Purphoros Control

Standard Control RUW (Jeskai, America)

theinfernumflame

Creature (2)

• 1x AEtherling
• 1x Purphoros, God of the Forge

Planeswalker (6)

• 3x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 3x Jace, Architect of Thought

Land (26)

• 3x Azorius Guildgate
• 4x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Island
• 3x Izzet Guildgate
• 1x Mountain
• 2x Mutavault
• 4x Sacred Foundry
• 4x Steam Vents
• 4x Temple of Triumph

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Assemble the Legion
• 3x Detention Sphere

Instant (14)

• 4x Azorius Charm
• 4x Dissolve
• 2x Izzet Charm
• 4x Sphinx's Revelation

Sorcery (8)

• 3x Divination
• 2x Mizzium Mortars
• 3x Supreme Verdict

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Sideboard

Creature (3)

• 3x Boros Reckoner

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Jace, Memory Adept

Instant (6)

• 2x Gainsay
• 2x Turn / Burn
• 2x Wear / Tear

Sorcery (5)

• 4x Anger of the Gods
• 1x Supreme Verdict

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This deck is based on the powerful interaction of Purphoros, God of the Forge and token generators to deal lots of damage in a short time. I had previously seen a similar deck idea in Boros colors, but consistently surviving long enough to actually win seemed to be a big issue.

However, by fitting the idea into a USA control shell, it's possible both to survive early threats and to control the late game. Ideally, by the late game, you should be able to sit back on a couple counterspells while killing your opponent without actively having to do very much.

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A few notes about card selection within the deck:

-While I tried to fit more basics into the deck, the mana base was not consistent enough to be able to satisfy some of the specific mana requirements of spells like Supreme Verdict. So, I ended up adding more gates instead. I'm hoping that the next set (Born of the Gods) completes the cycle of scry lands, so that the gates in the deck can become scry lands, which will help with consistency.

-I'm still not sure about Turn / Burn in the sideboard. I really want to replace them with Magma Jet, since those will allow me to have an extra leg up against aggro (with scry 2 letting me keep finding damage spells or lands, as needed). However, while Turn / Burn will come in against aggro, they also exist as an instant speed way to deal with other troublesome midrange/control creatures (like Stormbreath Dragon or various gods).

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 1 Mythic Rares 28 - 8 Rares 6 - 6 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.38
Tokens	Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Soldier 1/1 RW, Soldier 1/1 W
Folders	not bad