Let's Watch Modern Burn

Modern Burn Competitive FNM Netdeck RW (Boros)

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Instant (20)

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

Sorcery (8)

• 4x Lava Spike
• 4x Rift Bolt

Land (20)

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

Creature (12)

• 4x Eidolon of the Great Revel
• 4x Goblin Guide
• 4x Grim Lavamancer

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Sideboard

Instant (9)

• 3x Path to Exile
• 3x Silence
• 3x Wear / Tear

Enchantment (4)

• 2x Rest in Peace
• 2x Stony Silence

Creature (2)

• 2x Kor Firewalker

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Maybeboard

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Anger of the Gods
• 1x Demonfire
• 1x Exquisite Firecraft
• 1x Hammer of Bogardan
• 1x Light Up the Stage
• 1x Pyroclasm
• 1x Reckless Impulse
• 1x Skewer the Critics
• 1x Slagstorm

Land (4)

• 1x Inspiring Vantage
• 1x Ramunap Ruins
• 1x Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
• 1x Sunbaked Canyon

Instant (8)

• 1x Deflecting Palm
• 1x Flames of the Blood Hand
• 1x Fry
• 1x Lightning Helix
• 1x Redcap Melee
• 1x Ricochet Trap
• 1x Searing Blood
• 1x Thunderous Wrath

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Blood Moon
• 1x Leyline of Punishment
• 1x Roiling Vortex

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Chandra, Dressed to Kill

Artifact (6)

• 1x Chalice of the Void
• 1x Ensnaring Bridge
• 1x Mishra's Bauble
• 1x Pyrite Spellbomb
• 1x Shrine of Burning Rage
• 1x Torpor Orb

Creature (6)

• 1x Bonecrusher Giant
• 1x Dragon's Rage Channeler
• 1x Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
• 1x Monastery Swiftspear
• 1x Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
• 1x Sanctifier en-Vec

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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.

Tips:

• 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.

• Leyline of Punishment/Skullcrack Make it so damage cant be prevented; this can be relevant for protection when up against Kor Firewalker or The One Ring.

2023 Card Choices I'm not sure about:

• Eidolon of the Great Revel: This is an awesome card still but there is a growing Mana Curve with more and more Tron decks. Might be time to run 4x Roiling Vortex

• Grim Lavamancer: I hate how this doesn't have haste... but the growing presence of Thalia, Guardian of Thraben/Esper Sentinel makes me wanna try running this old card again. If this proves to be not worth it then I think Monastery Swiftspear should come back.

• Silence: Maybe this is good vs Crashing Footfalls cascade deck or in response to Summoner's Pact for Primeval Titan decks?

• Skewer the Critics/Light Up the Stage: Both these cards feel "Win Big/Lose Big" the Spectacle cost can be frustrating yet also feel so powerful.

Maybe:

This is a general running list of cards that I would consider in various Metas i.e. Emrakul, the Aeons Torn for Mill or Deflecting Palm for Death's shadow or Flames of the Blood Hand for an increasing presence of damage prevention... Oddball cards that generally aren't worth playing but can be worth considering if the occasion/environment calls for it.

Hopes For Modern Horizons 3 in Summer of 2024:

• Fireblast: The card is an amazing finisher.

• Price of Progress: This will become a BIG damage spell with how greedy Moderns Mana bases are.

• Chain Lightning: This is honestly "Meh"... Its basically a sorcery speed Lightning Bolt but I would be happy with getting closer to a 40x Bolt deck list.

• Sulfuric Vortex: Its comparable to Roiling Vortex Big cumulative damage and stops lifegain without needing to keep mana open.

Top Ranked	Achieved #13 position overall 8 months ago Achieved #10 position in Modern 8 months ago Achieved #2 position in Modern Burn 8 months ago
Date added	9 months
Last updated	4 months
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	24 - 7 Rares 8 - 8 Uncommons 20 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.60