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I'm pretty new to mtg (been playing for about 2 months) and I'm looking into buying a cheap standard deck to compete in some tournaments. I figured that a mono-red aggro deck was a good option, so I made this deck in my spare time.

Total deck price comes to around $16, but i already have some of the burn spells (1 searing spear, 2 pillar of flames) so the price is a bit lower.

The main priorities for this deck are:

  • Cheap, if you have any suggestions make sure that they are cheap cards!

  • Standard, having as many cards as possible from the RTR block without losing quality. At the moment most of the cards are from the RTR block so they won't rotate out soon.

  • Competitive, I'd like this deck to have some chance of winning - I do understand, however, that it isn't going to be a Pro Tour winner.

I would greatly appreciate any suggestions/feedback/comments as I'd like to make this deck as good as possible.

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After vigorous playtesting, i've made quite a few changes to this deck to not only make it cheaper, but much more effective as an aggro deck.

First off, I've done away with the fatties:

-1x Bloodfray Giant

-1x Chaos Imps

-2x Rubblebelt Raiders

-1x Molten Primordial

These cards costed too much mana, and there were much better creatures that have a lower CMC. Thanks to cyrilpang and user:JakeSlytherclaw7 for the suggestions that led to this decision!

I've also taken out one Splatter Thug because I found that they were a bit too common in this deck and I wanted more room for smaller creatures.

After taking out the six cards mentioned above, I have chosen to replace them with the following smaller, more efficient creatures:

2x Rubblebelt Maaka, mainly for the bloodrush (who doesn't love extra damage output!)

4x Riot Piker

Riot Piker is, in my opinion, an AWESOME addition to this deck. The fact that it has first strike makes it a very dangerous threat when pumped up with a Madcap Skills or soulbonded with a Stonewright. This card really contributes to the speed and power of this deck, attacking each turn and often forcing your opponents to chump block to avoid taking further damage.

As always, feedback and suggestions are greatly appreciated!

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Date added 10 years
Last updated 10 years
Legality

This deck is not Standard legal.

Rarity (main - side)

1 - 2 Rares

8 - 2 Uncommons

29 - 4 Commons

Cards 60
Avg. CMC 1.84
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