Author: Peachyco "Chic" Morada
Deck 1: Harsh Desolation
Color: Red
Theme: Land-destruction
Type: Extended

Cards in deck:

	20 Lands
		3	Ancient Tomb
		4	City of Traitors
		12	Mountain
		1	Strip Mine

	6 Creatures
		4	Covetous Dragon
		1	Karn, Silver Golem
		1	Rorix Bladewing

	34 Others
		2	Decree of Annihilation
		2	Devastating Dreams
		2	Devastation
		4	Fire Diamond
		3	Heart of Ramos
		4	Lay Waste
		4	Misguided Rage
		1	Mishra's Helix
		2	Riptide Replicator
		4	Thran Dynamo
		4	Wildfire
		2	Worn Powerstone

	Sideboard:
		3	Defense Grid
		2	Thran Foundry

Discussion:

	This deck may look familiar to some. Why, you ask? It's because
it's based on the 1999 World Champion Kai Budde's Wildfire deck. Like his
deck, this one uses many artifacts to bring out the big land-destruction spells
and still survive. After the big spells, you can still guard against later lands
with smaller, single-target spells such as Lay Waste and Misguided Rage.
Misguided Rage is especially useful against enchantments and artifacts that
manage to hit the table early. Then, once you've established control of the
table, bring out the big baddies like Covetous Dragon, Rorix Bladewing and
Karn. You can even generate big creatures with the Replicators, especially
since you've got the mana. That's when you win.

	As sideboards, Defense Grid works well against good permission
decks. Not only does a simple Counterspell cost 3UU, it will also draw the
counter-magic spells from your opponent's hand to clear the way for your big
spells. Then, Thran Foundry handles discarders or decks that try to deck you
out. You may think weenies may pose a big threat to this deck. In my
experience, I've kept a perfect record against weenies of any color.


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