Let's Watch Modern Burn

Modern Burn Competitive Red Deck Wins RW (Boros) Snow Spellslinger

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Instant (24)

• 4x Boros Charm
• 4x Lightning Bolt
• 4x Lightning Helix
• 4x Searing Blaze
• 4x Shard Volley
• 4x Skullcrack

Land (20)

• 4x Arid Mesa
• 4x Sacred Foundry
• 4x Scalding Tarn
• 8x Snow-Covered Mountain

Creature (8)

• 4x Goblin Guide
• 4x Vexing Devil

Sorcery (8)

• 4x Lava Spike
• 4x Rift Bolt

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Sideboard

Enchantment (4)

• 2x Rest in Peace
• 2x Stony Silence

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Pyroclasm

Artifact (4)

• 2x Dragon's Claw
• 2x Torpor Orb

Instant (5)

• 2x Path to Exile
• 3x Wear / Tear

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{R}{W} Life Total Control {R}{W}

So long as Modern maintains its unspoken 4-Turn Format lets give Burn a try. The fantasy version of the deck being 40x Lightning Bolt 20x Mountain basically the math works out for a burn deck like that to win consistently will need 4 turns to do so.

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• Aim for 10 points of damage in the opening hand. I have the Mindset that draws tend to alternate between land, burn spell, land typically.

• Creatures like Goblin Guide/Monastery Swiftspear/Eidolon of the Great Revel are the most powerful cards in Burn. In an opening hand sometimes those creatures can do 4-6 points of damage by themselves.

• Keeping hands with one land: Ask yourself if "If I draw my second land by my second or third turn will I win the game?" paying attention to hands with creatures in them.

• If the opponent is playing discard spells be as efficient as possible. {R}{R} its better to cast double Lava Spike than a single Skullcrack because you are just leaving behind more cards to be taken from you by Grief/Inquisition of Kozilek.

• Skullcrack makes it so damage cant be prevented; this can be relevant for protection when up against Kor Firewalker. Against The One RingGC if you target a planswalker or yourself you can get damage through.

Top Ranked	Achieved #13 position overall 2 years ago Achieved #10 position in Modern 2 years ago Achieved #2 position in Modern Burn 2 years ago
Date added	2 years
Last updated	2 months
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	20 - 6 Rares 12 - 9 Uncommons 20 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.60