Austin Jones Red Deck Wins (Updated)

[austinhyperdrive]

Austin Jones Red Deck Wins (Updated) 75 cards, 15 sideboard 22 {Mountain} 22 lands 4 {Legion Loyalist} 4 {Firedrinker Satyr} 4 {Akroan Crusader} 4 {Burning-Tree Emissary} 4 {Rakdos Cackler} 20 creatures 4 {Lightning Strike} 4 {Madcap Skills} 4 {Thunderous Might} 2 {Magma Jet} 4 {Shock} 18 other spells Sideboard 3 {Pithing Needle} 4 {Mizzium Mortars} 4 {Skullcrack} 4 {Frostburn Weird} 15 sideboard cards Notes: Just a really neat home brew that I have found to be faster then the Top Standard List's RDW. Been playing it since Theros came out. The recent change was the addition of Thunderous Might which blows the damage output off the charts in a 4 turn win span. Hope it sees play I find it to be very fun.

[Ekann1]

No {ash zealot}?

[Sparkle Ninja]

No {Purphuros, God of the Forge}

[Kaworu, the Fifth Child]

No {Purphuros, God of the Forge}

Way too slow. By T4 if you need that extra damage you shouldn't have kept that hand.

[MuggyWuggy]

 {Bile Blight}  {Drown in Sorrow} will be cards in next release you may want to keep an eye out for

[MuggyWuggy]

And why more lightning strike than magma jets? Is the goal of this deck to be done by t4 t5?

[Kaworu, the Fifth Child]

And why more lightning strike than magma jets? Is the goal of this deck to be done by t4 t5?

Yes. Magma jet is not as good in RDW. Mjet is 1 damage too little.

[austinhyperdrive]

No {ash zealot}?

I don't play Ash Zealot because it has no synergy with Burning-Tree. I'd rather be dropping down more creatures or attaching auras to max out damage. Turn one Akroan Crusader followed by turn two Burning tree followed up by  mad cap skills or Might gives a dude with haste to swing with and that's about 4 damage either way from either just from crusader, devotion or madcap boost. Either way your swinging for 5 turn two and you have another creature for next turn. The point of this deck is to do as much damage for as low mana as possible. Ash would slow it down and break synergy. But trust me I have played nothing but RDW since M12 rotated out. I have considered and used Ash Zealot heavily. I even had a foil Japanese one for my deck before m13 went out. I loved that damn thing no doubt one of the best 2 drops we got right now. It just breaks synergy for this deck.

[austinhyperdrive]

And why more lightning strike than magma jets? Is the goal of this deck to be done by t4 t5?

Yes. Magma jet is not as good in RDW. Mjet is 1 damage too little.

Exactly couldn't have said it better myself.

[Slenderbro]

Ash zealot isnt meant for burning tree. It's a red deck wins, ash zealot is like why the deck works.

[austinhyperdrive]

{Bile Blight}  {Drown in Sorrow} will be cards in next release you may want to keep an eye out for

Thanks Muggy I am well aware of the threats my deck will face. I'm already worried enough about those turn 3 Hero's downfall and Anger of the Gods. But that's what you have to trade off when you decide to be a dedicated RDW player. Removal of any kind costs you the game.

[Ekann1]

No {ash zealot}?

I don't play Ash Zealot because it has no synergy with Burning-Tree. I'd rather be dropping down more creatures or attaching auras to max out damage. Turn one Akroan Crusader followed by turn two Burning tree followed up by  mad cap skills or Might gives a dude with haste to swing with and that's about 4 damage either way from either just from crusader, devotion or madcap boost. Either way your swinging for 5 turn two and you have another creature for next turn. The point of this deck is to do as much damage for as low mana as possible. Ash would slow it down and break synergy. But trust me I have played nothing but RDW since M12 rotated out. I have considered and used Ash Zealot heavily. I even had a foil Japanese one for my deck before m13 went out. I loved that damn thing no doubt one of the best 2 drops we got right now. It just breaks synergy for this deck.

Makes sense.

[Slenderbro]

And why no fanatic? You're running so much burn already, all you need is a win condition. No use having all those burning trees out if you arent going to exploit them.

[austinhyperdrive]

And why no fanatic? You're running so much burn already, all you need is a win condition. No use having all those burning trees out if you arent going to exploit them.

It breaks the mana curve bro. I have a playset of fanatics but I can deal just as much damage if not more just with the amount of creatures and auras I'm busting out. Notice how everything is 1-2 mana? This deck runs like butter and outspeeds average RDW I have tested it against the professional RDW and it's always won. The point of RDW is to have as much board presence and overwhelm the opposing force. That's how you win bust out dudes like a machine and wreck face! Haha!

[Ekann1]

Don't want to sound mean here, but you seem very opposed to making any sort of change to your deck. I know you've tested all of the suggested changes a lot, but just want to point that tout.