For a deck that more resembles a combo deck than anything else, Historic Goblins can win without ever seeing it’s combo pieces by swarming the board and pumping up your team.Big threats like Krenko, Mob Boss and Muxus, Goblin Grandee can be played surprisingly early, and put some serious pressure on your opponent.Goblins is a deck that benefits from a lot of very synergistic cards.Thanks to the introduction of Muxus, Goblin Grandee alongside Jumpstart, the historic goblins deck has taken a new shape. And even if you’re nothing like me I’m sure winning on turn three is just as attractive. If you’re anything like me, you LOVE goblins. Muxus, Goblin Grandee, Illustrated by Dmitry Burmak The sequencing of your plays is pivotal in this deck, so if you pick it up and try it out, be cognizant of cast triggers like prowess or Thermo-Alchemist’s ability.Light up the stage and Flames of Keld also help with this problem, often effectively drawing you two cards and, in the case of Flames of Keld, help you set up for an explosive turn.Rumanap Ruins helps solve that problem by letting you turn your lands into damage late in the game. Burn’s biggest problem in any format is running out of gas.This means on top of being some of the most aggressive creatures in the format, Ghitu Lavarunner, Grim Lavamancer, Soul-Scar Mage, and Viashino Pyromancer become just that much better. This version of mono-red benefits a lot from playing wizard creatures to turn their Wizard’s Lightnings into Lightning Bolts.So while we won’t be taping it for mana, Jegantha does present a big beater when we need it. But because of this deck’s low colored mana costs, its inclusion as a companion is 100% free. On the surface Jegantha, the Wellspring looks a little out of place in this deck.Between Wizard’s Lightning, Skewer the Critics, and Lightning Strike this deck loves cutting out the middleman and going straight for the face.Between card draw, utility lands, and the use of a companion, this deck won’t run out of gas too easily.This deck is FAST, sometimes killing your opponent as soon as turn three.With every new set introduced into the Historic format, all the most aggressive damage happy cards find a home in this mono-red burn. Ghitu Lavarunner, Illustrated by Jesper EjsingĪre you looking to take your aggro deck to the next level? Burn just may be the deck for you. And attaching one to your own Anaz won’t just give it double strike and temple, but also +3/+3 due to the interaction of Devotion. Like in all things aggro, Embercleave is key.These cards include Stomp, Spikefield Hazard, Shock, and Roil Eruption. As for removal, this deck runs several spells that can both pressure you opponent’s life total and remove pesky blockers.Due to the prevalence of cards like Shatter the Sky and Storm’s Wrath, Anax Hardened by in the Forge can assure you a board presence even after your opponent board wipes.So when your forces are trapped behind a Questing Beast, this warrior has got you covered. A new addition to the deck, Kargan Intimidator packs a punch while stopping opposing creatures from blocking it.Early aggression is important, if you don’t have access to a one or two mana creature at the start of the game it’s probably best to take a mulligan.Just like meta’s of standard’s past, Anax, Hardened in the Forge and Bonecrusher Giants play a big role as resilient game-ending beaters. This deck takes full advantage and runs four copies. Embercleave is the name of the game when defeating opponents quickly.This deck excels at and gets rewarded for attacking.This is a classic build that relies on the extremely reliable Embercleave to kill your opponent before they can stop you. One of the most aggressive decks currently in standard, mono-red decks are one of the only decks pressuring the greedy ramp decks running rampant in the format. Here are the top three mono-red decks on Arena for all of you who want to know the feeling of pure, unhalted aggression. It happens to everyone, well, except if you’re the one rushing down your opponents before they knew what hit them. No matter what format you’re playing right now on Arena, it’s more likely than not you have had a game stolen right from under your nose by a mono-red deck that’s just a little too fast for you to handle.
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