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Pioneer: Mono-Red Burn Deck Tech & Sideboard Guide
We will talk in detail about Mono-Red Burn, an aggro deck that gained great prominence in the format after Lurrus was banned.
By Martinez, 20/04/22, translated by Humberto - 0 comments
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About Deck

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Mulligan and Stances

speed
, where you will use your direct damage on the opponent's life, in addition to using your creatures to improve and optimize these cards and end the game quickly. Being the best line against some decks, for this quick strategy, one of the best cards we have in the deck is Eidolon of the Great Revel.
Control
stance, where you will use your direct damage cards to remove your opponent's creatures while pressuring their life totals. For this, there are creatures that have Prowess, such as Monastery Swiftspear and Soul-Scar Mage, which makes the opponent's creatures small (with the counters), favoring exchanges throughout combat.
Card Advantage
, as it currently manages to have a good playing position against Control decks. Here you can use your high-impact cards on the board, with Chandra, Dressed to Kill and Bonecrusher Giant forcing your opponents to answer each of your cards, as they alone can finish the game quickly. Another card that favors this strategy are utility lands such as Den of the Bugbear which creates a lot of value on the battlefield throughout the game and Ramunap Ruins, which can deal the last points of damage later on. From these three main strategies, let's make our sideboard guide for the time being.Sideboard vs Main Matchups
vs. Azorius Control
Against Azorius Control, we don't have to win the game on speed, but on card advantage. Our main strategy is to try to look for a certain speed, that is, keeping hands with Monastery Swiftspear or some aggressive creature and forcing initial trades, while still managing to do some damage. But overall, for this plan to work, you should value your other high-impact cards like Chandra, Dressed to Kill and Bonecrusher Giant. Therefore, always use other smaller cards as bait. Whenever you get the chance, hit them with Den of the Bugbear, but remember that March of Otherworldly Light deals with it for only one mana.Side in

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vs. Naya Winota
Against this deck, we really need our small creatures at the beginning of the game and will use the Control strategy. For that, the removals end up serving to get the creatures out of the way while we put pressure on our opponent. In G1, we should prioritize keeping the table clean using the highest quality Burn as possible. Don't let your opponent grow at the game.Side in

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vs. Izzet Phoenix
Against the Phoenix, the winning strategy is to be as fast as possible. So, we should greatly strengthen our Eidolon of the Great Revel, look for hands with one or two. To keep them in play longer, use your other creatures as bait while dealing as much damage as possible.Side in

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vs. Lotus Combo
Against this deck, we should use the fastest hands possible. Avoid high drop hands like Chandra, Dressed to Kill and Light Up the Stage, as we need to close the game before turn 4. The key card for this game is Eidolon of the Great Revel, so we should always try to keep a hand with at least one in the starting hand, as it prevents some ramps.Side in

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vs. Mono-Red Burn
This is a game that, contrary to popular belief, is not fast – but a game of attrition. The two players will try to remove each other's creatures, making this greatly strengthen the Card Advantage plan. With that in mind, Bonecrusher Giant and Chandra, Dressed to Kill turn out to be key cards.Ad
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