[Top 25] MTG Arena Most Powerful Red Cards

Updated:

10 Dec 2020

Red is the color of aggression and speed. Using red mana means wrecking with intense heat that cannot be stopped.

Burning opponents and their creatures alive, while giving creatures haste is where the value of this color lies. Early game, simple and powerful plays are what all pyromancer's love about red.

The arena favors bold moves done quickly and red can do just that. With these ideals fueling the literal fire, here are the top 25 MTGA most powerful red cards.

25.Star Of Extinction

We asked if we could instead of if we should

What is great about Star of Extinction?

Allows you to board wipe creatures and planeswalkers
Has the chance to ruin your opponent’s mana production
This card is so powerful in response to casting it your opponent may concede

24.Sarkhan’s Unsealing

Unsealed like a fresh pack filled with powerful red cards

What is great about Sarkhan’s Unsealing?

Provides value for playing creatures that cost more
Can be used to remove creatures
It allows you to target your opponent and can be used as a kill shot

23.Sunbird’s Invocation

Fire chicken's symphony

What is great about Sunbird’s Invocation?

Allows you to cast spells for free
Playing expensive spells is perfectly fine, the more it costs the more value you can generate
For just six mana this card can be played shockingly early

22.Fiery Emancipation

Could roast a marshmellow in there

What is great about Fiery Emancipation?

Triples all your damage
It only covers sources you control so it cannot be used against you
The earlier the card is played the more value it generates

21.Double Vision

This card was made by somebody who loves Forgiener

What is great about Double Vision?

Allows you to literally kill two birds with one stone if your opponent is playing fliers
Damage is doubled on all your instants and sorceries
Allows you to choose new targets for the copies

20.Leyline of Combustion

If you can't take the heat you should avoid the combustion

What is great about Leyline of Combustion ?

Can be played before the game even starts
Deals damage to the player directly
Shuts down abilities of certain cards all together and can kill an opponent if they continue to target your board or you

19.Cavalcade of Calamity

What is great about Cavalcade of Calamity?

Extremely cheap to cast
Essential when playing small creatures or making tokens with low power
Can hit players and planeswalkers just from declaring attacks

18.Sarkhan the Masterless

Just a planeswalker who loves dragons

What is great about Sarkhan?

Has a static ability which you do not have to pay for
The more planeswalkers you control the more dragons you may create
Can make dragon tokens for blockers or push that final few points of damage through

17.Goblin Warchief

A goblins favorite word is more

What is great about Goblin Warchief?

Reduces the cost of other goblins
Gives other goblins you control haste allowing them to swing as they spawn
It only costs three mana

16.Squee,the Immortal

The greatest joke of all the goblins

What is great about Squee?

Squee never truly dies and can be cast from anywhere
Letting him die can produce value using the right effects
Great for combos

15.Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin

Woke up this morning, made some goblin tokens

What is great about Krenko?

Krenko only costs three mana
Gets really big really quick especially when given haste
Produces goblin tokens rapidly

14.Forbidden Friendship

Sick em

What is great about Forbidden Friendship?

Spawns in two creatures for two mana, a solid trade
The dinosaur has haste so it can start dealing damage as soon as you want it to
If the spell is copied you get to make a lot of tokens for a small price

13.Spellgorger Weird

This card is weird

What is great about Spellgorger Weird?

The creature grows rapidly if you play a lot of noncreature spells
Can be used to deal damage and protect you from your opponent’s creatures
Starting off with 2 power and toughness makes it develop into a game winning creature even faster

12.Rampaging Ferocidon

Roars to stop lifegain

What is great about Rampaging Ferocidon?

This card was banned because of how powerful it was
Stops your opponents from gaining life
If your opponent makes creatures it can burn them quickly with its third effect

11.Etali, Primal Storm

The rain is nothing to fear when you become the storm!

What is great about Etali?

Allows you to get rid of big threats from your opponents deck
Allows you to play big threats for free
With the right amount of ramp in a game Etali can come out before your opponent sees it coming

10.Finale of Promise

The moment you've all been waiting for

What is great about Finale of Promise?

You get to cast a spell from your grave for free
This card will deal massive damage if played at the right time
The X in the mana cost allows this to be played whenever you like, it can end games or stop early threats, the choice is yours

9.Ilharg,the Raze-Boar

Oink! oink!

What is great about Ilharg?

Ilharg costs only 5 mana to cast
The card has trample to make sure the lethal damage goes through
His effect is absolutely amazing and cannot be stopped by most cards

8.Krenko,Mob Boss

The mob rules!

What is great about Krenko?

Extremely cheap for the wrath he can bring to the board
Allows you to double your goblins every single turn he is in play
If he gets killed you are left with an army

7.Torbran, Thane of Red Fell

Never underestimate a dwarf

What is great about Torbran?

Allows all your red spells to deal extra damage
Works on both players and their permanents
Cheap to cast and his toughness makes him last long enough to win most games

6.Tin Street Dodger

What is great about Tin Street Dodger?

Starts dealing damage turn one
His effect can make him unblockable
If made larger or given equipment his damage can be the lethal strike to end a game

5.Fervent Champion

Javier rides again

What is great about the champion?

Can be played turn one
First strike allows him to hit first allowing him to deal damage before other creatures
Can be loaded up with equipment for free because of his ability

4.Scorch Spitter

Spitters are scorched quitters

What is great about Scorch Spitter?

A great play turn one
It does not have to hit your opponent to deal damage
It can deal damage to both players and planeswalkers should the need arise

3.Robber of the Rich

Robin hood strikes again

What is great about Robber of the Rich?

Can attack upon summon because of haste
Reach allows him to stop fliers
His ability triggers when he attacks and can get rid of some nasty spells from your opponents deck

2.Anax, Hardened in the Forge

This is theros and not sparta

What is great about Anax?

Profits off of having a large board state because of devotion
Whenever creatures die you get to make tokens
Can become insanely powerful late-game or be the reason you get the advantage early-game

1.Embercleave

Swing low sweet artifact

What is great about Embercleave?

Flash allows this card to be played at instant speed, which it is begging for
Gives any creature you want more power and can be equipped for nothing when it is played
The spell reduces its own cost which is awesome for red decks that wreck hard with a lot of creatures

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