end of turn, BOLT you

It's game three and you are down to six, after all the stuff that you did in your turn, you now ship the turn back to your opponent. "end of turn, Lightning Bolt you," he said before untapping for his would be last turn. This is a scenario that will surely makes you pray like the saint. 

Investing in  a competitive mono red burn deck is one of the best thing to you'll do because it can win you the whole tournament not just in modern but also in legacy. Here's five reason why I think it is.

- It is easy to pilot. All you have to do is direct all burn spells to your opponent. Do not mind the moniker 'no-brainer deck', as long as you're winning with it, that's all what matters.

- Mono Red legacy and modern burn decks shares like 70% to 85% of the main deck card choices, most of the time. Splashing another color will make your winning rate higher, but if you're not willing to shell out then mono red will do.

- In both formats, Eidolon of the Great Rebel will have an average trigger damage of two to six to your opponent because these formats love to sling spells that have a converted casting cost of three and below.

- Regardless whether you're on a legacy or modern mono red burn deck, a second turn ten damages to your opponent is just a normal thing for this bad boy.

- And lastly, most of the important burn spells are reprinted in the following: Magic Origins, Duel Decks Anthology, Jace vs Chandra, Premium Deck: Fire and Lightning, Modern Masters 2015, Khans of Tarkir and Eternal Masters 2016.

Here are my suggested 75. Enjoy!

Legacy - Mono Red Burn

4 Wooded Foothills  
4 Bloodstained Mire
2 Arid Mesa
9 Mountains
4 Goblin Guide
4 Monastery Swiftspear    
4 Eidolon of Great Rebel
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Fireblast
4 Price of Progress
3 Searing Blaze
4 Chain Lightning
4 Rift Bolt
4 Lava Spike
2 Sulfuric Vortex

Sideboard
4 Exquisite Firecraft
3 Pyroblast
3 Smash to Smithereens
2 Relic of Progenitus
2 Ensnaring Bridge
1 Surgical Extraction

Modern - Mono Red Burn
4 Wooded Foothills
4 Bloodstained Mire
3 Arid Mesa
9 Mountains
1 Grim Lavamancer
4 Goblin Guide
4 Monastery Swiftspear
4 Eidolon of Great Rebel
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Thunderbolt
4 Skullcrack
1 Shard Volley
4 Searing Blaze
4 Rift Bolt
4 Lava Spike
2 Fork Bolt

Sideboard
3 Anger of the Gods
2 Smash to Smithereens
2 Molten Rain
2 Searing Blood
2 Torpor Orb
2 Dragon's Claw
1 Surgical Extraction
1 Grafdigger's Cage


My MTG Calendar of activities for the next four weeks
Weekly Legacy
Tuesday at Cedric's Boardgame Cafe (N.Roxas St., Manila)
Thursday at Neutral Grounds (Examiner St., Quezon City)
Saturday at Kick Engines (Cubao Expo, Quezon City)

Weekly Modern
Monday at R4 (Zapote Road, Alabang)
Tuesday at Hobby Pro (Aguirre BF Homes, Parañaque)
Thursday at Hobby Pro (Aguirre BF Homes, Parañaque)
Thursday at Got Game (Makati Square, Makati City)
Friday at Neutral Grounds  (Examiner St., Quezon City)
Friday at Wabshaq (Casimiro, Las Piñas)
Friday at Neutral Grounds (Glorietta, Makati City)
Saturday at R4 (Zapote Road, Alabang)
Saturday at MTG Vault (Banawe, Quezon City)
Saturday at Hobby Pro (Aguirre BF Homes, Parañaque)
Saturday at Kick Engines (Cubao Expo, Quezon City)
Sunday at FQ Hobby Shop (Gabby's Mandaluyong)
Sunday at ARJ (Molino Mall, Molino, Cavite)

June 25 (Saturday)
GPT at Dragonforge (Katipunan, Quezon City) (Modern)
PPO Modern Series at MDP (Donya Soledad Ave., Bicutan, Parañaque)

June 26 (Sunday)
GPT at Raxx (Marikina) (Modern)
Duel for Duals (Cubao Expo, Quezon City) (Legacy)

July 2 (Saturday)
GPT at PC Butler (Modern) (Sta Rosa, Laguna)
GPT at Hobby Pro (Aguirre BF Homes, Parañaque)
PPO Modern Series at Wabshaq (Casimiro, Laa Piñas)

July 3 (Sunday)
GPT at Neutral Grounds (ATC)
GPT at Got Game (Makati Square, Makati City)

July 9 (Saturday)
Modern WMCQ at Glorietta, Makati City

I hope you get to complete your legacy burn deck before Kick Engines hosts its legacy tournament on June 26th wherein the winner gets a box of Eternal Master 2016.

There you have it guys!
Thank you for reading and GOOD LUCK on your first WMCQ 2016!

-Paeng Paeng
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