Dragonfire Tempest

Modern CSchademann

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A Rumble with Robots —Sept. 16, 2015

Won against Affinity 2-1deck:robot-affinity-for-calculated-synergy (I don't know the list but I think the TCC list is close enough)

Lost game1: This was the fastest game, Galvanic Blast took out my Slumbering Dragon and it was down hill from there. A couple Vault Skirges, Memnite, Blinkmoth Nexus, and a Cranial Plating made quick work of my life total.

Won game2: I kept a hand with a single Mountain and two Vandalblast and won this game mostly on luck. I took out a Vault Skirge that deactivated Mox Opal and stalled out that deck more than it should have. A few turns later I played Jund Charm to bump up my Slumbering Dragon from 4 +1/+1 counters to 6, block (what would have been lethal) and then on my turn attacked and played Destructive Revelry for the win. *It was a close game I only had 4 life at the end.

Won game3: This was a weird game, I got held up on three mana and they could only draw a combination of Ornithopter, Mox Opal, and Springleaf Drum. Right about the time it looked like the robot deck was about to kick into gear I managed to overload a Vandalblast that was met with a scoop of the cards.

Sideboard choices: pulled out 2x Hunter's Insight 2x Lightning Bolt 3x Draconic Roar for 2x Destructive Revelry 2x Pyroclasm 3x Vandalblast.

Extra notes: Vandalblast was a big performer in this matchup so I'm glad I had three, Slumbering Dragon was ok (at best) didn't really slow robots down at all it was just something to play around. Both Hunter's Insight and Vines of Vastwood were underwhelming today, not enough that I'm removing either (yet!). Color fixing was a little trickier than I was expecting, so, I'll need to keep that in mind

Deck changes: I'm still in limbo about Vines of Vastwood vs Mutagenic Growth.

Nice deck and description, +1

July 19, 2015 12:51 p.m.

Thephelddagrif says... #2

elemental bonds and magma jets for 4 lava spikes. Magma jets are just worse than lava spikes and elemental bonds is too slow for modern.

July 24, 2015 10:33 a.m.

Thephelddagrif says... #3

Also you should have a full playset of stomping grounds. Also you should remove hunter's insights for more Atarka's commands or birds of paradise, because your deck seems very slow and could use more ramp along with burn. Also Blood Moon is more of a sideboard card. I suggest putting that in the side and removing the mutagenic growths for desperate rituals to get your dragons out earlier.

July 24, 2015 10:40 a.m.

CSchademann says... #4

I think you're right about Elemental Bond being too slow for modern and I've been thinking about replacing it and Magma Jet with something new but I'm pretty sure Lava Spike just isn't the right card. I say it's not the right card because it only hits players and most of the time I'm using Jet to burn early game creatures and this deck can't really afford more spells that don't interact with my opponents board. You're also probably right about getting more copies of Stomping Ground even though it doesn't feel like I have any issues with mana, more probably wouldn't hurt, and correct about moving Blood Moon to the sideboard as well. If I end up splashing then I'll definitely consider running Birds of Paradise in place of Mutagenic Growth/Vines of Vastwood. I've run Desperate Ritual in the past and it has been very hit or miss I'm very hesitant to try and go down that road again. Thanks for the recommendations!

July 24, 2015 2:17 p.m.

SKUFFLEZ says... #5

Just a couple suggestions from the R/G dragon deck that I run. Dragon Broodmother: you should consider running 2-4 copies of this card; it has crazy synergy with Scourge of Valkas and Dragon Tempest. Utvara Hellkite : Combined with the tokens from above, a 1/1 baby dragon will make a 6/6 dragon just from attacking; activating Dragon Tempest and Scourge of Valkas. Descendants' Path: this card is kind of finicky, but can produce amazing results when it works. Doubling Season: this card is bananas if you decide to run cards like Utvara Hellkite and Dragon Broodmother. Balefire Dragon clears the board and Thundermaw Hellkite opens the gates for your fliers.

I also agree with Thephelddagrif about the ramp; i believe that if you have a fast consist ramp, you don't need as much burn/thinning since you'll just outpace them.

For ramp I'd suggest:Arbor Elf Somberwald Sage Sakura-Tribe Elder and possibly Utopia Sprawl

July 28, 2015 8:03 p.m.

SKUFFLEZ says... #6

As an extra note about the cards i mentioned for ramp. T1: Forest > Arbor Elf T2 Stomping Ground/Forest > Tap to play Utopia Sprawl on the untapped land > Untap land with Arbor Elf > tap to play Somberwald Sage T3 You have 8 mana to use without playing another land. I also forgot to suggest Harmonize over Hunter's Insight.

July 28, 2015 8:10 p.m.

CSchademann says... #7

SKUFFLEZ Thank you for all the recommendations. I think of those cards listed the one I'll consider the most is Dragon Broodmother. I think the changes you've suggested are all very good but unfortunately just not what I'm looking at doing with this deck. The strategy of ramping into dragons is tried and true and you'll find tons of those all over Tappedout, especially those that wish to take advantage of Crucible of Fire & Doubling Season. Thanks again for all the suggestions!

August 5, 2015 5:20 p.m.

benelas16 says... #8

too slow for modern

August 14, 2015 12:50 p.m.

CSchademann says... #9

Well, that is a comment, so, thanks... I guess.

August 14, 2015 1:48 p.m.

lanimilbuS says... #10

Your description is a little bit off. Dragon Tempest doesn't give Taurean Mauler haste since it doesn't have flying.

August 21, 2015 4:56 p.m.

CSchademann says... #11

Oops, thanks lanimilbuS for catching that.

August 22, 2015 1:36 p.m.

DIVA says... #12

I wish I could upvote this deck more than once. It looks so cool. I love all these instants giving you so many options to adapt to your opponent.I playtested your deck a couple of times and most often I do pretty good. The only problem I encountered was mana. You seem to dislike Dragonlord's Servant, I wonder why that is?

Lastly, I played with the possibility of you running a few Birds of Paradise... With Dragon Tempest you basically get a free creature and it helps mana in between turns 2-4. (Also with your Vines of Vastwood turning it into an unexpected threat?!)

August 27, 2015 1:48 a.m.

DIVA says... #13

Just came across this card Khalni Heart Expedition and thought about your "thinning" lands giving you the possibility to play 2 lands in a turn, with possibly 3 lands with Atarka's Command on turn 3. Given the right cards, this would then result in 6 lands in turn 4 giving you a huge advantage and also counter land destruction. Well, this is all I can think of to improve anything about your deck.

DIVA

August 27, 2015 2:22 a.m.

CSchademann says... #14

Thanks for the recommendation! I'll definatly be picking up and trying out Khalni Heart Expedition both because it seems good and for that art.

August 27, 2015 1:27 p.m.

CSchademann says... #15

Oh, I hadn't thought about birds getting haste with dragon tempest, that is a really good point, now that I'm trying to run I'll have to try this out. My only issue with Dragonlord's Servant was that it wasn't ever a threat on its own, which normally isn't an issue but it created a situation where I'd have a board full of 1/3 goblins and anytime I'd played a (very cheap) dragon it'd be killed instantly because they knew what to save removal for. I replaced Servant with Vines and it seems to be better, so far. Thanks again!

August 27, 2015 1:38 p.m.

Utvara Hellkite? I know it's kinda high cost, but once you get it out, Tempest and Valkas get really stupid, really fast. And if you have a Thunderbreak out too or a vastwood in hand, it really helps to keep him alive.

August 27, 2015 2:38 p.m.

DIVA says... #17

After a rather long line of thought, I advise you not to choose Avaricious Dragon He does not really belong in your deck. You have too many spells that you would be forced to play in YOUR OWN turn, so you could never play anything in your opponent's turn when Avaricious Dragon is out.I know I give you a lot of suggestions and perhaps some are bad, but have you thought about Descendants' Path instead? I just feels more natural for you, already running green, to go with this instead. (Also having the ability to shuffle your library with your "thinning lands" Perhaps you should release Hunter's Insight from its duty.

I am thinking about splashing green for this card. I am not sure that you have enough "dragon-density" in your deck to really abuse this card but it would definately split any enchantment removal hate between it and Dragon Tempest...

DIVA

August 27, 2015 4:13 p.m.

CSchademann says... #18

RandyRanderson Thanks for the recommendation, I do like Utvara Hellkite it's a killer in my EDH deck. I used to run it in this deck but the games always ended before I got the chance to play it. I think I'd have to change this to a ramp deck to effectively use Ultvara, and that isn't something I'm ready to do just yet.

DIVA I think you're correct about Avaricious Dragon, This deck does require playing cards at instant speed so it's not a good fit, still feels tempting though. As for Descendants' Path I used to run a copy in here but it never really felt like it did me much good (much like Domri Rade which it replaced) and I think you're right about it being because of the lack of "dragon-density" in this deck, I'm not totally against giving it another chance though. Thanks again very much for all the suggestions, I appreciate all of the ideas.

August 27, 2015 5:31 p.m.

iBleedPunk says... #19

Using SKUFFLEZ mana acceleration technique could lead to a T4 Jugan, the Rising Star. I love this card because as is yes its a 5/5 for 6 but with Dragon Tempest out it gains Haste, can attack right away and even if it is victim of removal you get something out of it. Also a diamond in the rough is Moltensteel Dragon as a possible 4 drop (losing 4 life for cheaper casting) with Phyrexian cost Firebreathing, it could quite possibly allow you to trade a chunk of life and whatever you have left to dole out mass damage. Definitely a risk in Modern but I have seen it work in the past, admittedly with miniscule success rate.

August 29, 2015 6:50 a.m.

DIVA says... #20

I like Pokemaster325's idea of putting Jugan, the Rising Star in, although it would require a lot of changes and you would need to restructuralize your land and mana outlet.

One thing I would like to mention though is the undeniably good combo with Slumbering Dragon and the +1/+1 counters from Jugan, the Rising Star.

August 29, 2015 7:43 a.m.

iBleedPunk says... #21

I didn't originally connect the dots with Slumbering Dragon and Jugan, the Rising Star SKUFFLEZ but it definitely would be a positive

August 29, 2015 4:11 p.m.

CSchademann says... #22

Pokemaster325 Thanks for the recommendations. Jugan, the Rising Star is clearly an awesome card and as DIVA pointed out would work out amazingly well with Slumbering Dragon, however I'm not really interested in making the changes to the deck suggested by SKUFFLEZ as it stands. Nothing against the ramp strategy just not what I'm looking for, If that's something you're looking for I'd recommend How to Wake Your Dragon by Emrakool which isn't listed as modern but could be and is worth taking a look at.Moltensteel Dragon however is a different story, I run one of these in EDH and it kicks ass, I think I'll have to give it a shot in this deck. The life loss could be an issue considering the number of shocks/fetches but it's still worth trying I think. Thanks again for commenting!

August 29, 2015 4:18 p.m.

Emrakool says... #23

I've actually considered the same concept, though at first I figured Scourge of Valkas would be ideal in a Dragonstorm deck. However, too many key cards have been banned for this to be a viable option in Modern.

While I haven't come up with a design yet, I have tinkered with a few ideas including running Heartless Summoning and Broodmate Dragon in a Jund version.

August 31, 2015 9:44 p.m.

CSchademann says... #24

Broodmate Dragon is really cool, I've probably never considered it because I was (still am a bit) very reluctant to splash . Thanks for bringing it up though.

September 1, 2015 1:12 p.m.

AJ@THE@MAN says... #25

a good Sideboard card for tron or robots can be Hellkite Tyrant

September 14, 2015 10:56 p.m.