Oh sorry! I guess I could’ve completed my thoughts. I was saying that Young Peezy certainly stretched what it means to be red! Comparing him to another red two drop such as Eidolon, YP sounds more like a blue card(which would be awesome and insane), or more similar to Pyromancer’s Ascension. Going on to speak about Pia and Kiran, that’s a REALLY red card, shock damage, artifact inclusion, small bodied, but cost prohibitive*(stretch of the term). There’s just so much to substantiate your thoughts on a secondary, and perhaps a third, identity to Red. The short if it is: you did great this time around! No misses or anything. Solid work, homie.

Thomas,

The original list had all three (Smash, Shatterstorm, Vandalblast) but we decided to trim the list down a bit and Smash was discussed in the article directly, so we kept that one in. In my opinion, Vandalblast is the best option for decks that can afford it that aren’t ramping, in which case Shatterstorm is best. In the end, they all accomplish roughly the same task, even though they all get played in varying amounts.

Outpost Siege/Chandra are both solid options that I let slip through as well. Great suggestions!

Young Pyromancer should definitely be on the list, I wouldn’t call it a staple as Modern just seems to be a little two fast for a 2/1 two drop that requires either free spells, playing it late, or untapping to generate any sort of value, but it is an excellent card and one of my favorites.

I try to make sure I caught all the good cards, but inevitably one or two slip through the cracks. Nice catch!

Poor forgotten Chandra is interesting since it slots into the grindy aspect of red. Together with Outpost Siege, which is sometimes played in Jund SB.

Solid article on Red. I believe this one and the white article have been the best so far. Red was a tough one to tackle because of everything you mentioned. How does a Young Pyromancer fit the same identity and feel of an Eidolon?? It’s quite a stretch, but I think you touched on it all. I may be biased too though. I do love me some red.