 3 damage, doesn't get blocked and it's 2 for 5? No matter what, it's at least two guaranteed damage, and that's good efficiency for a burn deck. I guess you could call it VCA (virtual card advantage). it also effectively blanks removal spells.
Well what would you take out for it? keep in mind I want an even red black split. I think I'd take out the akroan crusader, but I'd like your opinion.
The even red/black split makes it harder, but the mardu shadowspear seems a better choice to remove, sadly. you do have several things that target and crusader takes better advantage of those.
The even red/black split makes it harder, but the mardu shadowspear seems a better choice to remove, sadly. you do have several things that target and crusader takes better advantage of those.
The only real black card I'd want out is duress, if anything
Seems more useful than aphotic wisps. I mean, at least it can cherry pick removal out of their hand, which is rather bad when you're trying for heroic stuff.
Seems more useful than aphotic wisps. I mean, at least it can cherry pick removal out of their hand, which is rather bad when you're trying for heroic stuff.
Well aphotic wisps gives fear and is also a cantrip. It's not just used for the crusader.
Lightning bolt or terminate removes the creature in the first place, no cantrip needed? Plus, with tasigur, gurmag angler, and azban rhino seeing play, fear isn't as useful as terminate. Admittedly, terminate does seem a lot more expensive than it used to be for a common. There are other removal options as well.
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Note: This deck has an even split of red and black cards so it doesn't nesscesarily need fetches. But, the deck is much stronger and still under $100 with a playset of Bloodstained Mires.
4x Monastery Swiftspear
4x Hellspark Elemental
4x Akroan Crusader
4x Mardu Shadowspear
Sorceries:
4x Bump in the Night
4x Duress
Instant:
4x Lightning Bolt
4x Virulent Swipe
4x Titan's Strength
4x Aphotic Whisps
10x Mountain
10x Swamp
Lands with fetches:
8x Mountain
8x Swamp
4x Bloodstained Mire
3x Surgical Extraction
4x Doom Blade
4x Leyline of Punishment
4x Corrupted Roots
Upgrades:
Goblin Guide: Well, duh.
Kolaghan's Command: Sideboard Sideboard SIDEBOARD! Burn + Artifact hate= amazing card
Young Pyromancer: not a straight upgrade imo, but a replacement for akroan crusader if you find heroic too conditional or don't mind waiting an extra turn to cast it or losing haste for your tokens. (Suggested by RileyMcAwesome (thanks dude!))
Terminate: because duh. It's a better doom blade and that's it. Great upgrade. (Thanks JohnnyDegenerate)
Sulphorous Springs: Ye olde pain lands are not the best in modern but they'll do in a pinch and cost way less then fetches! City of Brass also should get some recognition, too. Either one is fine, both is great.
Keldon Marauders: if you'd going for the pain land route, this is a strictly better shadowspear.
4x Monastery Swiftspear
4x Hellspark Elemental
4x Akroan Crusader
4x Mardu Shadowspear
Sorceries:
4x Bump in the Night
4x Duress
4x Lightning Bolt
4x Virulent Swipe
4x Titan's Strength
4x Aphotic Wisps
Lands:
10x Mountain
10x Swamp
8x Mountain
8x Swamp
4x Bloodstained Mire
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Have you considered Young Pyromancer? With 24 instants/sorceries I think this would do well.
Modern
URGTemur ScapeshiftGRU
EDH
WGKarametra EnchantressGW
UBGSidisi, Brood Tyrant ReanimatorGBU
UBRKess DoomsdayRBU
WBGGhave TokensGBW
WUBZur RebelsBUW
WUBErtai CursesBUW
WRFiresong and Sunspeaker Spell SlingerRW
1. Found out how to do deck tags and i did em
2. Idk the cmc or the actual cost of young pyromancer, but I played akroan crusader because he is a one drop and also pretty cheap. I'll mess around with young pyromancer though. Thanks for the suggestion!
Modern:
Grixis Shadow
Burn
Titanshift
Copycat (Given up currently, not entirely sure what it needs)
Legacy:
Burn
B/R Reanimator (slowly building
EDH:
Sedris Control/Reanimation
Hmm, I'll look into it!
What would you take out for a playset? The duresses?
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Well I don't really need the spark Elemental because I have its big brother, I literally don't get why people think Keldon Marauders is good, and devils destroy my budget
Yes, its a straight upgrade, but, again, it destroys the budget. I'll put it in the upgrades section (giving you credit for the idea
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StaffKeldon Marauders is good on a budget because it is a guaranteed 2 damage right off of the bat. Then it gets an attack and because it is dying the next turn no matter what you are going to attack for 3 with it. This gives you wither 5 damage for 2 mana to the face, or 2 damage and trading a creature for 2 mana. Both of these are pretty good. I suggest trying it out and seeing if it works for you.
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My Primers ~ GWx Vizier Company ~ Knightfall ~ RG Eldrazi ~ Green's Sun's Zenith
More Brews ~ Modern Four Horsemen ~ Gitrog Dredge
Well, yes, its a chump blocker and gets 2 damage to the face. But for 2 mana? I just feel that I have better 2 mana options in this deck.
Credit to DolZero for this awesome sig!
Well what would you take out for it? keep in mind I want an even red black split. I think I'd take out the akroan crusader, but I'd like your opinion.
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The only real black card I'd want out is duress, if anything
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Well aphotic wisps gives fear and is also a cantrip. It's not just used for the crusader.
Credit to DolZero for this awesome sig!