Meta archetypes
Mono-Red Aggro
Mono-Red Aggro: Red · Aggro
0.7% of winning MTGO lists · 5 lists from 5 events · 0 Top 8s · 0 wins · 1 League 5-0s
Data as of 2026-10-16 · Every list MTGO published since 2026-10-02 (748 lists from 34 events)
How to play it
- Play 1–2 mana creatures from turn one and attack every turn
- Keep hands with turn 1–2 plays; mulligan hands of expensive cards
- Spend removal on blockers, not on what is attacking you
- Count damage every turn: games end sooner than they look
Core cards
average copies per list, lands excluded
| 4 | Nova Hellkite |
| 4 | Hired Claw |
| 4 | Emberheart Challenger |
| 4 | Burst Lightning |
| 3.2 | Stingcaster Mage |
| 3 | Fanatical Firebrand |
| 2.6 | Lightning Strike |
| 2.4 | Tersa Lightshatter |
| 2 | Tomik, Izzet Sparkmage |
| 1.6 | Plasma Bolt |
| 1.2 | Chandra, Torch of Defiance |
| 0.8 | Stingerquill Voxmancer |
| 0.8 | Shock |
| 0.8 | Pompous Battlemage |
| 0.8 | Master of Barbs |
| 0.6 | Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might |
Typical list
the list closest to this archetype's average
Main
19 Mountain
4 Burst Lightning
4 Emberheart Challenger
4 Fanatical Firebrand
4 Hired Claw
4 Nova Hellkite
4 Stingcaster Mage
3 Lightning Strike
3 Soulstone Sanctuary
3 Tersa Lightshatter
2 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
2 Plasma Bolt
2 Rockface Village
2 Tomik, Izzet Sparkmage
Sideboard4 Sunspine Lynx
3 Magebane Lizard
3 Sear
3 Soul-Guide Lantern
2 Hexing Squelcher