Being a creature instead of an enchantment is a big downside. Doing damage primarily via the red zone is another problem, as Vortex is useful in situations where there's a Bridge or something else clogging up the ground. The lower reliance on red is worth mentioning for multicolor burn decks, but it's not an issue in the Legacy build where every land makes Red. I don't see it replacing Vortex. If you can't run Vortex, this is probably the wrong thread for you.
Doesn't seem that good against depths combo. They usually make the token at your end of turn. Unless you can get Stingscourger into play as an instant, it's going to be too slow.
Chaos Warp used to be considered against Leyline of Sanctity, but generally speaking it's probably not worth the slot(s). I agree that if you're gonna run Blaze, you should probably run fetches.
Yeah, generally speaking you don't want to expend spells on creatures. If your meta is rife with creature decks though feel free to run maindeck Searing spells, or run more if that is warranted.
Searing Blood not killing Leovold is probably relevant in a wide meta. You don't want to let them Ancestral off your burn spells. Not sure that Blaze does much better though as they draw two cards off it.
@Ridi that's pretty much what I've got going on, but I'm interested in trying out Swiftspears for the heck of it, cause I never have. I might run screaming back the other way.
Re: Iona, I can see both sides. If Burn is your deck (i.e. you don't have resources to pivot into another) and your local meta is full of Iona, then attacking that meta means attacking Iona.
If you're going to a large 9+ round event and expect a diverse, healthy meta (c.f. GP Vegas), I'd go for a more general sideboard with more broadly-applicable cards. In such a meta you might not even see Iona, and boarding hate specifically for Iona might not be enough, so those slots are better used for more general hate. Speaking of which, has anyone considered Grafdigger's Cage recently? That would be good against Dredge, Elves, and other decks where Metamorph, Karakas, etc. would seem like worse options.
EDIT: Back to Searing spells, I guess my Lavamancers can fill the role of x-for-1 card advantage removal options for small creatures. I'll try 2 Lavamancer 0 Searing in the main and see what happens.
Thanks, Nevelo. I like the Searing cards so much both because of the path-clearing nature for our weenies and the 2-for-1 nature (not to mention all the Deathrites running around), so it's hard to get rid of them entirely, though that might be the best bet regardless. Do you have an updated sideboard? I take it the link in your sig is out of date.
I'm really not sure about Swiftspear but I'm willing to try some out, shaving a copy due to deck size. Rift Bolt could go to 3 due to speed/mana considerations if I need room. PoP seems good at 4 due to all the non-basics in the meta, but I wonder if Fireblast can be shaved to 3 due to multiples being clunky. I'd love a second maindeck Vortex but not sure where to pull from. Thoughts?
This was discussed in the last few pages, but in short there's not much you can do. Dodge the matchup, dodge the card, exile it if it ever lands in the yard, and hope for the best.
Each edited post will have a last edit date. In general though, it's best to read the last few pages of discussion if you've been away for a while, in order to get the most recent developments.
are we able to take out Firecrafts from the board in favor of something else (since Show and Tell as well as Reanimator are probably going to be the big gainers in new Legacy?
At the very least, those who were packing maindeck Firecrafts can relegate them to the side.
By the way, it's all speculation but people have anticipated an increase in 4C control and 3C delver, which in turn may depress BR Reanimator. I agree that Elves should be a winner in the new meta, which if true calls for more Searing Bloozes in the 75.
@ox4, I'd note that Soldier is the only person I've seen recently who advocates for Vexing Devil. It doesn't mean he's wrong*, but the fact that he's the only one who would call Nevelo wrong on Devil might merit some consideration.
* I mean, I do think he's wrong, but I feel that way on the basis of his arguments and the fact that traditional burn decks with Devil don't do well in Legacy tournaments.
2) Use the right number of each card.
3) Know your probabilities.
4) Print your deck lists; make yourself and your judges happier.
2) Use the right number of each card.
3) Know your probabilities.
4) Print your deck lists; make yourself and your judges happier.
2) Use the right number of each card.
3) Know your probabilities.
4) Print your deck lists; make yourself and your judges happier.
2) Use the right number of each card.
3) Know your probabilities.
4) Print your deck lists; make yourself and your judges happier.
2) Use the right number of each card.
3) Know your probabilities.
4) Print your deck lists; make yourself and your judges happier.
2) Use the right number of each card.
3) Know your probabilities.
4) Print your deck lists; make yourself and your judges happier.
P.S. Drop fetches if you aren't running Lavamancers nor Blazes. "Thinning" isn't a sufficient reason to run them alone.
2) Use the right number of each card.
3) Know your probabilities.
4) Print your deck lists; make yourself and your judges happier.
2) Use the right number of each card.
3) Know your probabilities.
4) Print your deck lists; make yourself and your judges happier.
Re: Iona, I can see both sides. If Burn is your deck (i.e. you don't have resources to pivot into another) and your local meta is full of Iona, then attacking that meta means attacking Iona.
If you're going to a large 9+ round event and expect a diverse, healthy meta (c.f. GP Vegas), I'd go for a more general sideboard with more broadly-applicable cards. In such a meta you might not even see Iona, and boarding hate specifically for Iona might not be enough, so those slots are better used for more general hate. Speaking of which, has anyone considered Grafdigger's Cage recently? That would be good against Dredge, Elves, and other decks where Metamorph, Karakas, etc. would seem like worse options.
EDIT: Back to Searing spells, I guess my Lavamancers can fill the role of x-for-1 card advantage removal options for small creatures. I'll try 2 Lavamancer 0 Searing in the main and see what happens.
2) Use the right number of each card.
3) Know your probabilities.
4) Print your deck lists; make yourself and your judges happier.
2) Use the right number of each card.
3) Know your probabilities.
4) Print your deck lists; make yourself and your judges happier.
Edit: How's this maindeck look?
4 Bloodstained Mire
4 Wooded Foothills
2 Scalding Tarn
4 Eidolon of the Great Revel
4 Goblin Guide
3 Monastery Swiftspear
2 Grim Lavamancer
4 Fireblast
4 Lava Spike
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Price of Progress
4 Rift Bolt
2 Searing Blaze
1 Sulfuric Vortex
I'm really not sure about Swiftspear but I'm willing to try some out, shaving a copy due to deck size. Rift Bolt could go to 3 due to speed/mana considerations if I need room. PoP seems good at 4 due to all the non-basics in the meta, but I wonder if Fireblast can be shaved to 3 due to multiples being clunky. I'd love a second maindeck Vortex but not sure where to pull from. Thoughts?
2) Use the right number of each card.
3) Know your probabilities.
4) Print your deck lists; make yourself and your judges happier.
2) Use the right number of each card.
3) Know your probabilities.
4) Print your deck lists; make yourself and your judges happier.
2) Use the right number of each card.
3) Know your probabilities.
4) Print your deck lists; make yourself and your judges happier.
At the very least, those who were packing maindeck Firecrafts can relegate them to the side.
By the way, it's all speculation but people have anticipated an increase in 4C control and 3C delver, which in turn may depress BR Reanimator. I agree that Elves should be a winner in the new meta, which if true calls for more Searing Bloozes in the 75.
2) Use the right number of each card.
3) Know your probabilities.
4) Print your deck lists; make yourself and your judges happier.
I still stand by what I wrote 15 months ago:
http://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/legacy-type-1-5/established-legacy/aggro-tempo/488613-burn?page=85#c2124
* I mean, I do think he's wrong, but I feel that way on the basis of his arguments and the fact that traditional burn decks with Devil don't do well in Legacy tournaments.
2) Use the right number of each card.
3) Know your probabilities.
4) Print your deck lists; make yourself and your judges happier.