NEW Wildfire Brew DEMORALIZES Enemies in Modern (Gameplay)

Back in the day, Wildfire was one of my favorite Old School MTG (Magic the Gathering) red decks.
It is also popular in land destruction edh (commander) decks.
But today, I'm bringing BIG land destruction back to the Modern format in 2024!
As you'll see, this NEW WIldfire brew demoralizes enemies...so much so, that many opponents quit...forever!
This is some of the best Modern Gameplay footage I've EVER gotten on MTGO (Magic the Gathering Online).
Wildfire is back! Do you think its here to stay in Modern MTG?!?
Watch the gameplay and let me know!
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Chapters:
0:00 Appetite for Destruction
0:48 Gameplay
17:12 Face Reveal?!?
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[@Control4Daze]

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[@jjcc8379]

Seeing Tron with 0 lands make me happy :)

[@Control4Daze]

I’m sure my opponent was cursing at me from their computer 😂

[@elm0damian166]

The nostalgia of this deck for me is crazy. Back in the day I had a borderpost wildfire deck that I played in modern. Love the content keep up the great work.

[@Control4Daze]

Last time I played Wildfire it was Standard legal after its initial printing...lol. Will always have a soft spot for this card!

[@austincrews7575]

Same! This is one of my first favorite decks archs. Back in Saga when it was played with Voltaic Key, Grim Monolith and other manafacts including a NON planeswalker Karn, Silver Golem lol...ahhh...great video.

[@Control4Daze]

@@austincrews7575 Boomers ftw!

[@johnsanko4136]

Planeswalkers made Wildfire a brutal lockout piece. This deck archetype of running red PWs with Wildfire/Burning of Xinye to establish a presence, then lock down the board and let the walkers win is one of my favorites.

[@Control4Daze]

Chandra, Torch of Defiance is SO good in this shell as well, as it ramps you into Wildfire, and gives you mana afterwards as well.

[@solomongrundey]

I played the blue red version slmost a decade ago, where u stole your opponents lands to cast wild fire

[@Control4Daze]

Haha that sounds like a good time 😂 How were you stealing lands??

[@edde2429]

That sounds really cool!

[@zirilan3398]

​@@Control4DazeConfiscate and I think Dreamleash was also in the deck

[@ryanvm9728]

Deck is called Eminent Domain, and KZbin has tons of vids covering it from several years ago. BTW, it usually has Frost Titan as it's finisher, which makes it doubly cool!

[@lech.dutkiewicz]

​@@Control4DazeI don't know if he meant this one, but there was a blue-red wildfire in Standard about 15 years ago. It stole lands with Annex and Confiscate, while ramping into a wildfire at the same time. I don't know what year it was, but Ravnica was in standard - I remember this deck played Remand.

[@1mrlee]

Great work Control4Daze. Your quality of videos are just like harrys. Inspiring.

[@Control4Daze]

Hey Lee! Harry inspires me to step my game up! I greatly appreciate the complement 🙏🏼

[@linkXness]

I fondly remember the penny dreadful wildfire borderpost control deck :)

[@Control4Daze]

It seems a lot of people have very fond memories of Wildfire…I guess you were the one casting wildfire, not the one playing against it 😜

[@hankvirus9305]

Any use for all Snow Covered mountains and Scrying sheets? Then you could run skred 🤣

[@Control4Daze]

Yea, may have actually been better than unholy heat in this deck. Good eye my friend!

[@hankvirus9305]

Or with the amount of shuffle effects you're running why aren't you playing boom//bust?

[@Control4Daze]

@@hankvirus9305 also might be worthwhile. Very good ideas!

[@hankvirus9305]

@@Control4Daze I've never needed to retain priority on modo I'm sure you'll figure it out 🤣

[@Hexnano]

I love Wildfire! As a longtime Dice Factory fanatic, wildfire was a classic finisher that left just your charged up Astral Cornucopia and your opponent with absolutely nothing. I've been mostly on Dimir or colorless Dice Factory lately, but I kinda want to try Red dice factory out again after seeing this video

[@Control4Daze]

The original shell for wildfire was similar - a mostly colorless deck with grim monolith, thran dynamo, voltaic key…Covetous Dragon and Cursed Scroll as finishers…the deck was POWERFUL!

[@kiramini22]

I just love your style. thank you for providing us such quality content!

[@Control4Daze]

Thank you for tuning in! I try!! 🙌🏼

[@damo9961]

I've always loved my playset of Urza's Saga Wildfires.

[@Control4Daze]

Such good memories with those 🙌🏼❤️🙌🏼

[@mulldrifter6040]

Just when I was about to take the Wildfire deck out of the budget battle box at home... still proving in 2024 Wildfire can still take games, in a metagame with Counterspell. Wow. I'll instead opt to update the deck.

[@Control4Daze]

That makes me happy to hear! One of my all time favorite cards…lmk how it goes!!

[@JushakF]

Man, I remember when I was a kid someone had Kai Budde's gold bordered 1999 world championship wildfire deck. I remember Temporal Aperture being one of my favorite cards at the time because of that deck. Love this modern version of that old thing.

[@Control4Daze]

What a crazy card Temporal Aperture was…Saga and Masques block is the time in mtg history where I look back with such fond memories. I miss those days 😢

[@IM-xg2ki]

Amazing deck, amazing editing and narration. Well done! More please! :D

[@Control4Daze]

I will oblige! Thank you 🙏🏼

[@dougiedoug7543]

Very cool to see the growth on this channel! This is really good content!

[@Control4Daze]

Thank you Doug!

[@dietdad69]

U/R Magnivore was the first meta deck that made me fall in love with the game. Wildfire being the top end finisher.

[@Control4Daze]

I had never heard of it (I was on a break from MTG at that time), but multiple people have mentioned it in the comments. It sounded super sweet!

[@mikeshaver-miller745]

You just KNOW that Tron player bought up every copy of pillage they could find just to burn them 😂

[@Control4Daze]

Hahaha that would be a very appropriate way to dispose of that card lol

[@LucksackGames]

Winning through demoralization is the best win.

[@Control4Daze]

Is there any other way?!?!

[@cuttlefish6839]

I love Wildfire wish it was reprinted into pioneer

[@Control4Daze]

That would def make things interesting 🤔

[@hewhogotrizz]

I fricking love this style of deck!! (big mono red fan here). Im curious what you think of swapping the ramp/pillage package and add a prison package (blood moon/ensnaring bridge), this way you can deal with today's mana hungry competitive decks and agressive rhino/draco crap. Let me know what you think !!

[@Control4Daze]

I didn’t want to add blood moon bc it would become too much like the meta mono-red decks that were out there…I was trying to be different. Bridge seems reasonable. I tried a few different variations of the list before settling on this one. This one performed the best 🙌🏼

[@thiagomerces3882]

Always a nice video!!

[@Control4Daze]

Thank you Thiago!! Happy New Year! 🎊

[@astrowerm]

This was so brutal, i love it!

[@Control4Daze]

Total destruction!

[@paxtonjk]

ah yes the classic opening hand of three pillages against tron on the play

[@Control4Daze]

Strange they finished the game with nothing in play 🤔

[@svartninjan]

Dude, your decks are the best

[@Control4Daze]

Haha thank you! I try!!!

[@halcyonrain2209]

that was fucking gnarly

[@Control4Daze]

Haha I thought so too 😝

[@Drizzlehells]

Deck looks sweet! Curious about when the Flame Blitz can be safely played though since the planeswalkers seem to be the win con (aside from the demoralization win, of course!)

[@Control4Daze]

In testing, I kept running into the same problem…I couldn’t deal with planeswalkers. Flame Blitz was the best solution I could find, but you’re right, it’s a big nombo. I couldn’t find another solution, unfortunately.

[@ari_cool]

I love land destruction, it’s so “fun”

[@Control4Daze]

Fun 4 me, not for “them” 😂

[@DFGdanger]

@@Control4Daze Lantern taught us all that fun is a zero-sum game

[@Control4Daze]

@@DFGdanger used to love me some lantern 🏮

[@zurreal8087]

Ever since I saw this card in the 2015 patch of Shandalar I was tempted to brew with it. Cool deck!

[@Control4Daze]

Thank you! It’s one of my favs!

[@Golnax]

You know what I like about this deck? It challenges conventional wisdom for the modern format. Ask most players and they will tell you that you're not going to do well in modern with a top end of 6 mana that doesn't have a lot of ramp, that mana rocks aren't that good in modern, that a bulk rare of Tarkir block isn't work running. Decks like this give me hope for my own decks to perform well :)

[@Control4Daze]

I always get super hyped when I can play with an old card and make it work present day. Getting this one to come together took a lot of tinkering, but we made it work 🙌🏼

[@BugioPimposo]

Jesus fucking christ, this deck is awesome! What a brilliant brew!

[@Control4Daze]

Haha thank you! I quite enjoyed it!

[@Reaper8989]

Happy New Year! Loved this brew, and considering grtting it on 📜. Any thoughts on how this deck gets around the control/counterspell matchup?

[@Control4Daze]

I think being on the play is probably pretty important…but ultimately, I didn’t factor the control matchup in too much when I was building out the sb…simply bc it’s not highly represented right now. Chandra and the 1-Ring are the keys to getting the W.

[@THEMithrandir09]

I'd try root maze in this deck to profit more off the talismans and chandra after you wipe the lands.

[@Control4Daze]

Root maze is a cool card, but I’m not sure splashing an extra color is worth it in that instance.

[@pummppkinn]

Crazy deck. I love it 😂

[@Control4Daze]

Thanks my friend! Hope you are well!!

[@masochisticgamer2082]

As a tron player that last game gave me trauma lol sweet deck tho always good to see a moon red deck do well!

[@Control4Daze]

Haha those games were the stuff nightmares are made of for Tron gamers 😱 I actually didn’t have moon in the maindeck believe it or not…blowing up lands is more fun than turning them into mountains.

[@ggShini]

love your intros and commentary

[@Control4Daze]

Thank you! A lot of effort goes into it!

[@ggShini]

It shows, and its worth it @@Control4Daze

[@Control4Daze]

@@ggShini 🙏🙌🙏

[@balintmiklosy9138]

Do Death Cloud next!

[@Control4Daze]

People love their death cloud haha. I’ll play around with it and see what I can do.

[@Mimz670]

Omg FINALLY. A channel that shows full card effects for someone that doesnt pay this format lol

[@Control4Daze]

I try to always show the cards that are super important or less common so everyone can follow along! Thanks for tuning in!! 🙏🏼

[@tommygibson9025]

Can you make more videos with this deck please 🙏 so good

[@Control4Daze]

Haha It was a popular video…I might just be crazy enough to run it back 🤪

[@ubertuna1]

Oh my god, seeing you absolutely dismantle Yawgmoth that first game, I really needed that lol.

[@Control4Daze]

So close to winning that match! Down to the wire!

[@braedenlamb786]

Oh man I wanna build this.... but One Rings.....

[@Control4Daze]

I know, right? I still haven’t taken the plunge and bought them in paper either 😡

[@KingMasteron1]

Ive always did want to strip mine my opponent, but i never did want to olay Legacy. Is splashing green for W&6 worth it? It does what crucible does but more. Not sure that else green would be worth it. Perhaps at that point your just dipping into a Ponza theme?

[@Control4Daze]

The second iteration of this deck I tested had W6 in it (instead of crucible). It was okay, but this list definitely performed better.

[@HalibelNyyaa]

i really love your deck but is it possible to have a cheapest vesion of this deck ?(i cant pay for the one ring)

[@Control4Daze]

The One Ring is really good in this deck, but if it’s not in the budget, I would substitute it with either one of the Koth planeswalkers.

[@amphetamean66X]

That was Awesome!!!! Almost a budget deck if it wasn't for the one rings. Nice to see something different and powerful.

[@Control4Daze]

Budget* *except for One Rings 😂😂😂 Thank you my friend!

[@Revenant530]

Was making ponza with this wand wrenn and six so I get all my lands back

[@Control4Daze]

The first version of this that I tested had w6 instead of crucible. The mono-red build (surprisingly) performed much better 😲

[@Revenant530]

@@Control4Daze good to know. Love ponza style decks, just fun to play. Have you tried this in a Nahari boom/bust?

[@newrenaissance]

No magnivore, no actual wincon. Its crazy because had the opponents not scooped youd find it difficult to kill them in most of those games.

[@Control4Daze]

Not really…either Chandra will promptly get the job done. But yea, the low morale just led to scoops 😂

[@sutfolsemaj]

Brother, if 6 mana chandra isn't a win condition, I don't know what is

[@Control4Daze]

@@sutfolsemaj agreed!

[@dimensionalineage]

Your rapid video edits do challenge my innately spacious circuitry, but I do enjoy this style of deck, as a dedicated control mage. BoshNRoll has produced entertaining videos on the Cleansing Wildfire / Boom/Bust builds. This one that you wield however is more merciless and austere. Aside from obviously great taste in decks, you seem like a kind human being with your preemptive apologies to the opponent and "be well" wish at this presentation's conclusion. I like kind compassionate people. I like kind compassionate people who beat up on all the popular decks with edgy control flavor slightly more. 😆 Have you considered maybe a single Koth of the Hammer? His middle ability ramps you into land wipes, then plus for a quick clock. It is likely less than stellar, though I nonetheless suggest. Because Planeswalkers. All the justification right there. Could be neat. Actually, Jaya Ballard provides a bevy of enabling tech - including free Pillage's! You like Pillage. That is my flawless hard sell. And thanks for the helpful zooming into cards, although their screen time is quite brief! Be well.

[@Control4Daze]

This is one of the most well written comments I’ve ever gotten haha. You described yourself as spacey, but this is some well written/thought out stuff! I did briefly consider Koth, but the curve was already pretty high, and Chandra just felt like the better 4-mana option. Jaya, however, I did not consider…in fact, had to look up what it did. She could definitely be viable in this shell - great recommendation! But all in all, thank you so much for tuning in, I’m grateful you’re here! I appreciate the kind words!

[@dimensionalineage]

@@Control4Daze To clarify, I characterize myself as "spacious", not "spacey" - very different situation. Meaning, I live life at a methodical, deliberate pace with space in my thoughts and actions. Imagine the converse of ADHD. That is basically it. 😀 Glad you liked my input, and thank you for the sentiments. I like to write. Jaya Ballard offers a unique control slant to a red shell with intriguing abilities. Sweet artwork too. That counts. I can certainly relate to mana curve considerations. I like my spendy spells at the top end. 😇

[@Control4Daze]

@@dimensionalineage 100% on the artwork! haha

[@NikolayMiroshnichenkoNikolax]

Would not play Layline of the Void in the Sideboard?

[@Control4Daze]

I had 3 leylines in the first few iterations that I tested…I didn’t think it was the best use of those slots, so I wound up cutting them.

[@jamiebruner8463]

I have an Appetite for Destruction but it's a Guns n' Roses album

[@Control4Daze]

My appetite for destruction left opponents knock knock knocking on heaven’s door 🎶

[@jamiebruner8463]

@@Control4Daze Hey, hey, yeah. KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DO-U-WOHHHHHH

[@Control4Daze]

@@jamiebruner8463 haha! :)

[@edde2429]

I'd love to try playing but I'd be too scared of running into control, delver and the cascade decks

[@Control4Daze]

I played against a few cascade decks in testing, and it did pretty good against them. Not sure how it would fare vs control…I’d imagine play vs draw would be pretty important.

[@francorce2518]

@edde2429 Chandra, awakened inferno is pretty good.

[@Control4Daze]

@@francorce2518 the biggest concern is if they use binding to get rid of it...you'll still get atleast 1 activation in though 👍

[@paulmtgdad3866]

And Scoop

[@Control4Daze]

Lots of scoops in this vid haha 😂

[@andycooman]

Do you have a sbguide and changes to the metagame?

[@Control4Daze]

Unfortunately, I do not. Haven’t played this deck since making this vid.

[@andycooman]

And now 😂? ​@@Control4Daze

[@clintongriffin2077]

4 noxious revivals and some green in the lands and you may have something.

[@Control4Daze]

That’s a card I haven’t heard mentioned in a long time…

[@clintongriffin2077]

@Control4Daze it's an old Golgari Pox tech.

[@Control4Daze]

@@clintongriffin2077 I did a vid with loam pox a while back...I should revisit that one sometime soon!

[@Rorschachqp]

YOU'RE NOT SORRY

[@Control4Daze]

Maybe I am…a little bit…maybe? 😳

[@Rorschachqp]

😁@@Control4Daze

[@scottcampbell9515]

You had me...and then I saw the LOTR cards. *sigh*

[@Control4Daze]

Sorry about that…it’s hard to be competitive online without them 😖

[@astrowerm]

I don't see the one ring as a LOTR card, I just see it as one or the most overpowered cards ever printed. The multiverse doesn't even come to mind when I see it, but I love drawing a bunch of cards!

[@scottcampbell9515]

@@Control4Daze It's not your fault. It's Ha$bro's.

[@scottcampbell9515]

@@astrowerm I love drawing cards too, but when I play Modern I want to play Magic. Not another IP.

[@Control4Daze]

@@scottcampbell9515 yea, I get that...it taints the purity of the game.

[@TomBpersonal]

Hey man i dont want to be mean and i love ur stuff but i just wanted to ask for u to do a bit less of the high pitched voice thing it just irks me a bit. Besides that ill continue to lurk and enjoy ur content, just a little suggestion!

[@Control4Daze]

Are you referring to the intros? I think I only did it twice in this video 🤔

[@TomBpersonal]

​@@Control4Dazeyeah sorry I meant to comment it on ur other video with the gargadon (where there was a fair few more) but I got a bit confused lol. I do like the editing but the voices irritate me a bit. If other people like it or u like doing them no worries :) keep up the content ur one of the few consistently good modern ytbers ❤

[@Control4Daze]

@@TomBpersonal my thing is, I need to do things that are creative and separate this channel from others. My intent is to create a dynamic in the intro that feels like a conversation between mulitple people, rather than me just telling you what the cards do. Maybe I need to keep the same intentions, but re-evaluate how I'm going about it.

[@TomBpersonal]

@Control4Daze ykw that's a very well thought out defence and explanation. I appreciate that, and I now understand using them. Thanks for taking the time to talk w me abt this, happy new year :)

[@Control4Daze]

@@TomBpersonal I always want feedback, so I appreciate you telling me. I want to make these vids as good as possible for my audiece, so I'm sure they'll continue to evolve and change in the future. Happy New Year!