blue skred

Modern* Control Tempo UR (Izzet)

wolfsokol

Creature (10)

• 1x Keranos, God of Storms
• 3x Snapcaster Mage
• 4x Swans of Bryn Argoll *list*
• 2x Vendilion Clique

Land (23)

• 2x Arid Mesa
• 2x Flooded Strand
• 4x Scalding Tarn
• 11x Snow-Covered Island
• 2x Snow-Covered Mountain
• 2x Steam Vents

Enchantment (7)

• 3x Blood Moon
• 4x Spreading Seas

Artifact (3)

• 1x Batterskull
• 2x Vedalken Shackles

Instant (13)

• 3x Cryptic Command *list*
• 2x Electrolyze
• 4x Lightning Bolt
• 4x Skred

Sorcery (4)

• 4x Serum Visions

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Sideboard

Creature (2)

• 2x Spellskite

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Jace, Architect of Thought

Enchantment (3)

• 3x Monastery Siege

Instant (3)

• 2x Counterflux
• 1x Rending Volley

Sorcery (6)

• 3x Anger of the Gods
• 3x Shatterstorm

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Time to explain the deck choicesFirst the Enchantments: I wanted to be able to deny people their mana. People in my meta play very greedy mana bases and the combination of Blood Moon for non basics and Spreading Seas for basics can completely shut off their mana.

Sorcery: Serum Visions is very straightforward helps dig for lands early or counter magic when needed.

Instant: 3 Cryptic Command This is a great all around spell however the high casting cost keeps it hard to play more than 2 or 3. Electrolyze is great for generating value and doing more than 1 for 1 removal especially great against Lingering Souls again thugh the mana cost is a bit high. Lightning Bolt is a 4 of. It is great removal and worst case I can bolt snap bolt for the kill. Now for the fun part Skred this card is a 4 of and is great for multiple reasons the first is it can conditionally kill every creature in the format that does not have pro red and the second is as a great card draw engine with Swans of Bryn Argoll.

Creature: 1 Keranos, God of Storms Mainly here because it is one of my favorite cards. Furthering that it is also great against BGx decks and twin if it gets grindy. Makes land draws not completely dead and nonlands are a bolt. 3 Snapcaster Mage These are here for value two mana for a 2/1 body isn't great but being able to get back a counter or kill spell can mean the difference between winning and losing. These would be a 4 of if it didn't take two more mana to cast spells. As it is still great value. 4 Swans of Bryn Argoll the other piece to the puzzle. This and Skred are great together as well just blocks for days with value small issue in potentially drawing yourself out. 2 vendilion clqiue Great for letting me know what my opponent is doing and removing key pieces o their plan. If not legendary would be more than 2.

Artifacts: Batterskull this is a good late game threat as well as way to stabilize against aggressive strategies. 2 Vedalken Shackles Not sure if this should be more but great for taking control of opposing goyfs, rhino, or Tasigur. Maybe even just a delver.

Sideboard: 3Anger of the Gods This comes in aggressive strategies like Zoo, Delver variants and esper mentor etc. 2 Counterflux This is against storm and against other temp, control and combo decks. 1 Jace, Architect of ThoughtAlso great against control and small tokens strategies. Now for the tech 3 Monastery Siege. This card is for the burn matchup. And I'm sure there is something else I could use it for too but burn. 1 Rending Volley Solely for twin also has other applications against other decks though. 3 Shatterstorm for affinity and 2 Spellskite for burn and twin. Also Boggles and storm.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 1 Mythic Rares 22 - 10 Rares 10 - 4 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.46
Tokens	Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B