Video Mtg Deck Tech: Big Red in Amonkhet Standard!

Is Amonkhet standard the right time for Big Red to finally make a comeback? With new cards like Glorybringer, Magma Spray, and Sweltering Suns, it sure seems like it!

Creatures (15)
4 Soul-Scar Mage
1 Dragonmaster Outcast
2 Pia Nalaar
4 Thought-Knot Seer
4 Glorybringer

Spells (17)
4 Magma Spray
2 Shock
4 Incendiary Flow
4 Harnessed Lightning
3 Sweltering Suns

Planeswalkers (3)
2 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
1 Chandra, Flamecaller

Lands (25)
4 Aether Hub
2 Grasping Dunes
4 Crumbling Vestige
15 Mountain

Sideboard
4 Release the Gremlins
1 Dragonmaster Outcast
2 Aethersphere Harvester
1 Sweltering Suns
4 Kari Zev's Expertise
2 Goblin Dark-Dwellers
1 Chandra Flamecaller

Some notes:
1. Since recording this video, I've been trying Aethersphere Harvester in the main over Shock. I like it better, I think. Shock is decent against zombies, but Harvester is busted against zombies and easier to cast when you're low on red sources. The only real argument for Shock is that it synergizes with Soul-Scar Mage, but we've still got enough burn spells to work with him if we board the Shocks (or even just remove them from the list entirely).
2. Thought-Knot Seer looks weird, but it's our only real option for dealing with Aetherworks Marvel proactively. If it comes down, it's usually spinning that turn, and if they hit Ulamog, we're in a great deal of trouble, so even though it looks like a stretch, TKS is a must-play.
3. I tried out Harsh Mentor in the board, but I just don't think it's the right time/format for it at the moment.
4. There are lots of budget options for this deck if you don't have Chandras, Glorybringers, Thought-Knots, etc. Sin Prodder could provide some card advantage/pressure, Lathnu Hellion could give the deck a burst of speed and synergize with some of the other energy cards we're playing, Goblin Dark-Dwellers is always fun and effective, and Combustible Gearhulk is a game changer immediately upon resolution that forces a tough decision on your opponent. All of these cards are under a dollar except for Gearhulk, which is a whole TWO dollars.

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