What is 3 Mana?

by FizzleTorch on 25 February 2014

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)

Sorceries (2)


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Deck Description

I have a Rakdos Aggro, but it's a little slow, so I decided to make a mono red aggro that is faster. This deck is based on the one and two drops of mono red. Everything in the mainboard was chosen for its speed, and I see that Foundry Street Denizen is not that fastest, but I thought it was a good card for mono red aggro.

Note: Furious Resistance is R, and is good for short term, but Madcap Skills is 1R and better for long term. Titan's Strength is better for a more aggressive play style, while Madcap skills is good for those who want it to last forever. It doesn't really matter, but I prefer Madcap Skills for its consistent damage for each turn. If your opponent has low health, then two Titan's Strength will be better than Madcap Skills.

Update -- 7 March 2014
- 2x Mountain
+ 2x Arena Athlete
- 4x Titan's Strength
+ 4x Furious Resistance
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Update 2 -- 7 March 2014
- 4x Firedrinker Satyr
+ 4x Lightning Strike

How to Play

Since this deck utilizes the one and two drops of mono red, there are a ton of combinations to be used, but here is an example of one

Turn 1: Play Rakdos Cackler. Opponents health: 20
Turn 2: Put madcap skills (or two titan's strength) on Cackler. Swing for 5 (or 8 if Titan's Strength are used instead). Opponents health: 15
Turn 3: Play Akroan Crusader and Fire-Fist Striker. Swing for 5 again. Opponents health: 10
Turn 4: Put Titan's Strength on Crusadar (you get a 1/1 soldier with haste). Play Rakdos Cackler (unleashed), Firedrinker Satyr, and Arena Athlete. Swing for 10. Opponents health: 0

Deck Tags

  • Mono Red
  • Aggro
  • one drop
  • Budget

Deck at a Glance

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Mana Symbol Occurrence

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Card Legality

  • Not Legal in Standard
  • Legal in Modern
  • Legal in Vintage
  • Legal in Legacy

Deck discussion for What is 3 Mana?

I would drop 2 Arena Athlete and then add 2 Firefist Striker.

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Posted 25 February 2014 at 23:19

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Thanks for the feedback! I see how Firesfist is better.

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Posted 25 February 2014 at 23:58

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Man run just 20 lands!

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Posted 07 March 2014 at 14:47

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Thanks for the suggestion! It does make sense to run only 20.

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Posted 07 March 2014 at 19:17

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I would get rid of the firedrinker satyrs and put the lightening strikes in your main deck.

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Posted 07 March 2014 at 22:35

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Why should I do this? I'm going to take your advice anyway, but what's wrong with Firedrinker Satyr?

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Posted 08 March 2014 at 01:32

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You should drop 2 Akroan Crusader and put in 2 Legion Loyalist.

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Posted 31 March 2014 at 13:32

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I'm trying to go too much over my budget. Thanks for the suggestion.

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Posted 31 March 2014 at 16:16

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Why Furious Resistance, it's just for blocking creatures, YOU WON'T BLOCK!

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Posted 31 March 2014 at 13:59

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Maybe replace it with ordeal of purphoros, it grows your creatures and deals damage

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Posted 31 March 2014 at 14:00

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I would personally use Dynacharge over Furious Resistance. It's the same mana cost, and almost same effect, but Dynacharge also has Overload, which is especially nice.

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Posted 31 March 2014 at 14:03

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I would use Ordeal, but it takes way to long to use (3 turns or something). I'll look into Dynacharge.

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Posted 31 March 2014 at 16:15

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Man if you put it on a Cackler it will go of turn 3

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Posted 31 March 2014 at 16:25

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I'll think about it.

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Posted 31 March 2014 at 17:22

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