Izzet Delver

Modern* Competitive Delver Tempo UR (Izzet)

kimirik

Creature (11)

• 4x Delver of Secrets  ^Flip
• 3x Grim Lavamancer
• 4x Young Pyromancer

Land (21)

• 8x Island
• 4x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Mountain
• 4x Scalding Tarn
• 4x Steam Vents

Enchantment (4)

• 4x Blood Moon

Instant (17)

• 4x Lightning Bolt
• 3x Mana Leak
• 3x Remand
• 2x Spell Pierce
• 2x Spell Snare
• 3x Vapor Snag

Sorcery (7)

• 3x Gitaxian Probe
• 4x Serum Visions

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Sideboard

Creature (4)

• 4x Vendilion Clique

Land (4)

• 4x Tectonic Edge

Instant (5)

• 3x Cryptic Command *list*
• 1x Hurkyl's Recall
• 1x Vapor Snag

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Vandalblast

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I've decided to try out an Izzet version of Delver in Modern, which, like the Blue Moon deck, will allow many free wins against certain matchups by dropping a T3 Blood Moon. Outside of the Blood Moon plan, I aim to tempo them out, beating them down with Delver of Secrets, burning them out with Grim Lavamancer, and chumping and beating with tokens from Young Pyromancer. As I put the pressure on with the aforementioned creatures, I aim to use cheap disruption to slow them down just enough to force through a win with Lightning Bolt, Mana Leak, Remand, Spell Pierce, Spell Snare, and Vapor Snag. In order to keep my deck running smoothly, I aim to thin it out with 8 fetchlands while Gitaxian Probe-ing to find out what answers I need and drawing into them with Serum Visions. Finally, in my sideboard I am planning to run the 4th copy of Vapor Snag as well as a full playset of Vendilion Cliques for creature heavy matchups where Lightning Bolt and soft-counterspells won't cut it alone, or where you just need those additional flyers to go over a Tarmogoyf or other beater. I also like to have 3 Cryptic Commands as hard counters in the board for games that potentially go longer. The last 7 boards slots are space for dedicated hate.

Any suggestions and assistance that could be given for changing this deck up (especially with the sideboard) would be greatly appreciated. I don't really play modern, but I am working on getting into it, so I certainly am not a perfect deckbuilder. Right now I have the sideboard specifically tuned towards Affinity and Scapeshift hate, as other decks I can think of can be fended off with the counters, bounces, 'bolts, and cliques, but I am sure my board could use a good bit of diversity to fight off other decks and combos.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	0 - 4 Mythic Rares 19 - 4 Rares 21 - 6 Uncommons 11 - 1 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.46
Tokens	Elemental 1/1 R