Cruel Control

Modern* Competitive Control Cruel Control UBR (Grixis)

Shryr_Distorted

Creature (5)

• 4x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Tasigur, the Golden Fang

Land (25)

• 2x Blackcleave Cliffs
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 4x Creeping Tar Pit
• 3x Island
• 1x Mountain
• 4x Polluted Delta
• 4x Scalding Tarn
• 2x Steam Vents
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 2x Watery Grave

Artifact (1)

• 1x Batterskull

Instant (18)

• 2x Cryptic Command *list*
• 4x Electrolyze
• 2x Kolaghan's Command
• 4x Lightning Bolt
• 2x Mana Leak
• 2x Remand
• 2x Terminate

Sorcery (11)

• 2x Cruel Ultimatum
• 2x Damnation
• 2x Inquisition of Kozilek
• 3x Serum Visions
• 2x Thoughtseize

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Sideboard

Creature (1)

• 1x Keranos, God of Storms

Artifact (1)

• 1x Isochron Scepter

Instant (8)

• 1x Counterflux
• 1x Countersquall
• 1x Devour Flesh
• 1x Dispel
• 1x Extirpate
• 1x Flashfreeze
• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Rending Volley

Sorcery (5)

• 2x Anger of the Gods
• 2x Crumble to Dust
• 1x Slaughter Games

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Welcome!

Just in a few words, detailed description is following.

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Step 1 of the game plan is fixing your mana for Cryptic Command at turn 4 and being able to cast any combination of spells the deck yields.

Step 2 is to never become tapped out until the end of the opponents turn if possible while swinging Electrolyze for pseudo tempo play and interrupting game plans by scouting the opponents hand and removing threats.

Step 3 starts at a land count of 7+. Now it is time to get a Batterskull /Keranos, God of Storms//Tasigur, the Golden Fang on the battlefield supported by counter backup or cast a Cruel Ultimatum in case it will 100% resolve.

If step 3 unfortunately fails, which should not happen, start plan B. Creeping Tar Pit/Snapcaster Mage beat down.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 1 Mythic Rares 29 - 6 Rares 15 - 6 Uncommons 4 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.57
Tokens	Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B