Joel: Hardened Scales Infinity
Right off the bat, Joel is going for his opponent’s throat through Inkmoth Nexus, a powerful land which can morph into a Blinkmoth creature with the infect ability. As long as it’s on the field, Joel’s opponent will have to fend off the constant threat of poison attacks! To make matters worse, Joel will also be swinging into battle with a one-two punch of Arcbound Ravager and Hardened scales. Not only will hardened scales double the counters put on Arcbound Ravager, but a quick sacrifice to another Arcbound Ravager (combined with its modular ability) can mean that Joel will have an extremely powerful creature on the field in short order.
Lands (20)
- 1 Blinkmoth Nexus
- 4 Darksteel Citadel
- 8 Forest
- 2 Horizon Canopy
- 4 Inkmoth Nexus
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1 Pendelhaven
Creatures (22)
- 4 Arcbound Ravager
- 4 Arcbound Worker
- 4 Hangarback Walker
- 2 Spellskite
- 4 Steel Overseer
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4 Walking Ballista
Artifacts (9)
- 2 Animation Module
- 4 Mox Opal
- 3 Welding Jar
Enchantments (5)
- 1 Evolutionary Leap
- 4 Hardened Scales
Sorceries (4)
- 4 Ancient Stirrings
Sideboard (15)
- 4 Damping Sphere
- 2 Dismember
- 2 Grafdigger’s Cage
- 1 Karn, Scion of Urza
- 4 Nature’s Claim
Tad: Arclight Phoenix
Tad’s deck is a versatile performer that takes care of one of Red’s traditional weaknesses: poor draw power. Between Bedlam Leveler’s ability to let the player draw 3 cards, and faithless looting allowing for both draw power and graveyard placement (ideal for cards such as Arclight Phoenix), Tad should have a number of ways to get around the draw issues that have plagued Red in the past. In addition, the ease of which Faithless looting allows cards to be moved to the graveyard, and the abundance of cheap burn spells in Tad’s deck, means tht he will likely be able to cast Bedlam Reveler for next to nothing!
Instants (16)
- 4 Fiery Temper
- 2 Gut Shot
- 4 Lightning Bolt
- 4 Manamorphose
- 2 Risk Factor
Sorceries (14)
- 4 Faithless Looting
- 1 Flame Jab
- 4 Lava Spike
- 1 Maximize Velocity
- 4 Tormenting Voice
Creatures (12)
- 4 Arclight Phoenix
- 4 Bedlam Reveler
- 4 Monastery Swiftspear
Lands (18)
- 17 Mountain
- 1 Ramunap Ruins
Sideboard (15)
- 4 Tormod’s Crypt
- 3 Eidolon of the Great Revel
- 2 Abrade
- 2 Dismember
- 2 Hazoret the Fervent
- 2 Shattering Spree
To see what happens when these two epic decks go head-to-head, check out the episode below!
https://youtu.be/vHkDMqgczVA
