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Shock Treatment 73 cards, 13 sideboard 3 {Marsh Flats} 4 {Arid Mesa} 4 {Mountain} 1 {Plains} 3 {Blood Crypt} 1 {Overgrown Tomb} 4 {Sacred Foundry} 20 lands 4 {Deathrite Shaman} 4 {Grim Lavamancer} 4 {Goblin Guide} 4 {Vexing Devil} 4 {Hellspark Elemental} 20 creatures 4 {Lightning Bolt} 4 {Path to Exile} 4 {Lightning Helix} 4 {Boros Charm} 2 {Pillar of Flame} 2 {Rift Bolt} 20 other spells Sideboard 2 {War Priest of Thune} 3 {Mirran Crusader} 3 {Fulminator Mage} 3 {Rain of Gore} 2 {Pillar of Flame} 13 sideboard cards Notes: 🔥🔥🔥👍    Not too sure about {Emberwilde Augur}. The guy is amazing! Especially with Hasty effects like {Inner-Flame Acolyte} and {Slayers' Stronghold}. But I almost want to just say he's a bad {Rift Bolt}???

Nothing? I love this deck. It has cards I've never seen played in Modern before, an I.D. original, lol. It's super aggressive.

Yeah, those {Lightning Helix}s and {Lightning Bolt}s never see Modern play 😜  :P jkjk

I actually kinda like {Emberwilde Augur}.  He's a little squishy, but he's a 2/1 body that can deal direct damage if need be. 

Slight modifications. It's a bit more aggressive now.

{ball lightning} over the reckoner perhaps? Could definetly speed the deck up, but then again, {boros reckoner} is just awesome

Completely revamped the deck. Had a few play sessions recently and did not like it. Dropped Ajani altogether an made it essentially mono 1-Drops. Looks pretty sweet!I like the idea of Lavamancer and Deathrite together. More {Shock} power 😉 May not be enough fuel for them though. I think the build is better now at least, more streamlined.

I would say - 4 {Hellspark elemental}
-2 {Pillar of Flame} (should only be in sideboard)
- 4 {Path to Exile}
+ 2 {Rift Bolt}
+4 {Lava Spike}
+ 4 {Bump in the Night}

Quote from: abstractApathist on January 06, 2014, 11:08:44 AM
I would say - 4 {Hellspark elemental}
-2 {Pillar of Flame} (should only be in sideboard)
- 4 {Path to Exile}
+ 2 {Rift Bolt}
+4 {Lava Spike}
+ 4 {Bump in the Night}

I agree with this^. since you have access to white and fetches  {Steppe Lynx} can be strong and help push damage through although it's an inconsistent card

Quote from: imthelolrus on January 06, 2014, 12:13:27 PM

Quote from: abstractApathist on January 06, 2014, 11:08:44 AM
I would say - 4 {Hellspark elemental}
-2 {Pillar of Flame} (should only be in sideboard)
- 4 {Path to Exile}
+ 2 {Rift Bolt}
+4 {Lava Spike}
+ 4 {Bump in the Night}

I agree with this^. since you have access to white and fetches  {Steppe Lynx} can be strong and help push damage through although it's an inconsistent card

There are two different decks: burn and landfall. Burn packs as many {lightning bolt}s as possible into one deck and is Dega, while landfall uses {steppe lynx}, {plated geopede}, and {Knight of the reliquary} to get ridiculously fast wins and is in Naya colors.

Quote from: abstractApathist on January 06, 2014, 12:25:02 PM

Quote from: imthelolrus on January 06, 2014, 12:13:27 PM

Quote from: abstractApathist on January 06, 2014, 11:08:44 AM
I would say - 4 {Hellspark elemental}
-2 {Pillar of Flame} (should only be in sideboard)
- 4 {Path to Exile}
+ 2 {Rift Bolt}
+4 {Lava Spike}
+ 4 {Bump in the Night}

I agree with this^. since you have access to white and fetches  {Steppe Lynx} can be strong and help push damage through although it's an inconsistent card

There are two different decks: burn and landfall. Burn packs as many {lightning bolt}s as possible into one deck and is Dega, while landfall uses {steppe lynx}, {plated geopede}, and {Knight of the reliquary} to get ridiculously fast wins and is in Naya colors.

Oh, I was referring to the boros landfall deck tht ran the landfall creatures, guides and hellapark elementals, burn, helix, boros charms, paths, etc. Can't remember if it ran Ajani V or not.

They do have a lot of overlap, but combining them doesn't really work that well. Landfall is mainly creature-based, while burn is mainly spell-based.

To the OP, if you want to make burn, my original recommendations still stand.

Quote from: abstractApathist on January 06, 2014, 05:12:27 PM
They do have a lot of overlap, but combining them doesn't really work that well. Landfall is mainly creature-based, while burn is mainly spell-based.

To the OP, if you want to make burn, my original recommendations still stand.

Hmmm... I'll definitely have to consider those changes. I'm not sure what I want this deck to be yet.

I think the way you have the deck right now is good because it's a solid fast burn deck that can also have a fairly good late game thanks to the hell sparks, lavamancers, and deathrites. Most burn decks have a big problem with getting past turn 5-6 so to have a solid late game in burn is really good.

Quote from: Joshnoodles on January 07, 2014, 09:04:55 AM
I think the way you have the deck right now is good because it's a solid fast burn deck that can also have a fairly good late game thanks to the hell sparks, lavamancers, and deathrites. Most burn decks have a big problem with getting past turn 5-6 so to have a solid late game in burn is really good.

You don't really want to get past turn 5-6 with burn, and since it won't kill them quick enough, it'll get outraced by combo and midrange.

Might I suggest {spark trooper} for a midrange attack and life gain move

Quote from: Pi on January 07, 2014, 09:09:32 PM
Might I suggest {spark trooper} for a midrange attack and life gain move

That seems pretty slow... 4 for 6 that isn't guaranteed to get through is not very modern-playable in my opinion.

Quote from: abstractApathist on January 07, 2014, 09:35:02 PM

Quote from: Pi on January 07, 2014, 09:09:32 PM
Might I suggest {spark trooper} for a midrange attack and life gain move

That seems pretty slow... 4 for 6 that isn't guaranteed to get through is not very modern-playable in my opinion.

You mean {Ball Lightning} Helix? Lol. It essentially already runs him.