Hello! I was hoping to get some input on building a deck from scratch. (I have a plethora of excess cards just sitting in a case) I was thinking about trying my hand at a blue and red burn deck but really not sure where to start. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated! Thank you
If you're specifically going for a red-blue burn deck you need to decide if that's a tempo deck or just pure burn. With tempo, including creature cards with prowess and flying (or similar cards like Wee Dragonauts) is a good idea. If you link some of the cards you're planning to use, we can help evaluate them.
I've quoted a potentially relevant post of mine from another topic [link] below. Hope it helps.
The formats you're playing will dictate exactly what you can do, but focusing on synergy is a good place to start learning, because card interactions are where lots of magic's power comes from.
As an easy and specific example, if your goal is just building a 1v1 burn deck, remember that it takes ten shocks to kill an opponent and you start with seven cards in hand. Reading the rest of this series is probably useful too, so I've included some potentially relevant links.
I've quoted a potentially relevant post of mine from another topic [link] below. Hope it helps.
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