Hello, I started playing Magic: The Gathering a couple years ago, right when Guildpact was coming out. I've been to a Tenth Edition Sealed Deck and a Lorwyn Booster Draft. My friend really got me into it by giving me a deck for my birthday. My playing style has evolved through the years and this is my best deck so far.

Here's the Decklist:

-----Lands: 16-----
7 Mountain
7 Forest
1 Fungal Reaches
1 Treetop Village

-----Creatures: 13-----
1 Spark Elemental
1 Torpid Moloch
1 Sylvok Explorer
1 Wall of Fire
3 Pain Kami
1 Vulshok Sorcerer
1 Verdant Eidolon
1 Stone-Seeder Hierophant
1 Jiwari, the Earth Aflame
1 Arashi, the Sky Asunder
1 Streetbreaker Wurm

-----Other: 32-----
4 Fireball
3 Volcanic Hammer
1 Cone of Flame
1 Mana Geyser
4 Lava Axe
4 Seal of Fire
3 Utopia Sprawl
2 Overgrowth
1 Furnace of Rath
1 Upwelling
3 Dawn's Reflection
2 Shock
1 Incinerate
1 Seething Song
1 Barbed Lightning

The main strategy is to get out a few lands and pump them up with acceleration. Get out a few good defenders, such as Torpid Moloch and Wall of Fire while building up tons of mana for high-costed burn such as Lava Axe. To kill hordes of creatures I normally channel Jiwari or Arashi. Late in the game, I can play Upwelling and Furnace of Rath to get lots of mana, and the final blow is Fireball.

The problem with it is that it gets hosed against many of my friend's decks, such as his Blue/Black Affinity for Artifacts deck or his Blue Control deck. Also, I want it to be able to win in any Extended tournaments I might be able to find.

Terms of deck fix:
I have low-no budget. As of March 17th 2008, I have about $14 American. Expensive suggestions are welcome, but they won't help me much =)
Keep it Red/Green.
Keep it Extended Legal.

Thanks in advance.
Pojo Username: yugi999

The simplest way to win at this game or any other is to kill your opponents before they can kill you. Building up for massive Fireballs takes much too long. Focus on beating your opponent with fast, efficient creatures and finishing them off with tons of burn. The following deck list is an update of an old Standard deck list from 2002. Most of the cards are cheap, with the exception of Tarmogoyf. You could replace that slot with Wild Mongrel or Werebear as your budget dictates, but the will never reach its full potential without them. Ideally you want to drop a Dryad or Goyf on turn two and follow it up with two burn spells on turn three, allowing you then swing in for three or more points of damage. Repeat with two more burn spells the next turn and your opponent should be face down. With twenty-four burn spells in the deck, your opponent’s life total will often hit zero by your fourth or fifth turn. Here’s a quick sample.

Turn One:
- Play Stomping Ground. Pay two life as it comes into play.
- Play Kird Ape
Turn Two:
- Play Tree of Tales.
- Swing for two points with Kird Ape (20 – 2 = 18)
- Play Quiron Dryad.
Turn Three:
- Play Firebolt (18 – 2 = 16)
- Play Incinerate (16 – 3 = 13)
- Swing for five points with Kird Ape and Quiron Dryad (now a 3/3) (13 – 5 = 8)
Turn Four:
- Play Shrapnel Blast (Sacrificing Tree of Tales) (8 – 5 = 3)
- Swing for six points with Kird Ape and Quiron Dryad (now a 4/4) (3 – 6 = Dead)

Frog in a Blender 2k8.dec v1.1
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4 Mogg Fanatic
4 Kird Ape
4 Quiron Dryad
4 Tarmogoyf

4 Seal of Fire
4 Firebolt
4 Shard Volley
4 Incinerate
4 Shrapnel Blast
4 Rift Bolt

4 Stomping Grounds
4 Wooded Foothills
4 Tree of Tales
4 Great Furnace
4 Barbarian Ring

What’s green and red and goes really fast? A frog in a blender.