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Deck Comments / Re: Mono Red Burn - Comments

« on: October 06, 2018, 06:31:56 pm »

Hey man! I agree, always a fan of mono red. The issue I have with Guttersnipe is that it feels too slow. It costs 3 mana for a 2/2 body, and won't have any impact if you drop it on turn 3. It does potentially deal lots of damage, but it's too much of an investment for a creature that can be easily removed. Additionally, I don't see any cards that I would cut out for a Guttersnipe. We need the Viashino Pyromancer and Ghitu Lavarunner to enable Wizard's Lightning, Fanatical Firebrand lets us pick off Llanowar Elves as well as pumping up Runaway Steam-Kin, and Goblin Chainwhirler is of course one of the strongest red cards in standard. We need Flame of Keld and Risk Factor for damage/card draw, which are the most important things in a burn deck. Rekindling Phoenix is probably the 'worst' card, as in it doesn't fit as neatly with the gameplan, but it's too strong a creature to drop for a Guttersnipe.

 I have not gotten to test this too much myself, but very similar decks have finished 5-0 in the MTGO competitive leagues.

Best of luck at the GP!