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Anarchy burger! Hold the government, please! Torbran is pissed about SOMETHING and he's not gunna take it.

I want to write a primer for this one, but Torbran isn't exactly nuanced or subtle. I went hard into sorceries and instants because enchantments and actual Group Slug tactics are for the cowards who let the status remain quo. Working at some legit burn from commander.

The deck ain't gunna win a tournament, but when you have a turn dealing 36 damage to a player, you lose knowing you lit a fire and will not be forgotten.

The trick with this deck is praying and wheeling for a good setup, not seeming dangerous, then setting off some bombs of storm and little pingers who are suddenly awful if we can untap four times in a turn. Much refining can be done here, but I'm not dropping the spell sling feel of red burn. As long as Torbran can stay alive...

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Kellan, Planar Trailblazer might actually be really good. Mana sink for when you run out of cards, and once he's leveled up he smacks for 10 damage while impulse-drawing two cards. No evasion though.

Rite of the Dragoncaller could be good

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You know, Hylda's Crown of Winter might be a good source of card draw. Could protect you early game and then draw you a hefty chunk later.

November 15, 2024 8:43 p.m.
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Return the Past - expensive, but a huge value engine

City on Fire - might not be worth it since you could rarely get the mana discount, but the power is there

Ensnared by the Mara - some damage and value

Spikefield Hazard  Flip - could take a land slot

Court of Embereth - draws a card and starts to make blockers

Virtue of Courage - a bit of burn, then HUGE card advantage. Could be a must-include!

Realm-Scorcher Hellkite - there are a bunch of dragons with repeatable damage abilities--perhaps those would be great mana sinks?

Hearth Elemental - could be decent card draw, then a blocker. Not amazing, but there it is

Flick a Coin - kinda funny

Ravaging Blaze - not amazing removal, but you'll usually have Spell Mastery

Insurrection - a bit anticlimactic, but if you're whittling down life totals this could very often win the game. The red creatures would do bonus damage too. Sorcery synergy I guess

Disrupt Decorum - could get the heat off of you for a turn or two

Abrade - creature removal or artifact removal--the option is nice

Fires of Mount Doom - expensive but repeatable card-draw. A bit of removal and damage too. Perhaps a must-include?

October 26, 2023 1:32 a.m.

There's only a few more dragons with repeatable damage.

Shivan Hellkite - Flameblast Dragon

October 26, 2023 1:36 a.m.

Spiteful Banditry - ramp and a mini-wrath. Seems pretty good

Gimli, Counter of Kills - has the potential to deal certain opponents a lot of damage. Good for board wipes. Is Dwarf

Fiery Inscription - strong instant/sorcery synergy!

Erebor Flamesmith - some more bonus damage. Is dwarf

Fear, Fire, Foes! - decent multiplicative damage.

Display of Power - strong copier, if you're looking for more

Wrenn's Resolve and Reckless Impulse - quality cheap impulse-draw in Red. Doesn't get too much better than this for it's cost. Well worth noting

Nahiri's Warcrafting - weird removal/impulse-draw hybrid. Worth noting

Into the Fire - another modal damager/card selector. Seems all right

Invasion of Karsus  Flip - mini wrath that turns into an instant/sorcery payoff. Not terrible

Invasion of Regatha  Flip - mini Torbran!

Invasion of Kaldheim  Flip - pretty decent card advantage on both sides, plus damage. Well worth noting

Chandra, Hope's Beacon - probably too difficult to defend planeswalkers in this deck, but this one has all the synergy

Bloodfeather Phoenix - probably doesnt fit the deck perfectly, but it has the synergy. Better in 1v1

Curse of Opulence - very strong ramp, can get some heat off of you

October 26, 2023 2:15 a.m.

Pain Distributor - decent ramp, deals significant damage if your opponents use the treasures. Emergency blocker

Path of the Pyromancer - decent card selection

Urabrask's Forge - not an instant/sorcery but a strong repeatable source of damage

Vindictive Flamestoker - slow, but could draw you cards.

Solphim, Mayhem Dominus - mega power increase. 'Nuff said

Auntie Blyte, Bad Influence - could be good if you have a lot of symmetrical effects

Visions of Phyrexia - you can't utilize the Powerstone too well, but it's a free card each turn like Outpost Siege

Urabrask, Heretic Praetor - more impulse draw with a bit of a penalty to your opponent. Not as good of a blocker as the other Urabrasks with no first strike

Mishra's Command - modal, damage and card selection

Mechanized Warfare - not as good as all your other options for Torbran redundancy/damage enhancement

Brotherhood's End - modality is nice

The Red Terror - strong synergy with all the damage you're throwing around

Let the Galaxy Burn - an option for a board-wipe.

Khârn the Betrayer - chaotic, draws cards potentially

Jaya, Fiery Negotiator - strong synergy, has the misfortune of being a planeswalker. RIP

October 26, 2023 2:50 a.m.

Backdraft Hellkite - seems like good card advantage. It's not super popular, so maybe not

Seize the Spotlight - often 3 mana, draw 3 make 3

Rolling Thunder - I always thought these X spells that can be divided seemed good with Torbran

Impact Resonance - probably good with damage doublers only, but spicy

October 26, 2023 5:10 a.m.

It's a little cute, but Ore-Rich Stalactite  Flip might be decent.

November 22, 2023 3:07 a.m.

Reckless Handling can get your Isochron Scepter or another artifact you want. If you discard it, you get a lil' bit of bonus damage

November 22, 2023 3:15 a.m.

Call Forth the Tempest might be a good fit too

December 3, 2023 5:22 a.m.

Case of the Crimson Pulse might be good! Three cards a turn

January 28, 2024 8:35 p.m.

Pinnacle Monk  Flip would be an upgrade

July 23, 2024 4:41 a.m.

X-Factor11105 thank you so much for the suggestions! I'm going to go over them in depth amd make some decisions, but wanted to say I always knew Dwarven Mine wasn't great, it's a holdover from the early, early incubation stage of the deck where I was thinking of going heavy dwarves. Obviously that was ultimately scrapped. I like the play-from-graveyard-double-damage of Injury though. Looking to find a slot for Isochron Scepter at the moment. I appreciate the thoughtful commentary!

February 17, 2021 10:49 p.m.

Angrath's Marauders would be great for this deck.

February 18, 2021 9:19 a.m.

Oh, wait, just saw it in maybe. Sorry

February 18, 2021 9:20 a.m.

Tilonalli's Summoner might be worth considering

April 25, 2021 6:14 a.m.

Cemetery Gatekeeper would be good

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Maddening Hex might be worth considering.

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Urabrask  Flip - bit more mana and damage, eventually can recast all those great spells from the graveyard. Blocks

Blast Zone - a bit of removal in the land base

Geier Reach Sanitarium - maybe loot away extra lands?

Mikokoro, Center of the Sea - not ideal, but mono-Red

Valakut Awakening  Flip - could take a land slot

Shatterskull Smashing  Flip - take a land slot and add more burn

Song-Mad Treachery  Flip - could take a land slot, could steal a big creature and get across the finish line. Expensive, but synergizes with all your instant- and sorcery-stuff

Imodane, the Pyrohammer - huge force multiplier! A win-con. Probably a must-include

Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might  Flip - another force-multiplier. Might be redundant though

October 26, 2023 1 a.m.

Isochron Scepter might be a good include too.

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Optimator Explosion of Riches seems good, but having cards in hand is the great struggle of this deck. Despite the awesome damage, I don't/can't toss 2-3 cards for a solid (random) burn.

November 15, 2020 12:39 a.m.

OK. Toooootally misread Explosion of Riches Thought it was "Discard a card, all opponents draw" Never mind! Love it!

November 15, 2020 12:43 a.m.

Yeah if Torbran is out and all three opponents draw a card that's seven damage four times. All opponents might not draw, but surely some will!

November 15, 2020 12:45 a.m.

Kumano, Master Yamabushi might be interesting

December 30, 2020 12:07 a.m.
February 10, 2021 6:18 p.m.

I love the idea of foretelling that too Optimator

February 10, 2021 8:39 p.m.

Let's stop praying for wheels and start making the draw happen!

-1 Temple of the False God +1 War Room.

You have plenty of mana here and a low-enough curve not to worry about needing the 2 CMC for the (bad) condition of TotFG. Go draw some cards!

-1 Dwarven Mine +1 Valakut Awakening  Flip

No seriously, go get more cards! Both of these can ETB tapped, and the upside of Awakening is WAY higher than Dwarven Mine. You'll be happy you're making this swap!

-1 Insult / Injury +1 Wheel of Misfortune

Go get more cards! Also, damage someone!

-1 Slagstorm +1 Valakut Exploration

Go get more cards AND damage someone, all in one turn!

-1 Fire Diamond +1 Hedron Archive (whichever you prefer)

Add some more mana to your pool and give yourself more mid and late-game cards!

-1 Burn from Within +1 Runaway Steam-Kin

I just love Steam-Kin in every mono-R deck that wants to cast a whole bunch of instants. Have fun with more explosive turns!

February 17, 2021 9:51 p.m.

Ignite the Future and Khorvath's Fury might be worth considering

June 9, 2020 9:20 p.m.

Oath of Mages is an interesting one.

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