Fire, Walk With Me

Pauper EDH Budget Burn Mono-Red

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Land (36)

• 1x Dwarven Mine
• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Smoldering Crater
• 1x The Autonomous Furnace

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Vessel of Volatility

Instant (19)

• 1x Big Score
• 1x Blazing Crescendo
• 1x Brimstone Volley
• 1x Chandra's Fury
• 1x Chandra's Outrage
• 1x Dangerous Wager
• 1x Fireblast
• 1x Fling
• 1x Incinerate
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Lightning Strike
• 1x Punish the Enemy
• 1x Red Elemental Blast
• 1x Sarkhan's Rage
• 1x Searing Barrage
• 1x Searing Spear
• 1x Seething Song
• 1x Thrill of Possibility
• 1x Unexpected Windfall

Sorcery (18)

• 1x Blazing Volley
• 1x Boiling Earth
• 1x Disintegrate
• 1x Fireball
• 1x Flame Slash
• 1x Galvanic Relay
• 1x Hazardous Blast
• 1x Kaervek's Torch
• 1x Lava Burst
• 1x Mana Geyser
• 1x Reckless Impulse
• 1x Roil Eruption
• 1x Rolling Thunder
• 1x Seize the Spoils
• 1x Tectonic Hazard
• 1x Volcanic Hammer
• 1x Wild Guess
• 1x Wrenn's Resolve

Commander (1)

Creature (19)

• 1x Ardent Elementalist
• 1x Bhaal's Invoker
• 1x Burning Prophet
• 1x Coal Stoker
• 1x Embereth Paladin
• 1x Festival Crasher
• 1x Hoarding Ogre
• 1x Igneous Cur
• 1x Iron Myr
• 1x Kessig Flamebreather
• 1x Kiln Fiend
• 1x Lava Serpent
• 1x Pyre Hound
• 1x Pyroceratops
• 1x Seismic Monstrosaur
• 1x Spelleater Wolverine
• 1x Spellgorger Weird
• 1x Thermo-Alchemist
• 1x Valakut Invoker

Artifact (6)

• 1x Armillary Sphere
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Experimental Synthesizer
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

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Maybeboard

Sorcery (22)

• 1x Act of Treason
• 1x Ancestral Anger
• 1x Assault Strobe
• 1x Crash Through
• 1x End the Festivities
• 1x Fanning the Flames
• 1x Firebolt
• 1x Forked Bolt
• 1x Goatnap
• 1x Mark of Mutiny
• 1x Pack's Betrayal
• 1x Pillar of Flame
• 1x Portent of Betrayal
• 1x Price of Loyalty
• 1x Reckless Abandon
• 1x Rift Bolt
• 1x Scouring Sands
• 1x Shackles of Treachery
• 1x Smash to Dust
• 1x Tentative Connection
• 1x Wrangle
• 1x Wrap in Flames

Instant (19)

• 1x Abrade
• 1x Barge In
• 1x Burn Bright
• 1x Burst Lightning
• 1x Cast into the Fire
• 1x Electric Revelation
• 1x Electrickery
• 1x Fiery Cannonade
• 1x Fists of Flame
• 1x Goblin Wizardry
• 1x Kindle
• 1x Lava Dart
• 1x Magma Jet
• 1x Run Amok
• 1x Shard Volley
• 1x Shock
• 1x Spark Spray
• 1x Temur Battle Rage
• 1x Weapon Surge

Artifact (3)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Seer's Lantern

Creature (15)

• 1x Akki Scrapchomper
• 1x Blisterspit Gremlin
• 1x Firebrand Archer
• 1x Flamewave Invoker
• 1x Goldhound
• 1x Koth's Courier
• 1x Lightning Shrieker
• 1x Monastery Swiftspear
• 1x Panicked Altisaur
• 1x Soulbright Flamekin
• 1x Sparkspitter
• 1x Thermopod
• 1x Tuktuk Rubblefort
• 1x Weaselback Redcap
• 1x Wildfire Emissary

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Betrothed of Fire
• 1x Dragon Mantle
• 1x Omen of the Forge

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Burn and smash, and crush your opponents. All burn spells deal double damage with the Commander on the battlefield. Most creatures get counters for each non-creature spell you cast, or at least prowess triggers.

The commander is a threat so he will be targeted for removal. The only protection in mono red pauper is Whispersilk Cloak. Mana ramp is important, to be able to cast the commander asap or recast him when he gets removed. The available ramp is Armillary Sphere, Mind Stone, Seething Song, Vessel of Volatility, Wayfarer's Bauble, and with treasures from Big Score, Hoarding Ogre, Seize the Spoils, and Unexpected Windfall.

All basic mountains in this deck depict a fire or lava scenery or at least a pile of burnt skulls. I prefer using spells that can hit any target, because they often hit opponents directly, rather than creatures only. Scalable burn spells with X-cost are good finishers when you have a lot of mana.

Maybeboard

The list contains a few cards for a possible steal mechanic subtheme that is good against Eldrazi or similar huge threat decks: Act of Treason, Goatnap, Mark of Mutiny, Pack's Betrayal, Portent of Betrayal, Price of Loyalty, Shackles of Treachery, Tentative Connection, and Wrangle. This can get nasty when combined with Thermopod or Ashnod's Altar so you can sacrifice the stolen creature before it goes back to its owner.

Cards that are good wipes against token and go-wide decks: Boiling Earth, End the Festivities, Hazardous Blast, Chandra's Fury, Rolling Thunder, Tectonic Hazard, Scouring Sands, and eventually Wrap in Flames.

Update 1 - August 2023

I realized that burn spells that deal 1 or 2 damage are not worth a card in the commander deck, even when they deal double damage with the ability of the Commander on the battlefield. So I replaced several of them with scalable X-cost spells that can become a finisher or they can burn more targets at least.

Also, I added more spells to maybe-board that deal damage to all creatures my opponents control. Those will be good, especially against decks that generate tokens and go wide.

Update 2 - April 2024

I need more mana to recast the commander when he gets removed. Some of the low-power creatures with prowess triggers or ping damage were not so efficient. So I replaced Dragon Mantle with Wayfarer's Bauble, Monastery Swiftspear with Iron Myr, and Firebrand Archer with Seismic Monstrosaur that can be either nice threat or can be cycled for a mountain if needed.

Date added	9 months
Last updated	6 days
Legality	This deck is Pauper EDH legal.
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.72
Tokens	Dwarf 1/1 R, Samurai 2/2 W, Treasure
Folders	Pauper EDH