Skewer the Critics

Sorcery

Spectacle {R} (You may cast this spell for the spectacle cost rather than the mana cost if an opponent lost life this turn.)

This deals 3 damage to any target (creature, player, planeswalker or battle).

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Freeform	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pauper	Legal
Pauper Duel Commander	Legal
Pauper EDH	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (50)

legendofa on Army of Goblins *please comment*

4 months ago

What's your expected budget for this deck? Marking it as Legacy format isn't necessarily wrong, but it would be a good idea to also add the Budget and/or Casual hub. Legacy decks have a certain expectation of being the kind of high-powered, win-on-turn-3 decks you're trying to avoid, and $1000 would be considered extremely budget.

Outside of that, I would suggest adding some permanent removal. If your Goblin hordes can't get through Ensnaring Bridge, Fog, or other combat-controlling effect, this deck pretty much shuts down. Another option would be something like Goblin Bombardment or Goblin Grenade, turning creatures directly into damage. Burn spells like Lightning Bolt or Skewer the Critics would work, too.

plakjekaas on Lifegain-how much to be worth …

8 months ago

I forgot about Weather the Storm too, until it basically 6- for-1'd me when I got greedy and tried to Lava Spike+Skewer the Critics+Lightning Bolt+... Fireblast for exactly lethal all on my turn ('^^).

plakjekaas on

1 year ago

If Chandra's Incinerator is your plan, I'd suggest adding Seal of Fire. T1 seal of fire into turn 2 crack it, and cast Skewer the Critics for a turn 2 Chandra's Incinerator. You already have Rift Bolt to enable the t2 Incinerator, but redundancy is key ;)

Seal of Fire also enables Light Up the Stage very well, to help out with casting your spells before combat, so you get maximum advantage out of prowess on your Monastery Swiftspear.

Edit - sniped a bit ^^

9-lives on burn deck help to refurbish

1 year ago

Also, you may be thinking that Rift Bolt, Skewer the Critics and Light Up the Stage are costly, but if you see the cards, they are allowed to be casted as {R}. This might be why you're saying that my deck isn't aggro enough??

Icbrgr on RDW: Enchantment Removal?

2 years ago

Thanks a lot for digging for answers... at least now I know that there are other options at least...that Argentum Masticore seems very interesting... with running playsets of Skewer the Critics/Wizard's Lightning it could be a potential out for 3mv issues...I might be more practical to try to out race the combo though.... but if they get it online on curve by turn 4 then I guess they can just have the win lol

Thanks again!

Blade19456 on Giant Steps ~70$

2 years ago

Need More Removal I suggest Thundering Rebuke and Skewer the Critics

mtwoods444 on Ultra-Budget RDW

2 years ago

I took the deck to my local FNM two weeks in a row and had an overall record of 3 wins and 4 losses. Not bad for a budget deck!

Making the following changes:

Removing

Firebolt x 4 - Firebolt was solid but the flashback cost often felt too steep to be relevant.

Firebrand Archer x 4 - When Archer stayed on the board it was great. But, with only one toughness, it's quite frail.

Substituting

Skewer the Critics x 4 - I'm already going hard on spectacle enablers for Light Up the Stage, so why not give Skewer a shot? :)

Thermo-Alchemist x 4 - Better survivability and spectacle synergy than the Archer.

jethstriker on mono red burn needs help

2 years ago

I suggest adding Eidolon of the Great Revel at least in your sideboard. Even if its not helping you in the mainboard because of your meta, it should help you on burn's hard matchups. The only card choices I'm having doubts on the mainboard are Incinerate and Lightning Strike. But then your on mono red so your card choices are constrained. I suggest Skewer the Critics and 1-2 copies of Grim Lavamancer on the mainboard to round out your build.