Burning Skies

[Georg B]

So, here is my new version of the popular Skies deck witch I saw as a mono U version (the one of Sturmgott), as a UW version (Vazdrus list) and as a UB version (I saw that one in the magicplayer forum).
My version is UR.
I think it could be good and strong if you would help me with the fine tuning.

I chose red because of the Blood Moon (and ofcorse the Magus too) witch helps BtB with the mana denail plan, and ofcorse because of the burnspells.

Ok, here is my list:

// Lands
    1 [ON] Polluted Delta
    6 [UG] Mountain
    1 [10E] Shivan Reef
    12 [UG] Island
    1 [TE] Wasteland
    1 [GP] Steam Vents
    1 Volcanic Island
    1 [ON] Wooded Foothills
    1 [ON] Bloodstained Mire
    1 [ON] Flooded Strand

// Creatures
    1 [TO] Grim Lavamancer
    1 [TE] Thalakos Seer
    1 [SH] Spindrift Drake
    1 [10E] Mogg Fanatic
    1 [TSP] Drifter il-Dal
    1 [TSP] Dream Stalker
    1 [PT] Cloud Pirates
    1 [BOK] Ninja of the Deep Hours
    1 [BOK] Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
    1 [AP] Razorfin Hunter
    1 [AN] Flying Men
    1 [MM] Cloud Sprite
    1 [VI] Man-o'-War
    1 [US] Gilded Drake
    1 [FUT] Magus of the Moon
    1 [AN] Serendib Efreet
    1 [P2] Sea Drake
    1 [RAV] Surveilling Sprite
    1 [MOR] Vendilion Clique
    1 [10E] Spiketail Hatchling
    1 [5E] Sea Sprite
    1 [LRW] Pestermite
    1 [TSP] Looter il-Kor
    1 [TSP] Fathom Seer
    1 [UL] Cloud of Faeries

// Spells
    1 [DS] AEther Vial
    1 [R] Winter Orb
    1 [TSB] Unstable Mutation
    1 [DS] Sword of Fire and Ice
    1 [SC] Stifle
    1 [OD] Standstill
    1 [DIS] Spell Snare
    1 [BOK] Shuko
    1 [RAV] Char
    1 Psionic Blast
    1 [MM] Misdirection
    1 [UL] Miscalculation
    1 [UL] Snap
    1 [9E] Shock
    1 [TSP] Rift Bolt
    1 [CHK] Lava Spike
    1 [MI] Incinerate
    1 [NE] Flame Rift
    1 [GP] Electrolyze
    1 [ON] Chain of Plasma
    1 [LG] Chain Lightning
    1 [TSP] Ancestral Vision
    1 [IA] Brainstorm
    1 [ON] Chain of Vapor
    1 [4E] Black Vise
    1 [RAV] Remand
    1 [5E] Memory Lapse
    1 [AL] Force of Will
    1 [NE] Daze
    1 Counterspell
    1 [MR] Chrome Mox
    1 [EX] Price of Progress
    1 [DK] Blood Moon
    1 [US] Back to Basics
    1 [AP] Fire/Ice
    1 Lightning Bolt
    1 [MR] Mask of Memory
    1 [MR] Lightning Greaves
    1 [VI] Impulse
    1 [FD] Grafted Wargear
    1 [5E] Force Spike
    1 [MR] Empyrial Plate
    1 [EX] Curiosity
    1 [6E] Boomerang
    1 [MR] Bonesplitter
    1 [9E] Mana Leak
    1 [MM] Gush
    1 [LG] Mana Drain
    1 [FUT] Delay

[RobPro]

Did you look into Muddle the Mixture or Isochron Scepter? Muddle lets you get your 2cc bombs, and Isochron lets you fire/ice or PoP every turn. Kinda neat, huh.

[Mythrandir]

i was trying to build this deck.. but it turned out kind of sloppy... if you want i think i still have the *.deck file for MWS.

[Vazdru]

What do you think about following changes:

ADD:

Wee Dragonauts
Gelectrode
Rushing River


CUT:

Chain of Vapour
Magus of the Moon
Thalakos Seer

[Mythrandir]

i think magus of the moon is good in this deck. also fulminator mage might be good.
char, flames of the blood hand, threaten, frenetic efreet are some cards that i tried.

[Gecko_83]

its A nice build i am just new to site and looking at builds to come up with ideas so goo luck

[Georg B]

This is my latest version of UR Skies:

// Lands
    1 [ON] Bloodstained Mire
    2 [ZEN] Mountain (2)
    11 [ZEN] Island (3)
    1 [10E] Shivan Reef
    1 [EVE] Cascade Bluffs
    1 [TE] Wasteland
    1 [ZEN] Scalding Tarn
    1 [ZEN] Arid Mesa
    1 [ZEN] Misty Rainforest
    1 [ON] Flooded Strand
    1 [ON] Polluted Delta
    1 [ON] Wooded Foothills
    1 [GP] Steam Vents
    1 [R] Volcanic Island

// Creatures
    1 [8E] Spiketail Hatchling
    1 [ARE] Man-o'-War
    1 [OD] Thought Nibbler
    1 [BOK] Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
    1 [UL] Cloud of Faeries
    1 [SH] Spindrift Drake
    1 [AN] Flying Men
    1 [PT] Cloud Pirates
    1 [LRW] Pestermite
    1 [TSP] Fathom Seer
    1 [DD2] Riftwing Cloudskate
    1 [SHM] Inkfathom Infiltrator
    1 [SHM] Briarberry Cohort
    1 [MM] Cloud Sprite
    1 [FUT] Magus of the Moon
    1 [P2] Sea Drake
    1 [FUT] Infiltrator il-Kor
    1 [ZEN] Welkin Tern
    1 [LRW] Jace Beleren
    1 [AP] Razorfin Hunter
    1 [R] Serendib Efreet
    1 [TO] Grim Lavamancer
    1 [TSP] Drifter il-Dal
    1 [RAV] Surveilling Sprite
    1 [BOK] Ninja of the Deep Hours
    1 [TSP] Looter il-Kor
    1 [PLC] Gossamer Phantasm
    1 [MOR] Vendilion Clique
    1 [M10] Zephyr Sprite

// Spells
    1 [ARE] Bonesplitter
    1 [ON] Chain of Plasma
    1 [RAV] Char
    1 [FNM] Brainstorm
    1 [FNM] Force Spike
    1 [9E] Mana Leak
    1 [MR] Chrome Mox
    1 [NE] Daze
    1 [LG] Mana Drain
    1 [AP] Fire/Ice
    1 [A] Psionic Blast
    1 [LG] Chain Lightning
    1 [OD] Standstill
    1 [AN] Unstable Mutation
    1 [DIS] Spell Snare
    1 [BD] Impulse
    1 [6E] Memory Lapse
    1 [TSP] Rift Bolt
    1 [UL] Snap
    1 [MR] Empyrial Plate
    1 [FUT] Delay
    1 [AL] Force of Will
    1 [EX] Price of Progress
    1 [MM] Gush
    1 [R] Counterspell
    1 [ZEN] Spell Pierce
    1 [DK] Blood Moon
    1 [US] Back to Basics
    1 [GP] Electrolyze
    1 [LRW] Tarfire
    1 [10E] Shock
    1 [ZEN] Burst Lightning
    1 [M10] Lightning Bolt
    1 [DD2] Magma Jet
    1 [DD2] Ancestral Vision
    1 [UL] Miscalculation
    1 [10E] Incinerate
    1 [TSP] Sudden Shock
    1 [R] Winter Orb
    1 [DS] AEther Vial
    1 [MM] Misdirection
    1 [8E] Curiosity
    1 [MR] Mask of Memory
    1 [RAV] Remand
    1 [BOK] Threads of Disloyalty
    1 [DS] Sword of Fire and Ice

I think the fetchlands are fantastic in Skies deck with just a splash. I play only two mono red lands whitch is quite good.

I play less bounce because of the new combat rules.