However, there are no Monarch Spells/Traps I want to use other than Tenacity, so it's on hold
mechanics, red has some of the most exciting offerings in the entirety of the set
The deck that QBTurtle15 played to a 5-0 finish in the most recent Pioneer League deck dump is worth serious consideration, not only because of History of Benalia as the buff of the century, but also because of the sneaky-good power in Knight of the White Orchid
Illustrated by Bryan Sola Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Legal Historic Legal Modern Legal Brawl Legal Legacy Legal Comp
As we move farther up from the base, we get fewer and fewer combinations of cards which yield the same overall power level for example, you can use your fingers and toes to tally up the number of red burn spells defensibly interchangeable with Lightning Strike, which is a number obviously greater than 1, but much smaller than the number of Red removal spells which round down to Open Fire