The Zur Institute of Psychology

Modern* Control Enchantment WUB (Esper)

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Land (23)

• 1x Celestial Colonnade
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Darkslick Shores
• 1x Eiganjo Castle
• 2x Flooded Strand
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 2x Godless Shrine
• 2x Hallowed Fountain
• 2x Island
• 2x Marsh Flats
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 2x Plains
• 2x Polluted Delta
• 1x Swamp
• 2x Watery Grave

Instant (15)

• 2x Far / Away
• 2x Fatal Push
• 1x Hindering Light
• 2x Mana Leak
• 2x Path to Exile
• 2x Peek
• 4x Remand

Creature (9)

• 1x Brain Maggot
• 3x Geist of Saint Traft
• 1x Geist of Saint Traft
• 3x Zur the Enchanter *f-etch*
• 1x Zur the Enchanter

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Detention Sphere
• 1x Ethereal Armor
• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Search for Azcanta  ^Flip
• 1x Spirit Mantle
• 1x Steel of the Godhead

Sorcery (7)

• 2x Inquisition of Kozilek
• 3x Serum Visions
• 2x Thoughtseize

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Sideboard

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 4x Leyline of Sanctity
• 1x Nevermore
• 1x Runed Halo
• 1x Stony Silence
• 1x Suppression Field
• 1x Threads of Disloyalty

Instant (2)

• 2x Celestial Purge

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Supreme Verdict

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Maybeboard

Enchantment (32)

• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Carry Away
• 1x Copy Enchantment
• 1x Declaration of Naught
• 1x Domineer
• 1x Edge of the Divinity
• 1x Favor of the Mighty
• 1x Gleam of Authority
• 1x Greater Auramancy
• 1x Hissing Miasma
• 1x Illness in the Ranks
• 1x Jeskai Runemark
• 1x Keen Sense
• 1x Mark of Eviction
• 1x Pariah
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Phyrexian Unlife
• 1x Porphyry Nodes
• 1x Prison Term
• 1x Promise of Bunrei
• 1x Retreat to Hagra
• 1x Shielding Plax
• 1x Soul Tithe
• 1x Spirit Link
• 1x Spreading Seas
• 1x Story Circle
• 1x Sultai Runemark
• 1x Telepathy
• 1x Terra Eternal
• 1x Triclopean Sight
• 1x Underworld Connections
• 1x Underworld Dreams

Creature (7)

• 1x Grand Arbiter Augustin IVGC
• 1x Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
• 1x Merieke Ri Berit
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea
• 1x Vedalken Aethermage
• 1x Vendilion Clique

Artifact (1)

• 1x Spear of Heliod

Land (3)

• 1x Mystic Gate
• 1x Seachrome Coast
• 1x Vault of the Archangel

Instant (2)

• 1x Clutch of the Undercity
• 1x Ultimate Price

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Narset Transcendent

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Card choices:Serum Visions, Path to Exile, Thoughtseize, Inquisition of Kozilek are all solid one drops.

Far : Bounce your creatures against removal, or help clear your opponent's board of problem creatures.

Zur the Enchanter: What this deck's all about. If they don't have an answer to him before he attacks its usually gg. Be sure to pick the right enchantment!

Geist of Saint Traft : Brings the beats. With Steel of the Godhead it's usually gg Eiganjo Castle can help protect it to attack as well.

Brain Maggot: Another way to see opponent's hand. Fetchable with Zur the Enchanter. Typically you don't want him in your opening hand or play him early game, he will just get removed.

Why Rest in Peace mainboard? Because it hoses so many decks/cards. Tasigur, the Golden Fang, Scavenging Ooze, Snapcaster Mage, Tarmagoyf, dredge, reanimator, gifts, etc.

Pariah : Synergy with Spirit Mantle , no more dmg from creatures!

Sideboard:

The sideboard can be attuned to your local meta. Check the maybelist and gatherer for different enchantments. The current SB I feel is best for the average meta. It's OK to SB out 1 Zur the Enchanter against really fast aggro decks. The only thing you should %100 keep is the 4x Leyline of Sanctity . 8rack and burn are two matchups you will pretty much fold to g1. The two Celestial Purge are also nice for Blood Moon and Liliana of the Veil.

How to play !!!
With only 9 creatures you don't want to see Steel of the Godhead without a Zur the Enchanter or Geist of Saint Traft in your opening hand. Back to Nature is a thing so be careful. Remember that Zur the Enchanter's ability triggers before blocks, and puts the enchantment into play; auras only target when cast. You can Detention Sphere , or Threads of Disloyalty something with hexproof this way!

Date added	10 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 1 Mythic Rares 20 - 10 Rares 19 - 4 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.16
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Faerie Rogue 1/1 B
Folders	Maybe, modern, Modern Ideas, Tubular Decks, decks, Earmarked, best, interesting modern, Decks, Modern—Like