Red Aggro
1st Place at SPDC 28 WORLDS by goomy1 on 5th April 2015
| Creatures 4 Akroan Crusader 4 Nyxborn Rollicker 3 Borderland Marauder 3 Satyr Hoplite 3 Goblin Heelcutter 3 Mardu Scout 2 Minotaur Skullcleaver 21 cards Other Spells 4 Dragon Mantle 4 Lightning Strike 4 Titan's Strength 3 Magma Spray 2 Inferno Fist 1 Barrage of Boulders 1 Hammerhand 19 cards |
Lands 19 Mountain 19 cards
Sideboard
4 Forge Devil 2 Act of Treason 2 Collateral Damage 2 Scouring Sands 2 Krenko's Enforcer 1 Barrage of Boulders 15 cards |
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That should put to rest any idea that Treasure Cruise is hammering the format into ban-worthy pieces. This hyper-aggressive, Sligh-curved masterpiece runs no additional card draw beyond that attached to Dragon Mantle, and no top-deck fixing except the useful Scry on Titan's Strength.
For the starkest of contrasts, it was piloted to the finals against the event host's own Izzet Blitz deck, which plays very similarly but splashes blue for Cruise, some bounce, and - in an interesting innovation - a blue Runemark. In the end, it looks like mono-colored consistency won the day against diluting the power of pure Red!
By sticking with the one true color, our hero was able to run fewer lands and more fuel to add to the fire. I personally like the inclusion of Inferno Fist to act as a heroic trigger while doubling as burn. The Barrage of Boulders tech in the maindeck and sideboard are great ways to push through damage. However, this is all speculation: I was not able to view the game in action or replay, so if anybody involved in the tournament has any comments, I encourage you to leave them below.
In other news, tonight will be the first night of a new season of In Real Life Standard Pauper events at my Local Games Store. I previously reported these were to start last week and run on Tuesdays, however, there was an oversight: Tuesday is already Warhammer 40,000 night....
ASIDE: Warhammer players take up a lot of space. And are rather noisy. This makes finding a place to play Standard Pauper a bit tougher. And makes things like communicating with your opponent and silently calculating combat damage a little difficult....
Therefore, we moved the event to Mondays while keeping everything the same. Stay tuned to see how my own Red Deck ends up performing after failing last week.
On that note, having tested Impact Tremors at that event, I have to change my mind about the card; I'll be cutting it and filling the slot with something that impacts the board instead of just my expectations. For your continued reading pleasure, now that this blog entry is coming to a close, Gwyned has some thoughts on this card and other Token Deck possibilities up on Writer Adept for once Dragons of Tarkir is legal Online.
Until then, all real life Magic players are encouraged to give this awesome format a try. And I hope all Online Standard Paupers enjoy the break between now and the 28th Monday Pauper Deck Challenge World Championships, set to take place on the 20th of April.
Good luck & have fun! Peace,
- C
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