Mono-Red Aggro 
Mono-Red Aggro Standard decklist played by Joshua Saruga at Vancouver Round 11 Regional Championship (21 Feb 2026).
- Player
- Joshua Saruga
- Finish
- #10 of 240, 10-3
- Archetype
- Mono-Red Aggro
- Staples
- Mono-Red Aggro
- Format
- Standard
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (26)
- 4 Burnout Bashtronaut
- 4 Hexing Squelcher
- 4 Hired Claw
- 4 Nova Hellkite
- 3 Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power
- 4 Razorkin Needlehead
- 1 Sunspine Lynx
- 2 Tersa Lightshatter
Instants (10)
- 4 Burst Lightning
- 2 Lightning Strike
- 2 Sear
- 2 Shock
Lands (24)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Mono-Red Aggro list
Average of 111 decks in the 30 days up to Feb. 21, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Razorkin Needlehead (4 vs 1.0)
- +3 Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power (3 vs 0.4)
- +2 Mountain (20 vs 18.0)
- +2 Soulstone Sanctuary (4 vs 2.4)
- +1 Tersa Lightshatter (2 vs 0.9)
- +1 Hexing Squelcher (4 vs 2.9)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Zhao, the Moon Slayer (0 vs 1.8)
- -1 Howlsquad Heavy (0 vs 1.2)
- -1 Emberheart Challenger (0 vs 1.0)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Soul-Guide Lantern (3 vs 1.3)
- +1 Sunspine Lynx (3 vs 1.6)
Fewer than usual
- -1 Ghost Vacuum (0 vs 1.2)
Most unusual list in this period: Takumi Matsuura in 2nd Chance PTQ - Sunday - (PT ECL) (40 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.22 average mana value
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 8 | 6 |
| 2 | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
24 40.0% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 77.5%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 78.9%
- Same, on the draw
- 85.6%
Colors: costs and sources
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48 symbols (100.0%)
23 sources (100.0%)
Card types
- Creatures 26 (43.3%)
- Instants 10 (16.7%)
- Lands 24 (40.0%)