Mono-Red Aggro 
Mono-Red Aggro Pioneer decklist played by Igor Kurzaev at DeadCatCup (9 May 2026).
- Player
- Igor Kurzaev
- Finish
- #77 of 89, 1-2
- Event
- DeadCatCup,
- Archetype
- Mono-Red Aggro
- Staples
- Mono-Red Aggro
- Format
- Pioneer
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Sideboard (15)
Main deck (60)
Creatures (19)
- 4 Emberheart Challenger
- 4 Monastery Swiftspear
- 4 Questing Druid // Seek the Beast
- 4 Screaming Nemesis
- 3 Soul-Scar Mage
Instants (12)
Artifacts (4)
- 4 Cori-Steel Cutter Banned
Enchantments (4)
Lands (21)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Mono-Red Aggro list
Average of 4 decks in the 30 days up to May 9, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Academic Dispute (4 vs 1.0)
- +3 Copperline Gorge (4 vs 1.0)
- +3 Questing Druid // Seek the Beast (4 vs 1.0)
- +3 Stomping Ground (4 vs 1.0)
- +3 Thornspire Verge (4 vs 1.0)
- +2 Cori-Steel Cutter (4 vs 2.0)
Fewer than usual
- -6 Mountain (6 vs 12.3)
- -3 Monstrous Rage (0 vs 3.0)
- -2 Lightning Strike (0 vs 1.5)
- -2 Rockface Village (0 vs 1.5)
- -2 Sunspine Lynx (0 vs 1.5)
- -2 The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku (0 vs 1.5)
- -1 Ramunap Ruins (1 vs 2.3)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Origin of Metalbending (2 vs 0.5)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Magebane Lizard (0 vs 2.3)
- -2 Sunspine Lynx (0 vs 1.5)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 18 cards away from the average.
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.51 average mana value
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
21 35.0% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 73.8%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 68.0%
- Same, on the draw
- 76.1%
Colors: costs and sources
-
35 symbols (89.7%)
21 sources (63.6%)
-
4 symbols (10.3%)
12 sources (36.4%)
Card types
- Creatures 19 (31.7%)
- Instants 12 (20.0%)
- Artifacts 4 (6.7%)
- Enchantments 4 (6.7%)
- Lands 21 (35.0%)