Zandl's RUG Midrange-y Control

Standard RUG (Temur)

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Creature (9)

• 4x Courser of Kruphix
• 2x Keranos, God of Storms
• 3x Stormbreath Dragon

Planeswalker (9)

• 4x Jace, Architect of Thought
• 3x Kiora, the Crashing Wave
• 2x Xenagos, the Reveler

Land (25)

• 4x Breeding Pool
• 1x Island
• 1x Mountain
• 4x Steam Vents
• 3x Stomping Ground
• 4x Temple of Abandon
• 4x Temple of Epiphany
• 4x Temple of Mystery

Instant (14)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 3x Dissolve
• 2x Izzet Charm
• 3x Magma Jet
• 2x Syncopate
• 3x Turn / Burn

Sorcery (3)

• 3x Anger of the Gods

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Sideboard

Creature (4)

• 3x Mistcutter Hydra
• 1x Polis Crusher

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Primeval Bounty

Artifact (2)

• 1x Bow of Nylea
• 1x Pithing Needle

Instant (5)

• 2x Counterflux
• 1x Negate
• 2x Unravel the Aether

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Anger of the Gods
• 2x Mizzium Mortars

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Intentionally control, accidentally midrange, apparently great.

I set out to build this like a heavy control deck, but the colors really pushed it toward being a midrange deck. Can I get the best of both worlds? Preliminary testing suggests I might.

Now it's more-or-less designed to stave off any early-game strategies and then immediately jump at any opportunity to get ahead on board advantage when the situation arises. The slew of Walkers does it well and I've been pleasantly surprised with how well Xenagos, the Reveler fits into a more control-themed deck.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 1 Mythic Rares 31 - 11 Rares 10 - 2 Uncommons 3 - 1 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.43
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Emblem Kiora, the Crashing Wave, Kraken 9/9 U, Satyr 2/2 GR