The deck that runs about 24 Lightning Bolts 12 Lands, 8 Fetches, and a rag-tag team of Short Red Creatures?
White has many Obvious Sideboard options.
I'd like to discuss options, in Blue/Black/green/and maybe even the mirror
For Blue, cards like Flashfreeze/Spell pierce seem okay. Though Chalice of the void seems a lot stronger. Minus Disenchant, its almost untouchable for red when you call (1)(1) for its cost.
Blue has more options than people think. Technically, speaking most of blue's "answers" aren't actually blue, but artifacts. That being said, they generally only work in blue decks for obvious reasons.
The best answer for me is to simply play trinket mage. Trinket mage sets up multiple anti-red cards
-Chalice of the void (ideally set at 1)
-Elixir of Immortality (Which reshuffles into your lib and be fetched up again)
Outside trinket mage, spellskite is a very helpful anti aggro creature. It not only hates out splinter twin combo, it also blocks any creature RDW would play, eats bolts and burn spells for breakfast, and is a great value creature either maindeck or sideboard in a multitude of matchups. If you have permanents worth protecting against decks like Jund spellskite is great for keeping a card like Vedalken Shackles from getting hit with a pulse.
For other decks, obviously cards like Kitchen Finks, Obstinate Baloth, and company are good for life-gain.
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Spellskite is something they will need to answer, a good blocker and can redirect bolts.
Black has card disruption: Duress, Inquisition of Kozilek (avoid thoughtseize) and a suite of removal, and so does red (burn, pyroclasm, etc.)
The two pro-red swords can help if you're playing cawblade, creatures generally with more than 3 toughness are also hard to take down as RDW, which is where green excels with things like Goyf.
Living End plays some fringe board options like Brindle Boar (it sacs itself!) and Gnaw to the Bone (they probably pitched 4+ creatures just to find a Cascade card into Living End).
For blue, speaking as a red player, I'm going to laugh at you if you try to trade counter for burn spell. Your counters will typically cost more than the spell I'm casting. On the other hand, chalice of the void is very solid and can hurt quite a bit. Sword of light and shadow and sword of war and peace are also very solid against rdw.
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[14:58]  Paramount_Elite: Anyways don't confuse Casual EDH with EDH or the highly compettive format called French Duel Commander.
Poor RDW doesn't need people to pack SB against them! Leave your finks at home!
No, really, finks is the single most annoying card for Modern Burn/RDW by a long shot, since it's packed in Jund, Melira, and random rogue decks.
As someone that plays modern RDW, the single card that gives me the most trouble is kitchen Finks. cant kill it and dont even want it being played. Probably second to that would be kor firewalker and leyline of sanctity however those are alot easier for me to deal with than the finks.
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Remember that Sun Droplet triggers on every upkeep. It rapidly undoes burn and two on the field makes any damage you sustain ultimately gain you life. If Smash to Smithereens were not everywhere in burn decks, it'd be even better.
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The deck that runs about 24 Lightning Bolts 12 Lands, 8 Fetches, and a rag-tag team of Short Red Creatures?
White has many Obvious Sideboard options.
I'd like to discuss options, in Blue/Black/green/and maybe even the mirror
For Blue, cards like Flashfreeze/Spell pierce seem okay. Though Chalice of the void seems a lot stronger. Minus Disenchant, its almost untouchable for red when you call (1)(1) for its cost.
The best answer for me is to simply play trinket mage. Trinket mage sets up multiple anti-red cards
-Chalice of the void (ideally set at 1)
-Elixir of Immortality (Which reshuffles into your lib and be fetched up again)
Outside trinket mage, spellskite is a very helpful anti aggro creature. It not only hates out splinter twin combo, it also blocks any creature RDW would play, eats bolts and burn spells for breakfast, and is a great value creature either maindeck or sideboard in a multitude of matchups. If you have permanents worth protecting against decks like Jund spellskite is great for keeping a card like Vedalken Shackles from getting hit with a pulse.
For other decks, obviously cards like Kitchen Finks, Obstinate Baloth, and company are good for life-gain.
Spellskite is something they will need to answer, a good blocker and can redirect bolts.
Black has card disruption: Duress, Inquisition of Kozilek (avoid thoughtseize) and a suite of removal, and so does red (burn, pyroclasm, etc.)
The two pro-red swords can help if you're playing cawblade, creatures generally with more than 3 toughness are also hard to take down as RDW, which is where green excels with things like Goyf.
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For blue, speaking as a red player, I'm going to laugh at you if you try to trade counter for burn spell. Your counters will typically cost more than the spell I'm casting. On the other hand, chalice of the void is very solid and can hurt quite a bit. Sword of light and shadow and sword of war and peace are also very solid against rdw.
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[14:58]  Paramount_Elite: Anyways don't confuse Casual EDH with EDH or the highly compettive format called French Duel Commander.
No, really, finks is the single most annoying card for Modern Burn/RDW by a long shot, since it's packed in Jund, Melira, and random rogue decks.
legacy: Doomsday, Dredge, BUG (shard less and still)
modern: storm, woo dredge, U-tron
EDH: maelstrom wanderer, Gisela, krenko, lazav, sharrum, sheoldred/xiahou dun, norin the wary, Thrax, Mimeoplasm, GW legends
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Let's face it, white has a lot of the tools to combat Red, and Modern is format where color splashes are almost mandatory.
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