Imodane, the Pyrohammer

Gameplan

Cast cheap single-target burn spells at creatures (often your own or theirs) and let Imodane mirror that damage to every opponent at once, turning a humble Lightning Bolt into a 3-to-each-opponent finisher. You develop a low curve of efficient red instants/sorceries, protect Imodane, then chain spells with cost reduction and rituals for a multi-opponent burn kill.

Key Cards

• Lightning Bolt — Cheap single-target burn that becomes 3 damage to each opponent with Imodane out.
• Fireball — Single-target X spell scales huge and mirrors that full damage to every opponent.
• Chandra's Ignition — Note it hits everything, so it does NOT trigger Imodane—avoid relying on multi-target sweeps; instead favor single-target spells.
• Twinflame / Twinning Glass effects — Copying your burn spell creates a second single-target trigger, doubling Imodane's table damage.
• Birgi, God of Storytelling — Generates mana off each spell cast to fuel long burn chains.
• Underworld Breach — Recasts burn spells from the graveyard to refire Imodane triggers for a lethal storm.

Upgrade Path

Tighten the curve with the cheapest possible burn and add copy effects (Dual Cast, Reverberate, Twinning Staff) and damage doublers like Fiery Emancipation for exponential output. Add mana acceleration (Jeska's Will, rituals, Birgi) and graveyard recursion (Underworld Breach, Past in Flames) to enable explosive single-turn kills, and include protection like Deflecting Swat and haste enablers to land Imodane safely.