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This deck tries to kill your opponent with direct damage as fast as possible.
Creatures:
Goblin Guide is an ideal turn 1 play. He can regularly do 4-8 damage in a game and puts your opponent on a fast clock. The downside may seem large, but they may only draw a single card off of him during a game while you also get to know some of what's in your opponents hand.
Eidolon of the Great Revel is another card you want on the battlefield as quickly as possible in legacy. It gives the opponent the choice of not playing much of anything, or making your win come much faster. This card is the reason I decided to put this deck together.
Burn:
Lightning Bolt has long been considered one of the most efficient direct damage and removal cards giving 3 damage at instant speed for a single mana.
Chain Lightning is a strictly worse lightning bolt, but it's still excellent giving 3 damage for one mana.
Lava Spike an even more limiting version of 3 damage for a single mana. Most of the time you want to attack the opponent directly, so even though it's worse than the worse version of Lightning Bolt, it's still exactly what this deck needs.
Rift Bolt is another 3 damage for one mana spell. The suspend mechanic can be seen as a drawback, but it will often cause your opponent to not play a creature they would otherwise play because they know you can just kill it. It also doesn't trigger damage from Eidolon of the Great Revel if it is suspended.
Searing Blaze is a powerful card often dealing 6 damage for two mana. It is only a three-of because it can be pretty useless in your hand if you don't hit your landfall triggers.
Flame Rift
deals a lot of damage and can beat a Leyline of Sanctity because it doesn't target. It is a three-of because it also does damage to you.
Sulfuric Vortex is and answer to Baterskull and Griselbrand but can also just put many decks on a faster clock.
Price of Progress is often a huge blowout in a format where most decks only run a few basics. It also doesn't target.
Fireblast is the classic finisher. It doesn't trigger Eidolon of the Great Revel and is just a free 4 damage to quickly end the game.
Sideboard:
Pyroblast is brought in against blue aggro or control deck. It's so versatile in competitive environments.
Volcanic Fallout
is useful in matchups against any Young Pyromancer deck, Delver, Elves, and Death and Taxes it can also be used to kill True-Name Nemesis which I can't otherwise deal with. I've decided to go with the uncounterable version of Pyroclasm due to the amount of counterspells in many of these decks.
Smash to Smithereens can deal with equipment, Chalice of the Void, and against the occasional MUD deck.
Ashen Rider looks like it doesn't fit at all, but it's one of the best answers to Show and Tell decks.
Relic of Progenitus offers hate for Reanimator decks and shuts down delve cards like Treasure Cruise. It also draws a card which is nice.
Check out my other legacy decks!
Miracles
Pox
Death and Taxes
Elves
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