Master Part 23 in Magic: The Gathering Arena

Q: How to beat Roiling Plane deck in Magic: The Gathering Arena?

This is Duel 5-3, featuring a red noncombat damage deck. The opponent uses creatures like Bladetusk Boar, Cosi's Ravager, Kiln Fiend, and Vent Sentinel, along with spells such as Magma Rift, Roiling Terrain, Burst Lightning, Seismic Shudder, and Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle. The Planeswalker difficulty swaps Magma Rift for Flame Slash.

Q: What creatures counter Roiling Plane in Magic: The Gathering Arena?

This is Duel 5-3, featuring a red noncombat damage deck. The opponent uses creatures like Bladetusk Boar, Cosi's Ravager, Kiln Fiend, and Vent Sentinel, along with spells such as Magma Rift, Roiling Terrain, Burst Lightning, Seismic Shudder, and Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle. The Planeswalker difficulty swaps Magma Rift for Flame Slash.

Q: Best strategy for Duel 5-3 Magic: The Gathering Arena?

This is Duel 5-3, featuring a red noncombat damage deck. The opponent uses creatures like Bladetusk Boar, Cosi's Ravager, Kiln Fiend, and Vent Sentinel, along with spells such as Magma Rift, Roiling Terrain, Burst Lightning, Seismic Shudder, and Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle. The Planeswalker difficulty swaps Magma Rift for Flame Slash.

Q: How much life gain is needed for Roiling Plane?

This is Duel 5-3, featuring a red noncombat damage deck. The opponent uses creatures like Bladetusk Boar, Cosi's Ravager, Kiln Fiend, and Vent Sentinel, along with spells such as Magma Rift, Roiling Terrain, Burst Lightning, Seismic Shudder, and Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle. The Planeswalker difficulty swaps Magma Rift for Flame Slash.

Q: Can you destroy Valakut in Magic: The Gathering Arena?

This is Duel 5-3, featuring a red noncombat damage deck. The opponent uses creatures like Bladetusk Boar, Cosi's Ravager, Kiln Fiend, and Vent Sentinel, along with spells such as Magma Rift, Roiling Terrain, Burst Lightning, Seismic Shudder, and Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle. The Planeswalker difficulty swaps Magma Rift for Flame Slash.

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Walkthrough

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Deck Breakdown: The opponent's deck consists of 16 creatures (Bladetusk Boar, Cosi's Ravager, Kiln Fiend, Vent Sentinel), 8 sorceries (Magma Rift, Roiling Terrain), 12 instants (Burst Lightning, Seismic Shudder, Unstable Footing), and 24 lands (23 Mountain, 1 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle).
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Key Cards and Abilities:
- Bladetusk Boar: Intimidate, can only be blocked by red creatures.
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Cosi's Ravager: Deals 1 damage on Landfall.
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Kiln Fiend: Grows stronger when red instants are cast.
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Vent Sentinel: Deals damage equal to the number of creatures the opponent controls.
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Magma Rift: Deals 2 damage and exiles the target if it dies.
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Roiling Terrain: Destroys a land and deals damage based on lands in the opponent's hand.
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Seismic Shudder: Deals 1 damage to all non-flying creatures.
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Burst Lightning: Can be kicked for 4 damage.
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Unstable Footing: Can be kicked for 5 damage.
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Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle: Deals 3 damage when a Mountain enters the battlefield, if you control 5 or more Mountains.
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Planeswalker Difficulty Change: Magma Rift (2 damage) is replaced with Flame Slash (4 damage, CMC 1), which does not exile.

Tips

Flyers: The opponent's creatures lack reach, making flyers a viable strategy. Consider powerful flyers like Seraph of the Masses, Aegis Angel, Baneslayer Angel, Griselbrand, or Rune-Scarred Demon.
Milling: Exploit the opponent's poor draw power with milling strategies. Cards like Tome Scour can remove key noncombat damage sources. Hand destruction spells (Monomania, Mind Rot, Liliana's Specter) are also effective, especially early on. Be cautious, as milling can deplete your own hand, and mill-related creatures are vulnerable.
Life Gain: A direct counter to indirect damage. Cards with lifelink are beneficial, especially beatsticks with lifelink like Baneslayer Angel or Griselbrand, which can survive damage and draw enemy fire. A high life total also helps mitigate Valakut's damage.
Redirect Damage: A fun combo using Palisade Giant's ability to redirect damage. Pairing it with Aegis Angel for indestructibility can make it a powerful, unkillable redirector. Protect Aegis Angel with cheap white spells (Gods Willing, Cloudshift, Safe Passage) or blue counters, or by buffing it with auras.
Recycling: Utilize creatures with Undying (e.g., with Undying Evil), graveyard recursion (Rescue from the Underworld), and creatures that can be used as fodder (Dead Reckoning). Elixirs of Immortality can provide both recycling and life gain. Charmbreaker Devils are useful for red/black recycling strategies.
General Advice: Life gain is paramount. Incorporate draw power and land ramp if possible. Destroying Valakut (using Demolish, Tectonic Rift, or Mold Shambler) can prevent significant damage.
Effective Cards: Arbor Colossus, Archaeologist, Charmbreaker Devils, Creepy Doll, Genesis Hydra, Nemesis of Mortals, Nessian Asp, Phytotitan, Primal Huntbeast, Quickling, Rescue from the Underworld, Rhox Faithmender, Rune-Scarred Demon, Soul of Zendikar, Terra Stomper, Vent Sentinel.
Multiplayer Boosters: Cloudshift (flickers to avoid damage), Mold Shambler (can destroy noncreature targets when kicked), Stoneforge Mystic (searches for equipment).

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