UB Delver Delve

Pauper Budget Competitive Control Delver UB (Dimir)

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Instant (29)

• 4x Accumulated Knowledge
• 4x Brainstorm
• 4x Counterspell
• 1x Daze
• 1x Deprive
• 3x Echoing Decay
• 3x Ghastly Demise
• 2x Grim Harvest
• 3x Mental Note
• 4x Thought Scour

Land (18)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 2x Dimir Aqueduct
• 3x Dismal Backwater
• 2x Evolving Wilds
• 7x Island
• 3x Swamp

Creature (11)

• 2x Augur of Bolas
• 4x Delver of Secrets  ^Flip
• 4x Gurmag Angler
• 1x Sultai Scavenger

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Deep Analysis
• 1x Ponder

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Sideboard

Instant (5)

• 2x Dispel
• 1x Grotesque Mutation
• 2x Hydroblast

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Aura Flux

Creature (4)

• 2x Stormbound Geist
• 2x Vodalian Zombie

Artifact (1)

• 1x Nihil Spellbomb

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Evincar's Justice
• 2x Shrivel

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Delver... BLIND FLIP 4 DAYS

Control the board state with Ghastly Demise, Echoing Decay, Counterspell.I cut Daze to 1x because late games it was usually a dead card in hand for Deprive it is better to see late game.

Card advantage is important. Brainstorm to set up flips if the blind flip fails. All the self mills aka Thought Scour and Mental Note to speed up Delving for Gurmag Angler and Sultai Scavenger. Plus the extra draws cant hurt if you hit lands when you need them. 4x Accumulated Knowledge because it is amazing. I opted for only a single Ponder because I already draw quite a few cards as it is but the ability to shuffle is nice. Deep Analysis is great if you hit it with scour or note just to flashback.

For the Creatures of course Delver of Secrets   lol. Gurmag Angler is a hard body to deal with in any format a 5/5 for a possible yes please!! I only run 2x Augur of Bolas to fish for hand advantage or removal. Sultai Scavenger is a 1 of because its nice to have another flyer but it still dies to bolt. I would rather Delve for that 5/5 angler.

Grim Harvest was a 1 of originally but after some testing at my LGS. My friend suggested moving it up to 3x in the main. It was eventually moved to a 2x because the recursion with the graveyard is helpful keeping constant Delver of Secrets   and Gurmag Angler coming back.

I also removed the 2xDisfigure to main 3xEchoing Decay for 1 more mana i can hit multiples.

I beat Modern Soul Sisters with this.. It was grindy but I got it..

Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is not Pauper legal.
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.17