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[RU Flying Burn]

RU Flying Burn 60 cards, 0 sideboard 8 {Island} 4 {Sulfur Falls} 8 {Mountain} 4 {Steam Vents} 24 lands 2 {Hypersonic Dragon} 2 {Firewing Phoenix} 2 {Talrand, Sky Summoner} 2 {Stormbound Geist} 4 {Insectile Aberration} 12 creatures 3 {Flames of the Firebrand} 4 {Thought Scour} 4 {Divination} 4 {Pillar of Flame} 4 {Searing Spear} 3 {Runechanter's Pike} 2 {Magmaquake} 24 other spells Sideboard

So do you think BR Zombies or GR beats will be better?  And do you have any suggestions particular to those decks?

I tried your Stakeout deck, and I do like it, but using the sample hand feature on iMtG, I typically fail to go off by turn 5.

Is Gatecrash going to make any of those obsolete?

I'm reentering Magic after a 4 year or so hiatus.  I used to frequent FNM and seeing as I depended on an allowance, I also frequented getting my ass handed to me. 

I am going to go back and play in an FNM soon with a couple friends who just got into the game.  Are there any (relatively) cheap decks that are competitive?  I guess I'm asking for something aggro, since I'm not the greatest control player.  Hell, I keep hearing Jund, Grixis, Esper etc and I don't have a clue what those are.

Thanks

 {Battle Hymn}
{Infernal Plunge}
{Arbor Elf}
{Seek the Horizon}
{Farseek}

I'm sure there are many more.

Updated list.

-2  {Past in Flames}
-1  {Desperate Ravings}
-2  {Cyclonic Rift}

+1  {Thought Scour}
+2  {Reforge the Soul}
+2  {Wild Guess}

I usually just sit there with Past in Flames in my hand.  I almost never use it.  I'm usually not too thrilled to draw Cyclonic Rift either. 

Wild Guess works very well in this deck and I am never sorry to draw it.  That and Reforge the Soul help me refuel my hand when everything else fails me.  I much prefer Wild Guess over Desperate Ravings except for the RR casting cost.

What would you suggest I drop to put those in?  I was thinking the  {Cyclonic Rift}.

Or I suppose it could also just replace Guttersnipe since they do the same thing.  But I'd like both honestly.  Maybe 3 of each, since with so many instants and sorceries they both say "deal with me or die."

Interesting deck, have you ever thought about {Thought Scour}?  You need more draw base and to me Past In Flames should be a huge archetype in this deck.  Mabye add a {burning vengeance} somewhere, the sideboard maybe.  It is a deck that needs some help due to the fact that this deck can be slow for burn.  Good luck with it! :)

I've got 3  {Thought Scour} in there already.  I like the thought of  {Burning Vengeance}.  I'll try to get that in.  I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with the phrasing, are you saying to get rid of  {Past in Flames}?

Just trying to get as close as possible to my {Gelectrode} based Izzet deck of old.  Thoughts?

Ideally, I am drawing into a turn one  {Delver of Secrets} to become my beatstick on turn 2.   {Guttersnipe} has obvious synergy with all the instants and sorceries in the deck.  {Hypersonic Dragon} may well provide the final push I need for damage with its combined flying and haste.  I know {Magmaquake} is an unusual choice, but I like having it to help stop quick aggro decks, and to deal with planeswalkers mid or late game.

[Izzet Burn]

Izzet Burn 60 cards, 0 sideboard 4 {Sulfur Falls} 7 {Mountain} 7 {Island} 4 {Steam Vents} 1 {Desolate Lighthouse} 23 lands 2 {Hypersonic Dragon} 4 {Guttersnipe} 4 {Delver of Secrets} 10 creatures 4 {Searing Spear} 4 {Think Twice} 2 {Desperate Ravings} 4 {Pillar of Flame} 2 {Reforge the Soul} 2 {Wild Guess} 2 {Magmaquake} 3 {Mizzium Mortars} 4 {Thought Scour} 27 other spells Sideboard

Just trying to get as close as possible to my {Gelectrode} based Izzet deck of old.  Thoughts?

Ideally, I am drawing into a turn one  {Delver of Secrets} to become my beatstick on turn 2.   {Guttersnipe} has obvious synergy with all the instants and sorceries in the deck.  {Hypersonic Dragon} may well provide the final push I need for damage with its combined flying and haste.  I know {Magmaquake} is an unusual choice, but I like having it to help stop quick aggro decks, and to deal with planeswalkers mid or late game.

[Izzet]

Izzet 60 cards, 0 sideboard 7 {Mountain} 4 {Sulfur Falls} 4 {Steam Vents} 1 {Desolate Lighthouse} 7 {Island} 23 lands 4 {Guttersnipe} 4 {Delver of Secrets} 2 {Hypersonic Dragon} 10 creatures 2 {Magmaquake} 2 {Past in Flames} 4 {Searing Spear} 4 {Think Twice} 2 {Cyclonic Rift} 3 {Desperate Ravings} 3 {Mizzium Mortars} 3 {Thought Scour} 4 {Pillar of Flame} 27 other spells Sideboard

While running 18 lands, do you not frequently run into mana problems?

Sorry, don't know why I saved it as Rakdos instead of Golgari, but I was just looking to build a deck around {Jarad}.  I think he would work well off of the {Gravecrawlers}.

Don't have a SB yet, and very open to any suggestions.

[Rakdos]

Rakdos 60 cards, 0 sideboard 4 {Woodland Cemetery} 7 {Swamp} 4 {Overgrown Tomb} 8 {Forest} 23 lands 3 {Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord} 4 {Arbor Elf} 4 {Gravecrawler} 4 {Lotleth Troll} 4 {Geralf's Messenger} 3 {Vorapede} 3 {Deathrite Shaman} 25 creatures 4 {Abrupt Decay} 2 {Jarad's Orders} 2 {Sign in Blood} 4 {Farseek} 12 other spells Sideboard