Cursed Phantasm

Modern Burn Combo Control Theme/Gimmick UB (Dimir)

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Creature (7)

• 4x Blood Seeker
• 3x Hunted Phantasm

Enchantment (5)

• 2x Search for Azcanta  ^Flip
• 3x Trespasser's Curse

Instant (19)

• 1x Engulf the Shore
• 3x Essence Flux
• 2x Extirpate
• 3x Mana Leak
• 2x Muddle the Mixture
• 2x Perplex
• 2x Remand
• 1x Stubborn Denial
• 3x Turn to Mist

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Baral's Expertise
• 3x Inquisition of Kozilek
• 3x Serum Visions

Land (24)

• 2x Flooded Strand
• 6x Island
• 4x Polluted Delta
• 2x Prairie Stream
• 2x Search for Azcanta  ^Flip
• 4x Sunken Hollow
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Watery Grave

Mana (18)

• 6x Island
• 2x Prairie Stream
• 2x Search for Azcanta  ^Flip
• 4x Sunken Hollow
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Watery Grave

Blink/Bounce (8)

• 1x Baral's Expertise
• 1x Engulf the Shore
• 3x Essence Flux
• 3x Turn to Mist

Control/Counter (15)

• 2x Extirpate
• 3x Inquisition of Kozilek
• 3x Mana Leak
• 2x Muddle the Mixture
• 2x Perplex
• 2x Remand
• 1x Stubborn Denial

Draw/Manipulation (17)

• 2x Flooded Strand
• 2x Muddle the Mixture
• 2x Perplex
• 4x Polluted Delta
• 2x Remand
• 2x Search for Azcanta  ^Flip
• 3x Serum Visions

Win-Con (10)

• 4x Blood Seeker
• 3x Hunted Phantasm
• 3x Trespasser's Curse

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Sideboard

Other (15)

• 2x Baral's Expertise
• 2x Damping Sphere
• 1x Engulf the Shore
• 3x Illness in the Ranks
• 2x Mercy Killing
• 3x Pithing Needle
• 2x Stubborn Denial

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Load the board with Blood Seekers and Trespassers' Curses, then drop a Hunted Phantasm and blink it with Essence Flux or Turn to Mist for it to deal damage (because the Seekers and Curses notice the tokens the opponent now has and deals damage for each one!)

Otherwise, it's a basic control deck, using plenty of blue draw/counterspell stuff and black discard/punisher through all those Blood Seekers/Trespasser's Curses if they're running a creature-heavy/tokens deck themselves!

Illness in the Ranks is in the sideboard to allow you to face a more controlling match yourself, to allow yourself to drop a Hunted Phantasm even without any Blood Seekers/Trespassers' Curses on the battlefield, just to start hitting face - it's also great against tokens match-ups! Also more Engulf the Shores and a Baral's Expertise, to allow a little more removal, along with two Mercy Killings, the only card to splash white for, but can use a big creature on the other side of the board to your advantage if you have your Seekers/Curses out!.

Ideal Turn 4 Win:

Turn 1: Island -> Serum Visions?

Turn 2: Swamp -> Blood Seeker or Trespasser's Curse

Turn 3: Sunken Hollow -> Trespasser's Curse or Blood Seeker, then ...another Serum Visions?!

Turn 4: Sunken Hollow -> Hunted Phantasm (dealing 10 damage through the 2 Blood Seekers/Trespassers' Curses each noticing your opponent has 5 new tokens), then Essence Flux, to blink the Phantasm and do it again!

Date added	6 years
Last updated	5 years
Exclude colors	RG
Splash colors	W
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	22 - 6 Rares 12 - 9 Uncommons 17 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.95
Tokens	Elf Warrior 1/1 GW, Goblin 1/1 R