Mono-Red Aggro 
Mono-Red Aggro Standard decklist played by Jacob Franz at LCQ - Standard - SCG CON Milwaukee - Friday - 1:30 pm (20 Feb 2026).
- Player
- Jacob Franz
- Finish
- #3 of 81, 5-0
- Archetype
- Mono-Red Aggro
- Staples
- Mono-Red Aggro
- Format
- Standard
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (25)
- 4 Emberheart Challenger
- 2 Fanatical Firebrand
- 4 Hexing Squelcher
- 4 Hired Claw
- 4 Nova Hellkite
- 4 Sunspine Lynx
- 3 Tersa Lightshatter
Instants (8)
Artifacts (2)
Lands (25)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Mono-Red Aggro list
Average of 63 decks in the 30 days up to Feb. 20, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Emberheart Challenger (4 vs 1.3)
- +2 Tersa Lightshatter (3 vs 0.8)
- +2 Rockface Village (3 vs 0.9)
- +2 Sunspine Lynx (4 vs 1.9)
- +2 Doc Ock's Tentacles (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Fanatical Firebrand (2 vs 0.3)
- +2 Soulstone Sanctuary (4 vs 2.3)
- +2 Lightning Strike (4 vs 2.4)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Burnout Bashtronaut (0 vs 3.2)
- -2 Shock (0 vs 2.5)
- -2 Zhao, the Moon Slayer (0 vs 1.6)
- -1 Sear (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Razorkin Needlehead (0 vs 1.1)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Boulder Dash (4 vs 0.6)
- +2 Sear (4 vs 2.0)
- +2 Soul-Guide Lantern (3 vs 1.5)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Sunspine Lynx (0 vs 1.7)
- -1 The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Ghost Vacuum (0 vs 1.1)
Most unusual list in this period: Takumi Matsuura in 2nd Chance PTQ - Sunday - (PT ECL) (39 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.31 average mana value
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
25 41.7% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 77.8%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 81.9%
- Same, on the draw
- 88.1%
Colors: costs and sources
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41 symbols (100.0%)
21 sources (100.0%)
Card types
- Creatures 25 (41.7%)
- Instants 8 (13.3%)
- Artifacts 2 (3.3%)
- Lands 25 (41.7%)