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Subject: R/U Madness Jonathan Thigpen extended
Deck

Creatures
3 hapless researcher
3 Barbarian Bully
3 skywing aven
3 merfolk looter
3 dwarven scorcher

Enchantments, sorcery, instants, artifacts

4 violent eruption
4 fiery temper
3 lava dart
2 obsessive search
4 counterspell
2 jinxed idol
3 churning eddy
2 compulsion
2 concentrate

Lands

4 shivan reef
4 city of brass
6 mountain
5 island

60 cards in total

Deck idea:      I was thinking to build a U/G madness deck, but everybody else has it.  I looked through some of my torment cards to find such treasure as Fiery Temper and Violent Eruption.  I thought to myself, why not build a R/U madness deck.  So I bought the preconstructed deck Air Razers of Judgement, and started building my deck.  It's really fast like a U/G madness deck except better.  U/G lays out 4/4, and 1/1 creatures.  When the R/U madness deck deals 3 damage with Fiery temper for only 1 red mana.  In addition, Violent Eruption deals 4 damage divided as you choose between any number of creatures and players for 3 mana.  If the direct damage doesn't get to your opponnet then cards like churning eddy and counterspell will keep them in check.  It doesn't seem like it would belong but Jinxed Idol fits perfectly in this deck.  When I have Skywing Aven and Jinxed Idol in play, as well as a Fiery Temper in my hand, you just sac the Skywing, but discard Fiery Temper from your hand to return Skywing to your hand.  So, in doing this little combo, your skywing doesn't die and your opponet loses 3 life as well as receiving a little gift known as Jinxed Idol.  I usually don't like fast decks because they can wear out in a lengthy game, but this deck can beat the best of them.  Personally, I think this deck is much better than the U/G madness deck.