Having access to a flexible removal engine like this can easily win you grindy games, and youll always have the scale up and swing plan in your back pocket
#19: Near-Death Experience A similar path to that traveled with Barren Glory exists here for Boros mages, incorporating Worldfire or Soulgorger Orgg to decimate yourself in the name of one big Near-Death Experience turn
Spitting Dilophosaurus Spitting Dilophosaurus is better in aggressive decks than controlling ones for its ability to remove blockers, but its still kind of a house in controlling decks
Wrap Up The Beast, Deathless Prince | Illustration by Pavel Kolomeyets Threaten effects are very common in MTG nowadays, and theyre an important part of what red can do, both in Limited and Constructed
I wouldnt push this point too hard in non- Ikoria formats, but I might consider 14 or 15 over 16-lands occasionally, particularly in something like mono-red aggro where I wouldnt have to worry about hitting 8/8 color minimums