Markai Control

Standard Control Four Color Tokens

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Creature (4)

• 2x Butcher of the Horde
• 2x Prognostic Sphinx

Planeswalker (7)

• 1x Ajani Steadfast
• 2x Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
• 2x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 2x Sorin, Solemn Visitor

Land (25)

• 2x Battlefield Forge
• 2x Caves of Koilos
• 4x Island
• 4x Mystic Monastery
• 4x Nomad Outpost
• 2x Polluted Delta
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Malice
• 2x Temple of Triumph
• 2x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Instant (19)

• 3x Crackling Doom
• 1x Dig Through Time
• 4x Jeskai Charm
• 3x Mardu Charm
• 2x Murderous Cut
• 4x Raise the Alarm
• 2x Utter End

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Anger of the Gods
• 2x Despise
• 2x Hordeling Outburst

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Sideboard

Creature (1)

• 1x Keranos, God of Storms

Instant (6)

• 1x Crackling Doom
• 3x Erase
• 2x Gainsay

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Anger of the Gods
• 2x Despise
• 1x Drown in Sorrow
• 2x End Hostilities
• 2x Glare of Heresy

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This 4-color brew is one of my favorite FNM decks. It started off as Mardu Control, but I splashed blue specifically for Jeskai Charm, adding Prognostic Sphinx once I realized what an efficient wincon it is. The reason I don't have End Hostilities in the mainboard is because Elspeth's -3 gets rid of the creatures that I can't Anger. I use Murderous Cut simply because I don't have a playset of Hero's Downfall. For aggro match ups, Despise and the extra Anger of the Gods and Drown in Sorrow come in. Against midrange, I add the End Hostilities, Despise, and Crackling Doom. Control, I side in Keranos and Gainsay.

Tokens are the focus here. I use Mardu Charm to make tokens probably 80% of the time. Raise the Alarm and Hordeling Outburst can give me early game presence or restock my board after I wipe with Anger. Sorin and Elspeth pop out tokens and Ajani Steadfast synergies well with the tokens and walkers. Finally, Jeskai Charm just beats face.

If I can't overwhelm them with my board presence (i.e. if they can pull off Wraths) then Prog Sphinx is an excellent win con.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 1 Mythic Rares 22 - 4 Rares 21 - 6 Uncommons 4 - 4 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.51
Tokens	Emblem Ajani Steadfast, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Emblem Sorin, Solemn Visitor, Goblin 1/1 R, Soldier 1/1 W, Vampire 2/2 B, Warrior 1/1 W