Simple Red Green Aggro

DragonStar23 · Joined: 17 Feb 2012 Posts: 13

x27 Creatures
x4 Bloodbraid Elf
x2 Vengivine
x1 Chandras Pheonix
x4 Keldon Marauders
x4 Hellspark Elemenal
x4 Stragleroot Geist
x4 Spark Elemental
x4 Goblin Guide

x12 Noncreature Spells
x4 Lightning Bolt
x4 Burst Lightning
x4 Shrine of Burning Rage

x21 Lands
x4 Fire-Lit Thicket
x4 Copperline Gorge
x4 Grove of the Burnwillows
x4 Raging Ravine
x5 Mountian

Just a deck Im starting to get excited about. Ive been testing it alot lately vs my friends and I think it might be ready for competitive play. I figure I would post it and see what anyone thinks.

Oh and if you going to make a suggestion please dont let it be about my manabase. I know it could be a little better but I dont feel like investing in Stomping Grounds. Im just going to roll with this for awile.

pg8 · Joined: 27 Feb 2011 Posts: 261

Spark Elemental seems really weak in a deck with 6 spells at 4cmc, especially since it's really just a Lava Spike that can be blocked. Elemental also can't rebuy Chandra's Phoenix.

I won't tell you to buy Stomping Grounds, but basic lands would be better than 4x Raging Ravine IMO.

RedPsi · Joined: 05 Mar 2012 Posts: 8

4x raging ravines do seem overkill, especially since you're hoping to roll out on curve every turn. Having 1 of 4 lands come into play tapped could mean you losing your window.

I know grove is a decent land for double colour purposes but... it seems really counterproductive with your "aggro" deck. For example, using it 3 times effectly voids your 3 dmg from a spark elemental => -1 card advantage for nothing.

I don't really like the spark elemental either, but I see that you're trying to hit creatures as much as possible to trigger vengevines coming back. My friend has a cute deck that runs 4x vengevines with bloodbraids, so it takes full advantage of 4x faithless looting.

Imagine this:
turn 1: land, birds of paradise (bad to be bloodbraided with, but I can't convince him otherwise)
turn 2: land, faithless looting - discard 2 vengevines
turn 3: land, bloodbraid into hellspark elemental which brings back 2 vengevines. Swing for 14. Surprised

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Anyway, have you considered boggart ramgang? Noone wants to block that guy =\

DragonStar23 · Joined: 17 Feb 2012 Posts: 13

Yes exactly why Im running spark elemetals is for the vengevine.

Ya I understand the argument for basic lands over the ravines. But I just like them alot. It seems im constantly using them. Truly Im having no problem with my mana base right now and I would like to keep it that way.

Boggart ram gang is cool, my typical turn three is usually bolt blocker and attack with my 2-3creatures. Maybe ill swap out the pheonix for a ram gang.

Balaviaris · Joined: 15 Feb 2009 Posts: 304

Where's boggart ram-gang? Smile

sc4rs · Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 732

Get another Vengevine for the singleton Chandra's Phoenix. Or at least something for Chandra's Phoenix, when you're only playing 8 spells that get it back it's not very good. Giant Solifuge/Boggart Ram-Gang both seem like OK choices.

darkwizard42 · Level 2 Judge Joined: 02 Sep 2005 Posts: 259

Dump raging ravine, add Treetop Village

mtgsoldier · Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Posts: 56

// Lands
2 [M12] Forest (4)
4 [MBS] Mountain (2)
4 [SOM] Copperline Gorge
4 [GP] Stomping Ground
4 [ZEN] Verdant Catacombs
4 [ZEN] Misty Rainforest

// Creatures
4 [ZEN] Goblin Guide
4 [M12] Llanowar Elves
4 [ARB] Bloodbraid Elf
4 [DKA] Strangleroot Geist
4 [SHM] Boggart Ram-Gang
4 [GP] Scab-Clan Mauler

// Spells
4 [M11] Lightning Bolt
4 [M12] Incinerate
3 [NPH] Gut Shot
3 [DIS] Seal of Fire