Are You STILL Not Playing Modern? Blast in with Red Deck Wins! Magic: The Gathering - MTG
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- Are you still not playing modern? No more excuses! Blast into the format with Red Deck Wins.
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Why wait for that $75 Modern Event Deck, when you can spend LESS THAN $30 and have a compettive Red Deck...that wins.
Like its counterparts in other formats, Modern RDW is fast, using an obscene amount of direct damage and fast aggro to overwhelm your opponents before their decks even have a chance to get started.
Building a Modern Red Deck Wins is also a great way to start out in the format. It's a deck that is easy to pilot, but still fast and effective. It's also fairly afoordable, and offers a lot of options and variety in terms of card selection.
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$30 Budget Burn Decklist:
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Only $30 for the whole deck!
Oh wait, I mean $30 for ONE GOBLIN GUIDE.
+Mikel Campbell I don't think it actually was. It's listed as part of the full version. Even in March 2014 a playset of Goblin Guide would have cost $50 - less than the $120ish you pay today, but not cheap.
+Thom Brekke Also Thinks about the price spike of that damn Blood Moon! That card used to be a nice $20 bill to get one, but now the Star City Games has bumped it to a whopping $50! This is all outrageous!
+Camo Hardie You're not wrong! Will say that even if you skip a lot of the expensive spells here - Blood Moon is a luxury in this deck, and a sideboard luxury at that - you can have a lot of fun playing Red Deck Wins. Vexing Devils makes it doubly nasty, but isn't super necessary, and even with it in this build should be doable under $70 which is kindof a steal in Modern!
+Benjamin D - Try 40 now.
+Camo Hardie Don't buy at SCG.
Hello professor,
I hope you will read my comment. Few months ago I was looking to get into modern and I watched this video. I then built this deck and started playing it and tweaking it a bit. Finally last friday I have won the fnm at my local store with a tweaked version of this deck. Although the meta in that store is very competitive and players use a super super expensive decks, I have managed to win the whole thing with this deck. I would really like to thank you for these videos and for your support.
The match ups were
2-0 vs Zoo
2-1 vs Green/Red Tron
2-0 vs Jnk
2-0 vs 3 colour Burn
The list I am currently running:
2 Collateral damage (so many creatures that leaves the battlefield anyway, so why not a free bolt?)
4 Lava spike
4 Skullcrack (because life gain and damage preventing is a thing)
3 searing blaze
4 Lightning bolt
4 Rift bolt
2 Thunderous Wrath (It is a risk if it was in the opening hand, however it is a bomb if it wasn't)
2 shrine of Burning rage
2 Eidolon of the great Revel (probably the only card that cost more than $3)
4 Monastery swiftspear
4 Keldon Marauders
3 Grim Lavamancer
4 Hellspark elemental
18 mountains
Sideboard
2 smelt
2 combust
2 searing blood
2 slagstorm
2 dragon's Claw (The look in the eyes of the burn player when I had this out on turn 2 was priceless)
2 Rachet Bomb (Just in case of Bogles, tokens and some enchantments)
3 Molten Rain (because I love seeing Tron players cry)
This list is super cheap and it DID WIN ME THE FNM.
I really hope you read this comment professor :)
I'm pissed that eidolon is 12 now. It double it price days before I got my four copies for my red white burn.
dragon claw: the unsung hero of anti burn deck sideboarding
Just won a 11 man tournament at my LGS with a slightly tweaked version of this deck! my little 150$ mono Red took out a 1000$ twin deck with confidence to secure the win. Thanks for this wonderful video prof! red decks win!
+Heir of Arminius Congrats!!!
Thanks, you dead on about blood moon. it's price has skyrocketed for a reason. It shuts down whole chunks of the format. 2 Main boarding can just win you games.
+Tolarian Community College professor please help im a little new to magic could you please give me a sideboard for this deck id very much appreciate it.
+Gl3n4ufcr4ck
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Lava Spike
4 Rift Bolt
4 Magma Jet
4 Shard Volley
2 Skullcrack
2 Searing Blaze
4 Vexing Devil
4 Monastery Swiftspear
4 Spark Elemental
4 Hellspark Elemental
2 Blood Moon
18 Mountain
2 Searing Blaze
2 Skullcrack
1 Flashfires
1 Boil
2 Leyline of Punishment
2 Grim Lavamancer
4 Smash to Smithereens
1 Devastating Summons
Could you maybe make an updated version of this deck? The prices of the cards have really changed so it would be nice if you could make a new $30 budget mono red modern deck. Btw keep up the great quality videos, love all of them!
Eleos I know this is a really late reply, but if you're still looking for a mono red deck try out
4x monastery stiwftspear
4x Kiln fiend (win con)
3x dreadhorde arcanist
4x expedite
2x braid of fire (optional)
3x brute strength
4x invigorated rampage
3x manamorphose
3x run amok
4x temur battle rage
4x tormenting voices
2x chandra torch of defiance.
20x mountain
It's a consistent 4 turn win deck. It's a red combo deck using kiln fiend and monastery swiftspear. The +3's and +4's add major damage and trample. If you remove manamorphose, chandra and braid of fire, you can replace them with creatures that add mana like skirk prospector for example and the deck would run for around 20 to 30 buucks.
That feel when almost ALL of these prices have gone up dramatically... Lightning Bolt and Vexing devil are the same, Magma Jet went down; But so many people must've loved your video because Lava Spike, Skullcrack and Shard Volley are like $3 each now, Goblin Guides are $30 each. And Blood Moon for sideboard is over $40 now... Jesus Christ, Modern...
+AzizidarkReborn Yeah, it is really depressing. This video isn't even THAT old.
+AzizidarkReborn sorry, did you say goblin guides are 30$? Try 50. Thanks wizards.
+Paradox Smith lol picked my playset up plus an additional one for 30 each
+AzizidarkReborn This isnt even just for burn, this is a format-wide increase. every single deck has gotten more expensive.
+Paradox Smith they are like 30-35 near mint where are you buying cards starcity games?
The sideboard alone is about 250$ now
This would cost 10x more today.
@@nicolasfurger1032 This would cost 10x less today since blood moon is 12€ and leyline of punishment is 0.5€
I love going back to these old video. It brings me great pleasure and nostalgia
Great video. You are seriously the next big MTG UA-camr. Your videos are well edited, you give useful information, and you make your viewers look at some things like fat packs and booster pack value from the other side of the spectrum. Keep making great videos and continue to help thousands of players.
You just made my day. Cheers. :)
he was right 3 years ago
willhren, you were right dude!
U right he has 1/2 a million subs now
back when he has 630k subs
I play solely Modern, and have a bunch of decent decks, but still, your amazing commentary sold me on the deck. I already have the singles, and cannot wait to playtest.
Let me know how it works out for you! I've found it to be a highly successful deck, and also a lot of fun. Fast, fast, fast. Got a two land hand? Keep!
I know this video was made a year and a half ago, and at the time Bump in the Night was a much-loved splash, but these days burn is typically red/white, red/green, or, increasingly, red/white/green. Cards like Atarka's Command, Destructive Revelry, Boros Charm and Lightning Helix add a considerable amount of versatility in both the mainboard and sideboard.
Additionally, there are some great budget options for people who don't want to drop $120 on Goblin Guides. My preferred budget option was Blistercoil Weird. Its ability to get pumped when you cast instants and sorceries makes it a slower Monastery Swiftspear, and the untap option means it's a viable blocker if you get into a bad spot and need one, which can happen against certain fast aggro decks like infect and zoo. It's not hasty and therefore it's far from ideal, but if you can't afford to drop the cash on the Guides (I don't blame you), it's something to consider.
If you're playtesting a deck for a modern tournament and have the opportunity, be sure to test against burn. Burn will be seen at any modern tournament, and if you can't beat it you're going to run into trouble. This is true for other decks as well, but burn is a really great benchmark for how your deck holds up in the format.
Here's the list for my own r/w burn (I'm on a budget, so the Atarka's Command and the manabase needed for the green splash are out of my price range, as is Blood Moon now - the Goblin Guides in it are even borrowed!)
4 Goblin Guide
4 Monastery Swiftspear
4 Eidolon of the Great Revel
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Lava Spike
4 Rift Bolt
4 Skullcrack
4 Boros Charm
4 Lightning Helix
2 Searing Blaze
2 Shard Volley
2 Magma Jet
4 Wooded Foothills
4 Sacred Foundry
10 Mountain
4 Wear//Tear
2 Smash to Smithereens
3 Leyline of Punishment
2 Kor Firewalker
2 Anger of the Gods
2 Rending Volley
thats quite good but i would like 2 grim lavamancers instead of magma jet,also this version of burn need 20 lands so i'd cut shard volley,and then of you have money you can buy more fetch and some checklands and you can add 4 searing blazes instead of 2
+Matteo Gorni I think you're right. An ideal/primer version of the deck runs 12 fetches, 4 foundries and 4 mountains along with two lavamancers and 4 Searing Blaze. The differences here are based around my own preferences when playing the deck (yeah, it turns out there's a lot of room to play around even in burn!). I'm just personally not a fan of Grim Lavamancer in terms of how I play, though I do know it's really good.
+Morn also i think burn will change a lot after gp porto alegre where 2 burn make top 8 and the were both running a particular version with 4 nacatl and the same things happens one months ago at scg open and in both events a zoo deck won (this make me think nacatl was banned for a good reason...)
+Matteo Gorni Wild Nacatl is a very good creature, and it's three damage on turn two, which is like the bare minimum of what we want from Burn. However, it also forces the turn one and two plays and is a terrible topdeck. One of the reasons I like Burn so much is because it's a very versatile deck in spite of the vast majority of it boiling down to "throw damage at opponent until there's not an opponent anymore." Not to say that it can't work in the deck, and the results speak for themselves. It's just an option I don't want to take for myself.
Blood moon is essentially a must in modern. Especially if your deck has anything red in it. If you don't believe me, check out how many blood moons were in the top eight from Pro Tour Valencia. I am not talking to you Tolarian, I am speaking in general. xD
It shuts down Fetches (I think), manlands, shocklands, and any deck with greedy mana pools. It is a worthwhile investment, if you want to play anything red or whatever in modern.
It does shut down fetches. ;)
a bit over my budget :(
Well, when I say essentially, I mean REALLY competitive. There is nothing wrong with not having it, but just don't expect to be playing with the big boys on top. I know the price tags suck, but maybe your budget will open up one day.
Blood Moon in an all-in aggro deck is perhaps not what you want. Spending your turn three doing absolutely no damage can actually be fatal. I've had a Splinter Twin player dump a Deceiver Exarch on me in response, then untap and play his combo.
Sometimes you do hit gold and people just flat out scoop, but it's definitely a card one should be a bit careful about using.
You are hands down the most helpful and informative Magic channel I've found. As a new player you're advice is amazing and I really appreciate your videos. Keep up the great work.
Thank you, that's really great to hear! :)
I play competitive magic since 2004 and agree with all your vids. Best MTG YT channel man ;)
Thanks, man.
I've builded that deck a few days ago and i'm gonna try it on a modern tournement on 26th july. I actually won almost every match against my friends. When you put in the vexing devils , goblin guides and bloodmoon its a very strong deck
I totally agree Red Deck Wins is a must have. It's a great gold standard for testing your decks. I find many new and experienced players make the mistake of building decks out of costly and complicated mana bases or combos. A red deck to test against would save them the problem of dropping big bucks on a slug. Btw I built two red decks one for my friend who wasn't into magic and one for my girlfriend. They both play and love them.
Thank you Professor for the deck. Yesterday at FNM i got with this 5th place 3/2. Only merfolk was a problem for my deck.
Gonna be playing a variation of this deck in my first Modern event tomorrow. So far it's undefeated in my casual games, and once I add fetches, I'll branch into white for Boros Charm and Lightning Helix. Thanks so much for the deck! Now all I need to buy is Goblin Guides, and a full set of Zendikar full art mountains
It moves the price up, but splash white for Boros Charm, Lightning Helix, and Wear//Tear, and also take out the Vexing devil's for monastery swiftspear, and you've really got a competitive modern deck
Good video and I have to agree. Though Red Deck Wins is used to described a red deck heavy with creatures while a mainly direct damage cards referred to as burn. Mono red decks are super fun to play!
I love this series. You're 8-rack video got me to build my first modern deck and this one is making me think about a second.
Hey great video as always! One thing I really like is how you always promote your local game stores at the end of your videos. That's super important for everyone to remember!
I personally like to include dangerous wagers(1r, instant, discard your hand, draw 2) They provide some nice card draw, are really budjet and can be used to replace cards you might not like. I'm personally not running any shard volleys or shocks. I'm also testing with the new chandra and hell's thunder
3:12 This point is really valid. I had a mono red burn when I stopped playing around 2010. I started playing again recently and it only costed me something like 20 buck to update it after all these years (mostly because of eidolon of the great reveal, since cards like Searing Blaze, Monestary Swiftspear and skullcrack aren't expensive at all).
Budget Goblin Guide: Falkenrath Noble, Rakdos Cackler if you're splashing black; which I highly recommend. Also, if you *are* splashing black, why not put in Bump in the night? It's a black-bolt
i have been running a monored for around 2 years now. I based my original red deck on the 2013 digital red deck, but it has evolved. it can take on many decks with confidence now, although it struggles against my friends esper(WHICH HAS NEVER LOST A FIGHT!) it has more than enough ways of dealing with creatures with cards like flame slash. This is arguably my favorite deck right now, although ive been favoring my while black red warrior deck(mardu based). Still there is something satisfying about feeling like you have become the firelord.
+Edward Schramm how has your friend's deck never lost? I'm running a monored and I've only lost to about 5 different decks, most of which sideboard can take care of
ill give you a thought - isocron scepter with counterspell embedded, and thats just his starting stuff. he controls you out, and almost seems to know what your doing before you do once he knows your deck.
If im remembering his deck correctly, he also mills you out, and does things like act of treason then uses an artifact that exiles all effects on the stack, so it becomes permenant. And i was slightly wrong - his deck lost ONCE against a deck that was strong against that deck type, and even then he lost because they both went through their whole deck, he just happened to have to draw into an empty deck first.
Thanks Professor! This was my very first MTG deck, and I've been happy with it ever since!
Goblin Guide? I think I will settle for a Monastery Swiftspear.
Agreed :)
Honestly I think Monastery Swiftspear is almost better since most spells in the deck only cost one in the first place, prowess shouldn't be hard to get each turn and then you're not feeding your opponent land
It would take a lot to convince me to remove my Monastery play sets from my BR and Mono R decks. They are just too damn good.
Tempest and a Computer Most burn lists run playsets of both. 8 1-drop haste creatures? Yes please. Swiftspear is to Guide what Lava Spike is to Lightning Bolt. It's additional redundancy.
Tempest and a Computer why not both? I love t1 Guide into Taylor Swiftspear and Spike or Eidolon
Still play this deck today! Ok maybe not the same deck but mono red isn’t going anywhere!
Yay! Thanks for introducing me to Modern.. now only if I can get my friends to play it, because they find older cards OP in comparison.
One of things I did early on was build a couple Modern decks so that my friends could pick a deck and get a game. They found the format addicting and quickly made decks of their own.
Tolarian Community College thanks for the reply man.
Always! I've got another couple cheap and highly effective Modern decks that are going to be posted shortly, so those might help out as well.
Tolarian Community College I will be looking forward to them!
Goblin Guide went up to $30...
Budget no more :(
ASteelersMidget Luckily there's a lovely new card called Monastery Swiftspear, which is possibly even superior to Goblin Guide in this burn deck, or at least on par. An uncommon worth less than a buck. Enjoy!
Fair Enough.
Also Thanks for the recommendation of the kmc hyper matte sleeves. I've been loving them since i got them after watching your card sleeve review videos :)
goblin guide->swift spear monastery is a good first turn and so much "budget", and she takes profit from the spell you cast
Tolarian Community College
It is a great budget option, but it certainly isn't better than Goblin Guide. It might be on par, at best. Burn isn't like Delver decks, in which you cast a lot of spells per turn, and you don't want to force casting your instants just to pump your Swiftspears.
maybe they will reprint goblin guide in the next modern masters it will hopefully bring the prince down.
I played RDW burn too!
but somehow, after my friends changed the focus of their deck into bold defense and push me harder with big fat creatures, I put some greater red creatures into the deck, like 2 Thundermaw Hellkites and 1 Stormbreath Dragon... they're pricey but they're worth of it...
the only minus point is that my deck is not as fast as it is before... but it can somehow anticipate big cratures, mainly those who can fly (I still condemn that baneslayer angel.... :p )
nice video by the way! I'll support you!!
I can really see this channel take off the more you post the more it will grow :D.Your content is really good keep up this excellent work it will pay off.
Thanks. I'm trying to keep the posts up and am listening to what folks are interested in. The videos are a lot of fun to make and it feels great when I hear I've helped someone out.
A little suggestion for sideboard, exquisite firecraft is a good card against control decks, it's a little slower than other burn spells cost 3 mana but you can do 4 damage which cannot be countered so it's particularly good
Deck is currently somewhere around 50 dollars as prices have gone up. Still a solid all in to the face deck. Might pick it up.
Awesome way to jump into Modern. Too bad card prices are obnoxiously higher now then they were last spring...
Fairly new to the Magic scene, and I think modern/EDH will be the main formats I play. This looks awesome to start with thanks Professor!
Well Vexing devil is now $10, and Goblin Guide is now $30.
For the fully budget build, I would recommend Searing Blood in place of Searing Blaze. It's much more reliable in a fetchless build. It may not kill X/3s, but I think the ability to keep Searing Blood up as an option at instant speed can be very important. I would appreciate an annotation about this for everyone who doesn't know, as not everyone keeps up with new cards, and I know Searing Blood doesn't get talked about much.
Thanks for your vid. Gave me new a burning sensation to get myself going on my first modern red burn deck.
I started Modern with Burn. Pretty much the same deck except i have R/B and R/W fetches for Arid Mesa and Blood Crypt, and i run Bump in the Night and Boros Charm. Then after burn i built 8Rack, and after that Jund Dredgevine.
My friend plays a similar deck. Two cards that I fell work excellently in these decks are ball lightning and fling, I've lost more times to a ball lightning attack into a fling combo than any other play.
Hey, Professor! I just wanted to point out a possible update to this decklist - Mardu Scout. It seems like it could easily be Hellspark Elementals 5-8 in a budget list.
I just got into it and its great really addicting and fun . Just started getting into the living cards games and they are great . Great channel and great videos
adding x4 Grapeshot would be a good idea as, spamming is the highlight of this deck and Fling, as you have to sac some one-time use creatures anyways.
Damn, the prices have changed. Adding to cart everything that's available on a Canadian online card store and just from Vexing Devils and Goblin Guides, the price goes from ~$35 to just above $200!
I run a burn deck, and I have to say that while Goblin Guide cannot be replaced, Monastary Swiftspear definitely is a contender. I run both. If youre on an absolute budget, Rakdos Cackler is not a bad option. Ash Zealot is also a really good card, having Haste and First Strike.
If you can afford it, definitely look into splashing Green and White, both for Main and Sideboard hate. Atarka's Command and Boros Charm are just BONKERS in the main. Destructive Revelry is a MUST for the side, Deflecting Palm can win games on its own, and Kor Firewalker is a blowout in the mirror. Splashing those colors also allows cards like Path to Exile, Lightning Helix, Creeping Corrosion, Wrath of God, Ancient Grudge (to pay the Flashback), etc for the side.
And for the arguments about fetch vs non-fetch builds, consider this: if you open two fetches, that is not only two less lands youre going to draw, but also two cards you thin your deck, and burn is a deck that REALLY does not want to see lands past 2 or 3. 3 is the golden number of lands, and once you hit that, you want to be drawing and dropping burn spells for the rest of the game. So using 3 fetches thins your deck 3 lands, leaving only 12 lands left in the deck, leading to a higher likelihood of drawing a burn card than a land. This is especially crucial when in topdeck mode. If your opponent is at 3 life, youd rather top a Lightning Bolt or a Lava Spike than a land.
+metalfreekz13 mind sharing your deck(s)? :D
+uleeno Sure. I run a savage Naya Burn build.
4 Goblin Guide
4 Monastary Swiftspear
4 Eidolon of Great Revel
2 Exquisite Firecraft
4 Atarka's Command
4 Boros Charm
4 Lightning Helix
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Lava Spike
4 Shard Volley
4 Rift Bolt
1 Arid Mesa
4 Wooded Foothills
4 Bloodstained Mire
4 Sacred Foundry
2 Stomping Ground
3 Mountain
Sideboard:
2 Kor Firewalker (Mirror, Storm)
2 Deflecting Palm (Affinity, Stompy, etc)
2 Path To Exile (problem creatures)
3 Anger of the Gods (Affinity, Zoo, Tokens, etc)
3 Rending Volley (Twin, U/W Control)
3 Destructive Revelry (Affinity)
If you need any other help, or would like a solid budget list, let me know what your price range is, and I could help you craft one.
This deck as per October 2015, is now $62.00 Still pretty cheap for Modern! But with Lightning Bolt at 2.25, Rift Bolt at 2.59 and Lava Spike at 3.33, people took notice of this budget RDW!
With sideboard double your estimate.
True, I was just talking mainboard. Just wanted to give an update of the price for anyone looking into it. I didn't feel like Calcing Sideboard
Dearest prof,
As a young player of magic, I find myself devoted to red and white. The allure of these colors are incredible. The fact that you have aggro, burn, strong creatures, and swarm tactics make my deck a solid C in my book. But professor, please offer some ideas on spells and creatures!
For red? We have swiftspear,Young pyromancer,lightining bolt,lava spike,skullcrack... and for red/white we have boros charm and lightining helix. those are pretty strong cards to start your own deck 8D
In retrospect, my deck probably isn't too great. In case you were wondering:
1x Alesha who smiles at death
1x Mardu woe-reaper
1x Doomed Traveller
1x Helios God of the Sun
1x Akroan Skygaurd
2x Akroan Crusader
1x Impetuous Sunchaser
1x Sandsteppe Outcast
1x Nyx-fleece Ram
1x Custodi Soulbinders
1x Goblin Wardriver
1x Flaring Flame-Kin
2x Phalanx Leader
1x Labyrinth Champion
1x Oracle of Bones
1x Firemane Avenger
1x Boros Mastiff
1x Flametongue Kavu
1x Elite Skirmisher
1x Inquisitor Exarch
1x Akroan Hoplite
1x Lightning Strike
1x Arc Lightning
1x Spectra Ward
1x Divine Favor
1x Ride Down
1x Citadel Siege
1x Searing Blood
1x Raise the Alarm
1x Goblinslide
1x Sulfuric Vortex
1x Dictate of the Twin Gods
1x Ajani Vengeant
1x Ajani Caller of the Pride
3x Wind-Scarred Crag
1x Boros Guildgate
12x Plains
8x Mountains
CanadianLumberjack Too many one-ofs. You need more consistency in Modern.
Everlasting Torment is a decent alternative to Leyline of Punishment. I use them in my burn deck, which coincidentally uses a lot of the cards you showed here.
I don't know how much work it takes to make a video like this but it would be cool to make one of these every third month or so, since the prices can change so dramatically. Of course, I realise that this might not be a realistic request.
I’m tempted to try an updated version of this deck against Nadu.
Wish me luck 😢
For those watching in late 2015, the cost of the basic deck from scratch (minus lands) is approaching $60. It's over $70 with all near mint cards.
Then another $60 for a decent sideboard. Total cost = $120, quadruple the price in the video from a year ago.
I'm new to magic and I made this deck online, it's a lot of fun and it wins consistently!
According to tapped out the "budget" version is over 60 bucks. Seriously I just want a good magic deck without draining my wallet. Can you pleeeeeeeaaasssseee do an updated Budget modern deck. I watch tons of deck tech's but you are the only person who I can sit down and watch for 5 minutes and when im done understand and want that deck. I beg you.
you should add 2 Fire Servants only 2 to the burn deck, yea he costly but it pays out in the end and it is funny to add 4 Guttersnipe's and 4 Thunderous Wrath this is a great combo and a funny one to. :3
You could make a video about the legacy "oops all spells" deck which is a competetive legacy deck, that can win on turn 1. Its very cheap. Perfect for everyone who wants to get into legacy. This deck leads into charbelcher if you want to spend more on it. It finally takes an ending in ad nauseam tendrils, which is probably the most competetive semi budget decks in legacy.
That's definitely one to add to the list for future videos. Cheers!
Always entertaining, very informative, and interesting topics to boot! Keep them coming!
I always think it's funny when people tell me to buy from my local game store, because I live within twenty minutes drive from the original Channel Fireball store. LSV even works the register sometimes.
finally got my playset of vexing devils and goblin guideswas very hard as 5 people are people this deck in my city and bought all of thosefrom the store
Hope you enjoy the deck!
I like to get packs and make decks out of that, i get small booster packs, i also get those pre made decks if it has a card i want on the front, it's more fun for me and helps me practice my deck building skills
For the board, be sure to use dragons claw. Make someone relive that Friday nights moment.
8.10.2016 bought the cards ( 30$ version ) price is now about 60$
Truth be told, the reason I don't do Modern is the local meta is so...weird. There area few guys playing T1 decks (U/R Twin, America Control, Zoo) but also a lot of people play janky decks that can beat an unprepared opponent.
On that comment though, it would be nice to see a sideboard guide for this deck, or maybe one for Modern in general. I have a little B/R Kiln Fiend deck I'm working on (Fiend on 2, G-Probe+Apostle's Blessing+Tainted Strike for 11 Infect on 3) but I have no clue what to stick in the sideboard since I've only been playing since Scars and still have to read most of the cards in Modern.
Dear Professor,
I am an English connoisseur just like you; also, I have been playing Magic for a few months now. I think I have built a super cheap black/white life gain deck. Please check it out and tell me if it is competitive in Modern, or if it needs minute revisions. It wins against my friends' Duel Decks, but that is no test of true power. Here is the deck, which should run under $50.
4 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
4 Lone Missionary
4 Child of Night
4 Pharika's Cure
4 Wall of Essence
4 Sign in Blood
2 Foul-Tongue Shriek
2 Cutthroat Maneuver
4 Ephara's Radiance
4 Sungrace Pegasus
3 Ajani's Pridemate
2 Divinity of Pride
10 Plains
10 Swamp
4 Orzhov Guildgate
65 CARDS TOTAL
I made a cart of this deck list not including alternatives and it came out to $65 dollars. talk about a price increase.
Video on building/sharing a collection would be pretty good
Swiftspear is great in this deck. You're going to be casting at least one spell a turn anyway, and having two on the field is backbreaking. It effectively gives +2 damage to all of your burn spells. Eidolon of the great Revel has pushed Burn to tier 1, it's as good a time as ever to pick it up.
i have a fairly lame Kor modern deck, but i should probably just make one of these decks to use
ran 1-3 with this... made minor alterations, swapping keldon marauders with lightning serpent, sprang for Thunderous wrath, i dont know what im doing wrong...
I have played modern for along time and this deck I still bring once or twice a month
I'm surprised by the lack of Guttersnipe. At best he provides extra damage, and at worse he's a chump blocker or he absorbs a counter spell.
Although the cost for this deck has double since the making of this video, it still is much more affordable than many other modern decks. Think this might be the one to bring me into modern! :D
Could I request a modern deck video for aura hexproof, a relatively affordable deck that can be heavily budget substituted land wise. It's also a very strong deck and wins fast. Easy to pilot for new players and still has a level of complexity for veterans.
I played Magic in 96 and quit in 96. I loved Burn decks. I want to play again and decided that this would be a cool deck to get back into the game. A buddy of mine who plays Magic religiously said that people sideboard for red decks and this deck would get obliterated. Is that true in the current state of the game?
Burn is one of the most played decks right now, also due to its relatively low cost, so depending on your meta, it may be possible to find some burn hate in sideboards.
Still, burn is a really valid choice, especially if you splash white, and can manage to still win games after the first.
I would suggest you to try the deck out, and you'll see for yourself! :)
it does get sideboarding aggresively, which is why i built a version of this deck, but made it mardu burn. Smash to Smithereens is a great way to destroy cards like Spellskite and Dragon's Claw, and Wear//Tear is a good option to stop Leyline of Punishment, as well as having the added bonus of being able to destroy artifacts for decks like Affinity.
This deck wins GPs all the time. Pro Tours... I don't know, probably occasionally. Of course, they usually have white splash, which means fetch lands and around a 400 dollar price tag, but it's close to the version shown here.
Sure, here it is, by Teruya Kakumae, GP Kobe 2014, placed 1st.
20 LANDS
8 Mountain
4 Sacred Foundry
4 Arid Mesa
4 Battlefield Forge
15 CREATURES
4 Vexing Devil
4 Goblin Guide
4 Eidolon of the Great Revel
3 Grim Lavamancer
25 INSTANTS and SORC.
4 Rift Bolt
4 Lava Spike
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Skullcrack
3 Boros Charm
3 Searing Blood
3 Shard Volley
SIDEBOARD
4 Molten Rain
4 Stony Silence
1 Shatterstorm
2 Wear / Tear
4 Leyline of Sanctity
I built a green blue infect deck for about 60.00 it is a very good budget deck I have beaten a top tier deck so I think infect is good if you understand it post your thoughts have fun playing I will post the list if u would like
I want to thank you this video has made me actually happy to play modern.
I'm really happy you found it helpful. I view these particular videos not so much as deck tech, but more as ads and arguments for the affordability and fun of Modern.
I'm not playing Modern BECAUSE of this deck! My friend's red aggro deck kills every Modern deck I have no matter which strategy I try that's under $300. It's absurd!
try building a mountain destroyer... molten rain x4, stone rain x4, seismic spike x4...etc. its a lot of fun.
Red Deck wins / Burn is such a great deck for all levels of modern players.
I would love more videos like this for different modern, popper, or other formats
Since majority of the spells are instants and sorceries I would recommend guttersnipe. For defense I would recommend a young pyromancer
Marauders is spelled wrong in the channel description.
thanks Professor,
Though, at my local (french) store it costs 82€ without the full version.
amdnable Nevermind, some guy met in front of a store led me to his car packed with binders and sold me most of the card for a total of 25€. The prices aren't the same everywhere apparently
// Enchant Yo Ass
Lands:
4 Hallowed Fountain
4 Celestial Colonnade
4 Calciform Pools
4 Azorius Chancery
4 Flagstones of Trokair
4 Plains
Creatures:
2 Ephara, God of the Polis
4 Eidolon of Countless Battles
4 Archetype of Courage
2 Heliod, God of the Sun
4 Spirit of the Labyrinth
Spells:
4 Leyline of Sanctity
4 Curse of Exhaustion
4 Call to the Kindred
4 Detention Sphere
4 Sphere of Safety
How likely is this deck going to do well?
I wish i could've gotten a playset of goblin guides for $48, after 1 year the playset costed me $140 :/
zieglerr300 Eeek.
+zieglerr300 The prices multiplied within a year. Modern is surely getting popular, but it's going to die abruptly if the card prices keep increasing that way. Seriously, how are new players going to adopt modern if they can't find the right cards, and if they do, they're expensive?
+zieglerr300 The main reason is they weren't included in the Modern Master Series. Hopefully Wizards will include them in the next MM if they do another!
Alex G Yeah, I don't want to be a buzz kill here but Modern Masters 2 was more expensive than Modern Masters 1. That just irritates me
+zieglerr300 I traded two GGs off this guy who's girlfriend wanted quite a few cards in my folder when the GGs were $6 each.
Love these videos. Especially the budget part about it. Please keep posting more.
Deff gonna SUB
Would Zo-Zu, the Punisher, Tunnel Ignus, and Manabarbs be viable in a burn deck? They lower the speed, but penalize your opponent heavily for playing lands like fetchlands.
Tolarian Community College can you make a video about the different formats in magic and the ups and downs of each to help people be educated on which formats are best for them?
I'd like to, yes. I feel I talked a bit about affordable Modern decks and now want to chat about Commander. After that, I'd like to focus on stuff like Highlander and Pauper, and maybe a few words about Standard and Draft.
sounds good, I am interested in getting into Magic, and My current knowledge tells me that Modern is the best format when it comes to value. What is the most fun constructed format in your opinion?
can you make a video on your personal favorite colors, artist, archtypes, and planes walkers?
Sure!
Yes, as of now, this decklist (without the Vexing Devils and Goblin Guides) will cost me over fifty dollars at my LGS! The price as inflated dramatically!
Tolarian Community College I was thinking for a 60 deck consistency I would use 16 Mountains! Why do you recommend 18-20? Returning to Modern (and MTG as a whole).
You mentioned to splash black as well. What options should I go with and replace red with?
I really like the budget decks especially for modern being a new player wanting to get into the format. You have two 30$ builds for modern your red deck wins and goblins deck, which would you say is more competitive for fnm?
While I can see the allure of Modern for people who have played in recent years, I still wish Vintage / old school Type 1 was a popular format. For those of us who played from even back in the Alpha days its not uncommon for us to have large collections of cards that span some of Magic's great oldest sets.
I agree, and it is surprising they decided to kill the format entirely.
Red Deck Wins is always a fun archetype, but the thing that always irks me is how many strictly worse cards you have to run, it's just so unsatisfying when the worse card underpreforms
What cards would you add that would make this more competitive? Like I have heard suggestions of using rakdos cackler, ash zealot, chandra's pheonix, and fanatic of mogis. But I am interested how you would make this more competitive if people had the extra cash?
A budget version of this deck for modern is available at mtggoldfish.com in their Budget Magic Series. I highly recommend to check it out if you are interestet in this deck. Seemed pretty effective even without Goblin Guide and Blood Moon.
Lol love to see the prices of that stuff back then, that deck now is much more
What are you peoples thoughts on playing a modern R/B deck with Rakdos Cackler and Rakdos Shred-Freak?