To this I agree whole heartedly. Play test Assault strobe and let us know if it works.
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Forked bolt is a terrible card when you factor in it's sorcery speed. you want fast than you need burst lightning. if you somehow have mana to burn you can double it too. Maybe not Fire heart since he's slow burn not fast burn. Not saying you have to but IF you take out kiln fiend it would relieve alot of stress when playing him. He's good but not that good. a simple bolt shuts him up and after you spend so long pumping him its kinda dumb. pyroclasm does NOT need to be mainboarded. Sideboard the shit out of that card especially when it kills all your own. There, I opened up 13 card slots potentially.
If he were to remove Arc Runner it'd have to be for something a bit more... permanent. For instance goblin buide... although thats making it a bit more like my deck... Anyway, Hell no to Kiln fiend, it's really only good with a deck around it and maybe the rebirth or quest. I had quest in my previous Bushwhacker Bombardment deck and I can speak from experience, that little shitter wins games. If it lives to get cracked.
I can't thank you enough bro, you inspired me... I've been looking for a new way to play my goblin deck. http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=131423 I love your deck and especially it's name.
Hmmm Putrefax and maybe some mana ramp. You have green aft6er all whats a few cards here and there to utilize a colors specialties? Explore or cultivate perhaps. explore you'd need more than just 20 land to be effective often enough otherwise its just a draw card. cultivate is two guanateed lands which will help you out emensly. I also think you should replace stabbing pain with doom blade. or at least side it in.
As gay as I think Kiln fiend is... it has potential to be devastating. One Kiln fiend plus the usual distortion strike is swining for 5 unblockable but my friend always plays with black and so he usues Virulent swipe as well making it 10 but the death touch is useless as its unblockable. then on top of that he taps a mountain and plays Assault Strobe, giving hid Kiln bitch double strike. Even if you only use Distortion strike and Assault strobe thats still 16 unblockable on turn three earliest. Not bad. Of course I always just bolt it down or burst lightning it away, but still, it's kinda scary. Again, if you even think about adding black, add virulent swipe and for sure add Assault strobe for double striking Kiln fiendishness.
Out 4 Acidic slimes and spreading seas and in with something more tangible and more suited for early game like vampire nighthawk or garruks companion. Maybe trade in a frost titan so you have two Grave tits. Looks a bit like turboland with a splash of black... kinda funky! XD
I lawl at Vigor... I'd add red and after Vigor is out, just burn your own creatures. +3/+3 for one red mana is pretty good. Or chain reaction... holy crappers!
I love this deck, especially since it takes one of those ideas we all have as new Magic players and makes it a legitimate deck. Only suggestion I have is to find some room for Explore.
Question. Why are there only 2 wolly thoctars and no bloodbraid elves.
Definitely add Basilisk Collar. And maybe Devastating Summons and/or Goblin bushwhacker. They make a great combo together but each is good in its own rite.
Ball Lightning, Hellspark elemental, or Hell's thunder? Any reason they aren't in here, it seems they'd be perfect... they dye but they're still elementals and are serious burn.
Having absolutely no creatures is going to be a serious problem for this deck. I know it's meant to be direct damage but keep in mind that a good burn deck will be burning you AND hitting with small quick creatures. So if you go up against one of those, you'll have to burn them twice as fast or sit and waste your burn on their creatures. At least throw in a few blockers or a set of dragons fodder or something, it's making me nervous.
... And Lightning Reaver!! I don't know but there are a few two mana choices as well. I know it's EDH but speed on the mana curve can't be bad can it? Vedalken ghoul, Grixis Grimblade, and Zombie Outlander are among them. Consistent 1 damage if they don't block or 4 if they do. A 3/2 with Deathtouch. And a 2/2 with pro green. Not bad choices if you ask me.
RAWR!! Grave Titan!!
Burst lightning or flame slash for more burn and maybe add Devastating Summons? You sac the land but get super beasts and then you could add in a bushwhacker and use him to give them haste. Bushwhacker is technically only one mana.
Definitely add Boil and maybe even Reverberate to just throw whatever they used right back at them.
Hell's Thunder maybe and lose the Dragon lord and forked bolts in favor of some burst lightning and maybe the Zektar shrine. Valakut, in my experience, is terrible for a rush deck like this. You should be able to throw out anything for only 3 mountains. Pyretic ritual offers a turn two ball lightning. Teetering peaks can add in a bit more firepower as well.
I actually like it and especially like that you're so smart in Magic but you cannot spell definite.
So wdw but using life gain and control? Ajani's Mantra? always gaining life, always pumping the pridemates. Rest for the weary? gain zee life much? pump up the useful ceature to 4. pridemate will be your main force and wall your main defense. Good use of removal for white. I might suggest Kazandu Blademaster just because he's a 2/2 with vigilance and first strike for 2 mana.
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