Burn
The most straightforward strategy in Magic — point burn spells at your opponent's face. With 20+ direct damage spells, you aim to deal 20 damage as fast as possible.
Creatures (12)
| Card | Details | Qty | |
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 Goblin GuideRed
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Creature — Goblin Scout Haste Whenever this creature attacks, defending player reveals the top card of their library. If it's a land card, that player puts it into their hand. P/T: 2/2 |
4 | |
 Monastery SwiftspearRed
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Creature — Human Monk Haste Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) P/T: 1/2 |
4 | |
 Eidolon of the Great Revel2 Red
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Enchantment Creature — Spirit Whenever a player casts a spell with mana value 3 or less, this creature deals 2 damage to that player. P/T: 2/2 |
4 |
Creature — Goblin Scout
Haste Whenever this creature attacks, defending player reveals the top card of their library. If it's a land card, that player puts it into their hand.
P/T: 2/2
Creature — Goblin Scout
Creature — Human Monk
Haste Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
P/T: 1/2
Creature — Human Monk
Enchantment Creature — Spirit
Whenever a player casts a spell with mana value 3 or less, this creature deals 2 damage to that player.
P/T: 2/2
Enchantment Creature — Spirit
Instants (17)
| Card | Details | Qty | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lightning BoltRed
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Instant Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target. |
4 | |
 Boros CharmWhite + Red
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Instant Choose one — • Boros Charm deals 4 damage to target player or planeswalker. • Permanents you control gain indestructible until end of turn. • Target creature gains double strike until end of turn. |
4 | |
 Lightning HelixWhite + Red
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Instant Lightning Helix deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life. |
4 | |
 Searing Blaze2 Red
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Instant Searing Blaze deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker and 1 damage to target creature that player or that planeswalker's controller controls. Landfall — If you had a land enter the battlefield under your control this turn, Searing Blaze deals 3 damage to that player or planeswalker and 3 damage to that creature instead. |
3 | |
 Skullcrack1 + Red
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Instant Players can't gain life this turn. Damage can't be prevented this turn. Skullcrack deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker. |
2 |
Instant
Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target.
Instant
Instant
Choose one — • Boros Charm deals 4 damage to target player or planeswalker. • Permanents you control gain indestructible until end of turn. • Target creature gains double strike until end of turn.
Instant
Instant
Lightning Helix deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.
Instant
Instant
Searing Blaze deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker and 1 damage to target creature that player or that planeswalker's controller controls. Landfall — If you had a land enter the battlefield under your control this turn, Searing Blaze deals 3 damage to that player or planeswalker and 3 damage to that creature instead.
Instant
Instant
Players can't gain life this turn. Damage can't be prevented this turn. Skullcrack deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker.
Instant
Sorceries (12)
| Card | Details | Qty | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lava SpikeRed
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Sorcery — Arcane Lava Spike deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker. |
4 | |
 Rift Bolt2 + Red
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Sorcery Rift Bolt deals 3 damage to any target. Suspend 1—{R} (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay {R} and exile it with a time counter on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.) |
4 | |
 Skewer the Critics2 + Red
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Sorcery Spectacle {R} (You may cast this spell for its spectacle cost rather than its mana cost if an opponent lost life this turn.) Skewer the Critics deals 3 damage to any target. |
4 |
Sorcery — Arcane
Lava Spike deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker.
Sorcery — Arcane
Sorcery
Rift Bolt deals 3 damage to any target. Suspend 1—{R} (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay {R} and exile it with a time counter on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.)
Sorcery
Sorcery
Spectacle {R} (You may cast this spell for its spectacle cost rather than its mana cost if an opponent lost life this turn.) Skewer the Critics deals 3 damage to any target.
Sorcery
Lands (19)
| Card | Details | Qty | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sacred Foundry
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Land — Mountain Plains ({T}: Add {R} or {W}.) As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped. |
4 | |
 Inspiring Vantage
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Land This land enters tapped unless you control two or fewer other lands. {T}: Add {R} or {W}. |
4 | |
 Arid Mesa
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Land {T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Mountain or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. |
4 | |
 Bloodstained Mire
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Land {T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Swamp or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. |
2 | |
 Sunbaked Canyon
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Land {T}, Pay 1 life: Add {R} or {W}. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Draw a card. |
2 | |
 Mountain
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Basic Land — Mountain ({T}: Add {R}.) |
3 |
Land — Mountain Plains
({T}: Add {R} or {W}.) As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land — Mountain Plains
Land
This land enters tapped unless you control two or fewer other lands. {T}: Add {R} or {W}.
Land
Land
{T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Mountain or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Land
{T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Swamp or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Land
{T}, Pay 1 life: Add {R} or {W}. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Draw a card.
Land
Basic Land — Mountain
({T}: Add {R}.)
Basic Land — Mountain