Mono-Red Aggro to Platinum

A zero-rare-wildcard mono-red aggro deck that uses cheap legal creatures and burn spells to win quickly, while still using the best cards you already own.

Slickshot Show-Off and Emberheart Challenger grow every time you cast a cheap spell, so Lightning Strike, Shock, and Turn Inside Out both remove blockers and pump your attackers. Turn Inside Out is especially strong on Slickshot, turning a flying double-strike hit into lethal damage.

Keep any hand with two or three lands and at least two cheap plays. Mulligan hands with no lands, five or more lands, or only expensive spells.

Early: play Fanatical Firebrand, Hired Claw, or Raging Battle Mouse and attack. Mid: deploy Slickshot Show-Off and Emberheart Challenger, then use instants to push damage. Late: burn the opponent out with Lightning Strike and Shock if the board stalls.

The deck is soft to early blockers, cheap removal, and board wipes. Avoid overcommitting into sweepers. This build uses only cards you already own, so it spends zero rare wildcards. If you want to buy packs for upgrades, buy Aetherdrift first—it contains Emberheart Challenger, Burnout Bashtronaut, Gastal Thrillroller, and Howlsquad Heavy—then use remaining gold on Outlaws of Thunder Junction for more Hired Claw and Raging Battle Mouse.