4 {Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle}
20 {Mountain}
24 lands
4 {Chandra's Phoenix}
4 {Guttersnipe}
4 {Generator Servant}
4 {Young Pyromancer}
16 creatures
4 {Arc Lightning}
1 {Vedalken Orrery}
4 {Flames of the Firebrand}
3 {Scouring Sands}
4 {Shock}
4 {Pyromancer's Gauntlet}
20 other spells
Sideboard
2 {Sulfuric Vortex}
2 sideboard cards
Notes:
The goal is to stick some {Pyromancer's Gauntlets} then unleash hell with split damage.
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{Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle}: if you're playing mono red why not?
24 lands
{Chandra's Phoenix}: The bird that just won't die. It's a good blocker to buy you time or a repeatable {Shock}.
{Guttersnipe}: must have in multiplayer burn.
{Generator Servant}: mainly here to make sure you can drop those gauntlets in time.
{Young Pyromancer}: chump blocker generator.
16 creatures
{Arc Lightning}/{Flames of the Firebrand}: the utility you get out of these cards with Gauntlets and/or Orrery on the field is nuts.
{Vedalken Orrery}: makes your answers faster.
{Scouring Sands}: with the Gauntlets it's {Anger of the Gods} that doesn't hurt you. With scry.
{Shock}: sure {Lightning Bolt} is strictly better but it's also more expensive in the cash department. If you can get them run {Lightning Bolt}s.
{Pyromancer's Gauntlet}: the key to this deck. I know that it's not a very good card (the 25c price tag can attest to that) but in this deck it's devastating. You generally only have to cast one spell to get your mana's worth out of it. And if you manage to get two on the field...
20 other spells
{Sulfuric Vortex}: this is a massive target on your forehead but it's also a massive middle finger to life gain.
2 sideboard cards
Cutting room floor: cards that I thought about but didn't put in. Feel free to try them out.
{Anger of the Gods}: being as it blows up every single creature in this deck it was a no go.
{Chandra, Pyromaster}: the only reason it's not in there is the price tag. (I personally don't even own one, yet. When I do it's going in mine.)
{Koth of the Hammer}: he's in mine. The Gauntlets just don't help him and he's pricey ($ wise) compared to everything else in the deck.
{Cone of Flame}: I wanted to keep the mana costs low as the goal is to unload your hand after dropping the Gauntlets and kill everybody.
{Circle of Flame}: if it worked with the Gauntlets I'd cackle evilly and put four in.
{Quest for Pure Flame}: I honestly don't know why it's not in. It should be.
All in all it's a fun deck that ramps up into explosive victories (when it works). The app also says it's under $30, which is pretty cheap.
No purphoros?
Quote from: E.kann1 on October 16, 2014, 11:21:43 PM
No purphoros?
He's not really that great unless {Young Pyromancer} is out in this build.
Maybe he could be side board