Burn, steal, and burn again with these staple red commander cards.

The best mono-red players will be sure to get as much value out of their Slickshots as is possible.

Here are some basics for hard casting versus plotting Slickshot Show-Off.

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If you believe your opponent has removal in hand, plot away.

If your opponent has open mana, tend towards plotting.

In all other situations, a hard cast is fine.

Chandra, Torch of Defiance by Magali Villeneuve

Fugitive Codebreaker by Joseph Weston

Here are the best and strongest cards for Mono-Red Commander decks in MTG.

Use instant speed to your advantage.

Blooming Blast in particular is a spell you want to sit on if you might.

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Fugitive Codebreaker by Joseph Weston

Meanwhile, Witchstalker Frenzy is a main board answer for high toughness creatures.

Your spells are very cheap, so you’ve got the option to deploy them very quickly.

Aggressive mulliganing is necessary to become a proficient mono-red aggro player.

A dragon hawk terrorizes a rabbit village

Dragonhawk, Fate’s Tempest by Victor Minguez

you better be on your way to closing the game out by turn four or five.

If the hand you open isn’t capable of doing this, send it back and draw again.

Don’t worry: five cards will still be enough to finish off the opponent in time.

Slickshot Show-Off card with the card art in the background.

You just need them to be the right five cards.

Quick wins is the name of the game.

Still, keep an eye out for such opportunities.

Urabrask’s Forge

We would caution against surrendering too early.

The exile phrase on bolt gets around death triggers.

From Lathliss to Torbran, these are the most powerful mono-red commanders in Magic: The Gathering.

mtg birgi god of storytelling and Torbran, Thane Of Red Fell

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A monk moves among a red sky monastery.

Monastery Swiftspear by Steve Argyle

Monastery Swiftspear and Play With Fire card artworks

Koth holds an axe in one hand and a skull in another

Koth, Fire of Resistance by Eric Wilkerson

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