Sbing in RDW

FiReBLT · Joined: 31 Dec 2004 Posts: 173

I'm taking this deck to my PTQ tomorrow:

// Lands
24 [MR] Mountain (2)

// Creatures
4 [EVE] Figure of Destiny
4 [SHM] Boggart Ram-Gang
4 [SHM] Ashenmoor Gouger
4 [SHM] Demigod of Revenge
4 [SHM] Tattermunge Maniac

// Spells
4 [LRW] Lash Out
4 [SHM] Flame Javelin
4 [LRW] Tarfire
4 [EVE] Puncture Blast

// Sideboard
SB: 3 [LRW] Hurly-Burly
SB: 3 [MOR] Spitebellows
SB: 3 [EVE] Unwilling Recruit
SB: 3 [EVE] Chaotic Backlash
SB: 3 [SHM] Firespout

I'm pretty happy with the maindeck, but I'm unsure on the sideboard.
I have a pretty good M/U against fae, and against QnT, but I struggle against Kithkin and Doran. (I'm not going to give useless percentages, I'd just get flamed out :p)

Can anyone give me any modifications to the sideboard or maindeck to help me on my weaker fronts?

Current SBing VS Kithkin:
-4 Tattermunge Maniac
-1 Puncture Blast
-4 Ashenmoor Gouger

+3 Hurly Burly
+3 Firespout
+3 Chaotic Backlash

Current SBing VS Doran:
-4 Tattermunge Maniac
-4 Ashenmoor Gouger
-1 Tarfire

+3 Spitebellows
+3 Unwilling Recruit
+3 Firespout

Cheers in advance!

ZW · Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Posts: 184

I wouldn't side in spout versus doran, also, if you have any stigma lashers/vexing shushers, I'd suggest adding some, as you need 2 drops.

Krastino · Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 11

If I play a Red Deck I play for sure Unwilling Recruit...against Doran can be really really strong.
I don't like playing Maniac, Stigma Lasher is better imho. Maniac dies to a Kithkin or Faerie token and to a Peppersmoke. If you play also black lands u can add Nameless or Shriekmaw for Burrenton and Eyeblight's Ending for Doran...what do you think?

marten2 · Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 17

shouldn't you have at least 3 moonglove's extract vs. burrenton forge-tenders?

FiReBLT · Joined: 31 Dec 2004 Posts: 173

In reply to the posts:

I don't really like moonglove extract, it's too expensive an answer to a one drop, and too specific, as well as bad against everything else in the kithkin deck.

I would like to splash black, but I don't have the lands for it.

I play firespout against the elves/doran builds as it kills a lot of the issues in the deck, while I would hold back a bit before playing it.

FiReBLT · Joined: 31 Dec 2004 Posts: 173

Guys, would it be worth removing the Maniacs for Vexing Shushers?
I might also be able to borrow some stigma lashers, but probably not four of them.

ZW · Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Posts: 184

If you can only get 2, split it 2 and 2 between shusher and lasher, maybe even remove a burn spell for a 3rd shusher.

Mind · Joined: 07 Feb 2007 Posts: 3

Am I the only one noticing no Fire-lit Thickets for the Firespouts on SB?

[R]Nchamay · Joined: 17 Jul 2008 Posts: 44

What i'm doin for the ptq in my rdw deck is putting 2 inside outs for doran. kills a biggin and draws a card, its been workin pretty ok.

ZW · Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Posts: 184

FiReBLT · Joined: 31 Dec 2004 Posts: 173

I went 5-2-0 thanks to the advice given to me here, thanks and kudos to everyone who helped out!

I went with the final sb of:

4 Firespout
3 Unwilling Recruit
4 Spitebellows
4 Chaotic Backlash

I also managed to get hold of 4 Fire Lit Thicket, and decided to just play my Tattermunge Maniacs.