Curve for tiny leaders
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Posted on July 11, 2015, 2:57 p.m. by FinchFalcon
I'm giving my first shot at tiny leaders, building around Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh Flip. How many lands do I want? What should my curve look like, in general?
I run like 19 or 20 lands in mono-black and i sometimes have trouble hitting 3-4 mana, so just keep in mind that nothing's concrete.
Also keep in mind that if you are running specialty lands like Mutavault, Cabal Coffers, Volrath's Stronghold, or in your case, red specialty lands, that they don't really count as a land slot as they don't do anything by themselves, and hinder you trying to make double red drops like Eidolon of the Great Revel.
July 11, 2015 4:32 p.m.
Curve should be hovering around 2cmc. Try to minimize your 3-drops as much as possible. I think 16-17 lands is fine if you're playing a fast strategy in a single colour.
Red has the best removal in the format, so use that to your advantage: Lightning Bolt, Flame Slash, Bonfire of the Damned. Forked Bolt and Arc Trail seem really good with your general.
Mono red has a big problem vs. combo and enchantments. Cards like Dwarven Miner and Dwarven Blastminer give you a necessary edge vs. tricky strategies. You need to make sure your curve is tight so you can pressure opponents quickly enough to beat them before they lock you down.
DrFunk27 says... #2
Mono Red Curve should be below 2. Somewhere around 1.9. Also, 16 land is more than sufficient in mono color strategies.
July 11, 2015 3:36 p.m.