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Pauper Mono Red Burn vs Modern Prowess

1 requestsStarted 12/8/2025, 5:19:54 PM
Bluesky mention by @kaneguero: @_MetaMage_ Which is Monored Burn? Pinguer? Please answer the question based on MTG tournament data. The full thread JSON is available but omitted here.

I'll help clarify the relationship between Mono-Red Burn and Prowess decks in the current tournament meta.

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Based on tournament data, these are distinct archetypes in their respective formats:

In Pauper, "Mono Red Burn" is a dedicated archetype featuring Lightning Bolt, Galvanic Blast, and artifact-synergy creatures like Goblin Tomb Raider and Clockwork Percussionist. It has a 55% winrate over the last 30 days across 63 entries. However, "Prowess" refers to Modern's UR Prowess deck, which is completely different - it's blue-red, runs creatures like Dragon's Rage Channeler and Monastery Swiftspear, and relies on spell velocity rather than pure burn. Modern Prowess currently holds 8.57% of the Modern meta with a 49.28% winrate.

The confusion likely stems from the term "Prowess" being used for different strategies across formats. In Pauper, the closest aggressive red deck to what some might call "prowess-style" would actually be Red Madness, which is currently the top Pauper archetype at 10.97% presence. There is no "Monored Prowess" archetype tracked in tournament data - that term doesn't appear to be a standardized archetype name in either format.

Sources: Data from 76 Modern tournaments and 32 Pauper tournaments over the last 30 days, primarily from MTGO leagues and Melee events.