Pioneer MtG — Battle Drakes vs. Mono Red Prowess (Battle for the Pack)
Channel: T1GlistenerElf
Date: 2020-04-13

Trey Poole, TJ Poole's oldest kiddo, challenged me to a best 2/3 in Pioneer, him using the deck that he plays and me using my Battle Drakes brew. This deck uses Temur Battle Rage in conjunction with the three creatures in Pioneer that have power and toughness equal to the number of instants and sorceries in one's graveyard, allowing for an explosive, if not fast enough, win. The deck is very consistent, owing to the huge number of draw spells in it, but it lacks the speed to deal with such aggression, forcing it to rely on the fairly small number of damage-dealing kill spells in it.

Creatures (12)
4 Crackling Drake
4 Enigma Drake
4 Spellheart Chimera
Instants (17)
1 Expedite
4 Lightning Strike
4 Opt
2 Spell Pierce
2 Stubborn Denial
4 Temur Battle Rage
Sorceries (9)
4 Cathartic Reunion
1 Slip Through Space
4 Strategic Planning
Lands (22)
3 Island
1 Mountain
2 Shivan Reef
4 Spirebluff Canal
4 Steam Vents
4 Sulfur Falls
4 Temple of Epiphany
Sideboard (15)
3 Anger of the Gods
1 Ceremonious Rejection
1 Chandra's Defeat
1 Flame Sweep
3 Negate
6 other

Here's an old version of Battle Drakes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6_gYnXaKq4&list=PLL5e2uQsROznTfsNEDVA28yeOSwb4DSFg&index=14&t=0s
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