The below is outdated, new summary to come.
CORE CARDS:
Young Pyromancer
Chandra's Ignition
for high risk, high reward OR
Impact Tremors
for slow and steady damage that ramps up as the game goes on. OR go to the middle-ground with
Burn at the Stake
.*
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Tips & Misc:
Remember that scry stacks with
Mirrorwing Dragon
from
Titan's Strength
. If everything is running smoothly and/or your opponents are running burn, switch
Titan's Strength
out for the beefier
Built to Smash
.
If
Mirrorwing Dragon
isn't coming up enough
Zada, Hedron Grinder
** might be a good fit. Get rid of whatever you think isn't pulling it's own weight. Technically
Flamewake Phoenix
isn't an essential part of the combo. So...if you really ... really....wanted to (don't do it) you could get rid of them (don't do it).
Mirrorwing Dragon
&
Young Pyromancer
is your winning team. Due to
Mirrorwing Dragon
's utility, it is unlikely to be targeted with targeted removal spells.*** However
Young Pyromancer
is not inherently protected, therefor either three of or a play-set of
Shunt
is required.
Flamewake Phoenix
is the constant pressure and will likely die, then come back the next turn, hopefully eating a
Lightning Bolt
,
Doom Blade
, etc for
Young Pyromancer
via
Shunt
.
The deck falls apart at spells like
Wrath of God
,
Sunscour
,
Damnation
,
Supreme Verdict
, etc. There's not much you can do against that at this budget level besides:
Boros Charm
or
Ephemeral Shields
cast onto
Mirrorwing Dragon
, though you'll need to add in some white dual lands like
Temple of Triumph
. Even with
Boros Charm
/
Ephemeral Shields
we still fall short of cards like
Terminus
,
Worldfire
,
Obliterate
. Oh well. So if you you're going into a Friday Night Magic tournament and you think you'll be running into that one veteran with a play-set of
Damnation
and for some reason you decided it was O.K to bring this grenade of a deck to a tank fight:
3x
Boros Charm
-2
Fiery Impulse
-1
Magma Jet
2x
Ephemeral Shields
-2
Flame Slash
4x
Temple of Triumph
-4
Mountain
2x
Battlefield Forge
-2
Mountain
1x Psalm 24:3 -1 Reality
*NOTE:
Chandra's Ignition
vs
Burn at the Stake
chances are
Burn at the Stake
is what you'll want to go with if you want the more competitive deck. While
Chandra's Ignition
does serve as a board wipe + nuke to the face, not having to kill off your board & still deal a massive amount of damage, is beneficial. There are corner cases in which one will prevail over the other, so I recommend side boarding in a replacement set of whichever is not in the main board. That being said, this is a deck I made for my own good fun, and
Chandra's Ignition
definitely wins over in the fun category.
**NOTE:
Zada, Hedron Grinder
&
Mirrorwing Dragon
do not go off of each other as both abilities act like
Reverberate
in which the spells are not cast, they are copied onto the stack.
***NOTE:
Mirrorwing Dragon
Unlikely to be targeted with targeted burn or removal as it'll reflect back at the person who targeted it with removal, though can still be in danger of mono coloured boards with cards like
Doom Blade
or sacrifices like
Gatekeeper of Malakir
. However, just as we can use
Temur Battle Rage
off of
Mirrorwing Dragon
so can our opponents.
Non-budget options:
Lightning Bolt
instead of
Fiery Impulse
Clifftop Retreat
instead of
Temple of Triumph
In the future if
Seething Song
is unbanned, switch out
Geosurge
and
Infernal Plunge
for a set of 3.
