How does the Lightning Bolt Deck work?
The Lightning Bolt Deck is a classic implementation of—or depending on how you look at most of the cards, potentially an upgrade to—what what has been termed The Philosophy of Fire. Most of the action cards in this deck are worth 3 damage (Lava Spike, Spark Elemental, Incinerate, and so on) with some worth only two (Magma Jet, sometimes Keldon Marauders), and some worth as many as five (Shrapnel Blast, sometimes Keldon Marauders). So with most of the cards worth 3 damage… that means that you need just under seven cards to win the game. Given that even “single-color” decks like Mono-Blue Faeries will likely do 2 points of damage to themselves over the course of the first few turns, you can downgrade the count to winning with just six cards! So how many cards do you start with again? Make sure to see the “Opportunities” section, below.
