I love playing control decks, and after the beating that was the last standard season by all kinds of wicked fast, cheap creature decks, I got fed up and put together something close to what you see below. The goal was rather than backpedal for the entire game trying to stabilize, was to match their drops turn for turn with tough blockers that could turn into game winning attackers when the time was right. If the ground gummed up, I would ramp into an overloaded Mortars and go all in for the win. The results were really impressive, and as such whenever I saw a Boros or Gruul deck in my playgroup, out came my trusty Izzet deck. This is the budget version, with some tuning coming from the new M14 and Theros sets.

KEY CARDS & INTERACTIONS:

1) Frostburn Weird, Nivix Cyclops, Fluxcharger: These guys are the bread and butter defending crew, because they are resilient.2) Stalled ground game + Mizzium Mortars or Teleportal: The more the ground gets crowded the better. Overload either, then go HUGE for a massive pile of unanswered damage.3) Goblin Electomancer: Ramps your spells, letting you cast Flames for 2 mana to wipe out their early offense. Also beats for 2 - 3 once their board is clear.

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Date added 11 years
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Legality

This deck is not Standard legal.

Rarity (main - side)

3 - 0 Rares

16 - 0 Uncommons

21 - 0 Commons

Cards 60
Avg. CMC 2.86
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