I would like advise on this Red Dragon Deck for Modern at FNMs. Is it competitive at all?
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Posted on March 18, 2017, 1:57 p.m. by Knight_of_Aces
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APPLE01DOJ says... #3
Not even remotely viable.
Lightning Bolt is never a sideboard card.
March 18, 2017 3:09 p.m.
Let's see.. dragons are big, and need a bit of help to arrive in time for actually playing magic. Aether Vial doesn't really achieve this, because you need to have in the first hand, and you only have 3 of them. then you need it to survive for 5-6 turns... while you also get to survive. And THEN there's dragons, that also have to survive long enough to actually attack.
Burn, by comparison:T 1: land, Monastery Swiftspear, 1 damageT 2: land, Lightning Bolt, Lava Spike, attack, total of 9 damage.
And then the burn deck has spent 3 cards (5 if you count lands too), and you have lost half your life. And this happens a lot against burn. This is the kind of thing, you need to have a plan for racing against or surviving, until you get to do something.
So, rather than hoping and praying for Aether Vial T 1, how about some ramp? Maybe creature ramp, so you can chump with it? Like Sakura-Tribe Elder. Search for Tomorrow is good ramp too, though not creature. Farhaven Elf should also be doing quite nice.
And since a vast majority of creatures in modern are small to midsize, Anger of the Gods should be in your mainboard. In multiples.
Forget about the strange enablers and kinda-sorta combo pieces. Yes, obviously, they can win games... they are just more likely to lose games for you. Sarkhan the Mads -2 is pretty easy to "cheat", by lightning bolting the creature, you point it at, causing the ability to fizzle... just to pick an example.
I'm not sure, dragons are a viable deck at fnm level. But if they are, then I think it would be in an RG ramp shell.
March 18, 2017 3:51 p.m.
I might be a bit biased because I attempted a Red Green Dragons deck at a FMN level. I had some sucess but nothing our standing, the best round i had was 4-1 which I drew crazy hands and faced good match ups. On average I would go 3-2 or 2-3. I really did enjoy this deck but it could tampering, if you would like to take a look at the list to try and get and idea here it is. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/bring-the-fire-1/ This list has a good base that you can go off of and make it your own. Now I don't think it that viable on a bigger level but for FMN and other things I think it could work. For what to change you may want more ramp or other burn effects or better dragons. Best of luck in your quest to play dragon tribal.
MollyMab says... #2
Honestly, no. That is really quite bad. Your 1-3 slot does nothing. Removal is weak. Lands are weak. A 0/1 who dies a stiff breeze.
Infact, just looking at a lot of his stuff it is bad. He was running a Jeskai Alesha deck, because he though he could put Giest in and get the effect off Giest, and Mother of Runes in the sideboard.
If you want to play dragons, you are better off playing a RB Midrange deck, with disruption, Thunderbreak Regent etc.
March 18, 2017 2:37 p.m.