Urabrask, Heretic Praetor

Gameplan

Urabrask hands you a free impulse-drawn card every upkeep while turning each opponent's first draw of their turn into an impulse draw they must use that turn or lose. You snowball card advantage in mono-red while quietly hosing card-draw engines and wheels, then close with aggressive creatures, big haste threats, or burn fueled by all the extra cards.

Key Cards

• Birgi, God of Storytelling — Generates mana off every spell to actually cast the flood of impulse-drawn cards each turn.
• Bonus Round — Doubles your storm of cheap spells fueled by impulse draws for an explosive turn.
• Wheel of Misfortune — You refill while opponents' would-be draws get converted into one-shot impulse cards under Urabrask.
• Reckless Fireweaver — Turns the constant artifact/treasure churn and spell volume into incremental burn damage.
• Sensei's Divining Top — Sets up your impulse exile every upkeep to guarantee a usable card.
• Underworld Breach — Combo engine that recurs spells, easily abused with rituals and the extra cards Urabrask provides.

Upgrade Path

Lean into mana acceleration (Jeska's Will, rituals, treasure makers) and cost reducers so you never waste impulse cards, and add fast mana like Ancient Tomb and Mana Crypt. Add a dedicated combo line such as Underworld Breach plus Lion's Eye Diamond/Brain Freeze or an Aetherflux Reservoir kill to convert card volume into a win. Tighten the curve and include strong red interaction (Pyroblast, Abrade, Chaos Warp) to survive while the engine grinds.