Mono-Red Aggro
StandardDeck Strategy
A fast mono-red aggro deck that uses cheap creatures and burn to overwhelm opponents quickly.
Fanatical Firebrand and Goblin Tomb Raider provide early pressure. Emberheart Challenger and Charming Scoundrel generate value. Shock and Scorching Shot clear early blockers while Flick a Coin provides treasure to ramp or fix mana. Witchstalker Frenzy and Abrade remove key threats.
Keep hands with 1–3 lands and a mix of one-drop creatures and cheap burn. Mulligan hands with no lands, more than four lands, or only expensive cards.
Early: deploy one-drop creatures and attack immediately. Use burn to clear blockers or push damage. Mid: cast Flick a Coin and other spells to maintain pressure and generate treasure. Late: finish with burn to the face, using Lightning Strike and Burst Lightning as reach.
Board wipes like Sunfall and Temporary Lockdown can punish overextension. Lifegain and large blockers can stall the beatdown plan. The deck can run out of cards if the opponent answers every creature, so sequence spells carefully and keep burn for the final points of damage.
| Type | Rarity | Card Name | Mana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creatures (12) | Rare | Charming Scoundrel | |
| Rare | Emberheart Challenger | ||
| Common | Fanatical Firebrand | ||
| Common | Goblin Tomb Raider | ||
| Rare | Goddric, Cloaked Reveler | ||
| Rare | Searslicer Goblin | ||
| Instants (24) | Uncommon | Abrade | |
| Common | Burst Lightning | ||
| Common | Flick a Coin | ||
| Common | Lightning Strike | ||
| Common | Shock | ||
| Common | Torch the Tower | ||
| Uncommon | Witchstalker Frenzy | ||
| Sorceries (4) | Uncommon | Scorching Shot | |
| Lands (20) | Basic Land | Mountain |