Modern: Grixis Control

Modern UBR (Grixis)

sam_morse178

Land (22)

• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Hall of Storm Giants
• 3x Island
• 1x Otawara, Soaring City
• 4x Polluted Delta
• 4x Scalding Tarn
• 2x Steam Vents
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Thundering Falls
• 1x Undercity Sewers
• 2x Watery Grave
• 1x Xander's Lounge

Instant (26)

• 4x Consider
• 4x Counterspell
• 3x Cryptic Command
• 2x Fatal Push
• 4x Flame of Anor
• 4x Lightning Bolt
• 2x Sauron's Ransom
• 1x Sheoldred's Edict
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 1x Stern Scolding

Creature (9)

• 1x Murktide Regent
• 4x Orcish Bowmasters
• 4x Snapcaster Mage

Artifact (1)

• 1x Vedalken Shackles

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Lorien Revealed

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Sideboard

Instant (6)

• 2x Annul
• 1x Sheoldred's Edict
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 1x Stern Scolding
• 1x Surgical Extraction

Enchantment (3)

• 2x Alpine Moon
• 1x Dress Down

Creature (2)

• 2x Subtlety

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Damnation

Artifact (3)

• 1x Cursed Totem
• 2x Nihil Spellbomb

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A classic build of Grixis Control that I've had success with at weekly events and in competitive leagues on MTGO. I've played The One Ring variants of Grixis, and while the Ring is undoubtedly the best card advantage available in Modern, I prefer to play land go versions of control.

Date added	1 year
Last updated	6 months
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 2 Mythic Rares 36 - 7 Rares 4 - 2 Uncommons 14 - 4 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.32
Tokens	Orc Army, The Ring, The Ring Tempts You