Mono-Red Kiln Fiend 
Mono-Red Kiln Fiend Pauper decklist played by ZI at 6/10 League 18.02.2026 (WntrSpr '26) (18 Feb 2026).
- Player
- ZI
- Finish
- #1 of 10, 3-0
- Archetype
- Mono-Red Kiln Fiend
- Staples
- Mono-Red Kiln Fiend
- Format
- Pauper
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (61)
Creatures (13)
Instants (20)
- 2 Apostle's Blessing
- 2 Brainstorm
- 3 Dispel
- 3 Lightning Bolt
- 4 Mutagenic Growth
- 1 Opt
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 4 Temur Battle Rage
Sorceries (9)
Lands (19)
- 4 Evolving Wilds
- 9 Island
- 6 Mountain
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Mono-Red Kiln Fiend list
Average of 5 decks in the 30 days up to Feb. 18, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +7 Island (9 vs 1.8)
- +3 Delver of Secrets // Insectile Aberration (4 vs 0.8)
- +3 Evolving Wilds (4 vs 0.8)
- +3 Ponder (4 vs 0.8)
- +3 Preordain (4 vs 0.8)
- +2 Dispel (3 vs 0.6)
- +2 Lightning Bolt (3 vs 0.6)
- +2 Brainstorm (2 vs 0.4)
Fewer than usual
- -8 Mountain (6 vs 14.2)
- -3 Ancestral Anger (0 vs 3.2)
- -3 Lava Dart (0 vs 3.2)
- -3 Manamorphose (0 vs 3.2)
- -3 Rite of Flame (0 vs 3.2)
- -3 Assault Strobe (0 vs 3.0)
- -2 Apostle's Blessing (2 vs 3.6)
- -2 Crackling Cyclops (0 vs 1.6)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Blue Elemental Blast (2 vs 0.4)
- +2 End the Festivities (2 vs 0.4)
- +2 Gut Shot (2 vs 0.4)
- +2 Hydroblast (2 vs 0.4)
- +2 Vapor Snag (2 vs 0.4)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Raze the Effigy (0 vs 1.8)
- -2 Brute Force (0 vs 1.6)
- -2 Flaring Pain (0 vs 1.6)
- -2 Immolating Souleater (0 vs 1.6)
- -1 Pyroblast (2 vs 3.0)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 29 cards away from the average.
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.38 average mana value · 1.48 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 4 | 23 |
| 2 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
19 31.1% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 68.4%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 57.9%
- Same, on the draw
- 66.6%
Colors: costs and sources
-
2 symbols (4.8%)
0 sources (0.0%)
-
21 symbols (50.0%)
13 sources (56.5%)
-
15 symbols (35.7%)
10 sources (43.5%)
-
4 symbols (9.5%)
0 sources (0.0%)
Card types
- Creatures 13 (21.3%)
- Instants 20 (32.8%)
- Sorceries 9 (14.8%)
- Lands 19 (31.1%)