With Core set 19 coming out soon, I'm trying to figure out how to implement it into my Mono-Red deck, as some of the cards in it will rotate out soon. I have a few ideas, but I have no idea if they are good or not. Thanks in advance for reading!
If I keep everything else the same, I would only lose 4 Bomat Courier and 2 Chandra, Torch of Defiance from my deck. Although any suggestions to the deck itself would be appreciated.
I don't know if these are good ideas or not, but here they are:
-I'm thinking of changing out Glorybringer for Demanding Dragon, as Demanding Dragon is a 5/5 and forces your opponent to sacrifice a creature or take 5 damage.
-I definitely want to put Guttersnipe in the deck as I normally play instants, so the extra 2 damage from each instant could be a game winner.
-Maybe 2 Lightning Mares in my sideboard, as it would be a decent counter to blue decks, as they wouldn't be able to block it.
-Replace Chandra, Torch of Defiance with Sarkhan, Fireblood. He costs 1 less mana, and his +1 ability is helpful if I need a new card. Even though his second ability would be next to useless for my deck, I think the utility he offers is good. I also like his -7, which would definitely punish my opponent if they didn't do anything to him.
-Put in 3 or 4 copies of Smelt. For one mana, destroying an artifact is a great deal. It would definitely be a great counter to Aethersphere Harvester and Artifact Creatures.
-Have 1 or 2 copies of Diamond Mare or Fountain of Renewal, as they would give you a lot of extra life for a low mana cost.
Core 2019 doesn’t rotate anything, the next rotation will be with the fall set, which will rotate Amonkhet block as well as Kaladesh block. At that point, mono-red will be very different from what it is now. The only things that survive rotation are Chainwhirler, Shock and Lightning Strike, and some side cards.
My original deck:
Deck:
4 Bomat Courier
4 Soul-scar Mage
4 Earthshaker Khenra
3 Kari Zev, Skyship Raider
4 Goblin Chainwhirler
4 Ahn-Crop Crasher
2 Combat Celebrant
2 Hazoret the Fervent
2 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
4 Shock
3 Lightning Strike
2 Abrade
22 Mountain
Sideboard:
3 Magma Spray
3 Chandra's Defeat
2 Abrade
2 Glorybringer
2 Aethersphere Harvester
1 Lightning Strike
1 Treasure Map
1 Scavenger Grounds
If I keep everything else the same, I would only lose 4 Bomat Courier and 2 Chandra, Torch of Defiance from my deck. Although any suggestions to the deck itself would be appreciated.
I don't know if these are good ideas or not, but here they are:
-I'm thinking of changing out Glorybringer for Demanding Dragon, as Demanding Dragon is a 5/5 and forces your opponent to sacrifice a creature or take 5 damage.
-I definitely want to put Guttersnipe in the deck as I normally play instants, so the extra 2 damage from each instant could be a game winner.
-Maybe 2 Lightning Mares in my sideboard, as it would be a decent counter to blue decks, as they wouldn't be able to block it.
-Replace Chandra, Torch of Defiance with Sarkhan, Fireblood. He costs 1 less mana, and his +1 ability is helpful if I need a new card. Even though his second ability would be next to useless for my deck, I think the utility he offers is good. I also like his -7, which would definitely punish my opponent if they didn't do anything to him.
-Put in 3 or 4 copies of Smelt. For one mana, destroying an artifact is a great deal. It would definitely be a great counter to Aethersphere Harvester and Artifact Creatures.
-Have 1 or 2 copies of Diamond Mare or Fountain of Renewal, as they would give you a lot of extra life for a low mana cost.
Any thoughts?