RDW/Ponza

[Ben Kossman]

Here's a fairly loose list for RDW/Ponza in standard. There are multiple reasons to consider playing the deck, the number one of which is the broad array of disruption available...

Red:40
4 Giant Solifuge
4 Magus of the Moon
4 BLOOD KNIGHT
4 Magus of the Scroll
4 Demonfire
4 Rift Bolt
4 Volcanic Hammer
4 Seal of Fire
4 Stone Rain
4 Boom/Bust

Land:20
20 Snow Covered Mountain

Sideboard
4 Avalanche Riders
4 Skred
4 Thick Skinned Goblin
3 Word of Seizing/Wildfire Emmisary

It's a suprizingly versatile archetype and is great in a control metagame. I wouldn't recommend it in a field full of zoo and R/G but if tron or Solar Flare are popular
then this is the deck for you. Skred should help the aggro matchup as much as it can be helped but at the end of the day this deck is limited by it's weak matchup versus aggro. The sideboard is mostly dedicated to making matches versus other aggressive decks winnable.

[JuJu]

There's no reason for not running scrying sheets and mouth of ronom here. Keldon Megaliths might even be a choice.

[Anusien]

Why would you run Mono-Red over Boros/RW?  RW gives you the amazing Lightning Helix; mana considerations aside it seems much better than Volcanic Hammer.  I also question the Thick-Skinned Goblin in the side and the lack of Ghostflame or whatever the 2R Colorless bolt is.

[Ben Kossman]

I run monored because it's more consistent and just as fast as Boros. If you like running R/G or Boros that's your decision. Mono red is a solid deck though and at the moment is versatile enough with Blood Knight, Sulphur Elemental, and Wildfire Emmissary to work against strategies that would normally give it trouble (Anything with Pro-Red).

[kirdape3]

Given that the current best aggro deck is in fact R/G because of stalwarts like Kird Ape and Scab-Clan Mauler, the extra 'consistency' of a monored build just doesn't really make sense.  R/G can add a good deal of disruption in it's own right (and will most likely maindeck Magus of the Moon itself) and just is better offensively.

[Ben Kossman]

Ok, fine. Here's the R/G list I'm testing for regionals. Stonewood Invocation does justify adding Green as it is a ridiculous card for aggro...

Red:24
4 Keldon Marauders
4 Kird Ape
4 Magus of the Scroll
4 Char
4 Volcanic Hammer
4 Rift Bolt

Gold:4
4 Scab Clan Mauler

Green:10
4 Call of the Herd
3 Stonewood Invocation
3 Moldervine Cloak

Land:22
4 Stomping Ground
4 Karplusan Forest
10 Mountain
6 Forest

So It is really fast and consistent. What kind of SB's are people running for Regionals? All I play against is Solar Flare and occasionally Mono green aggro. What kind of stuff are ya'll seeing out there? Lots of Dragonstorm?

[Maverrick77]

I would include sulfer elemental at least in the sideboard if not mainboard.

[Ben Kossman]

With Incinerate and Fanatic and Kird Ape out of Tenth this deck gets even nastier...

Red:40
4 Giant Solifuge
4 Simian Spirit Guide
4 Blood Knight
4 Mogg Fanatic
4 Magus of the Scroll
4 Scorched Rusalka
4 Char
4 Incinerate
4 Rift Bolt
4 Seal of Fire

Land:20
20 Snowcovered Mountain

Anybody working on Goblins?

[kirdape3]

Greater Gargadon is absolutely absurd in this sort of deck, and if Block Constructed is any indicator then you will need it to be able to sacrifice something targetted by Tendrils of Corruption.  I'd personally cut the Simian Spirit Guides for them.