FiDelver SnapCastro

Modern* Delver Tempo UBR (Grixis)

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Land (19)

• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Darkslick Shores
• 2x Island
• 1x Mountain
• 4x Polluted Delta
• 4x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Spirebluff Canal
• 2x Steam Vents
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Watery Grave

Instant (23)

• 1x Electrolyze
• 3x Fatal Push
• 2x Kolaghan's Command
• 4x Lightning Bolt
• 3x Mana Leak
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 3x Spell Snare
• 2x Terminate
• 4x Thought Scour

Creature (12)

• 4x Delver of Secrets  ^Flip
• 2x Gurmag Angler
• 4x Snapcaster Mage
• 2x Tasigur, the Golden Fang

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Collective Brutality
• 1x Rise / Fall
• 4x Serum Visions

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Sideboard

Instant (6)

• 2x Countersquall
• 2x Dispel
• 1x Magma Spray
• 1x Surgical Extraction

Artifact (1)

• 1x Engineered Explosives

Creature (2)

• 1x Izzet Staticaster
• 1x Spellskite

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Crumble to Dust
• 1x Shattering Spree

Enchantment (4)

• 2x Blood Moon
• 2x Vampiric Link

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Maybeboard

Instant (3)

• 1x Burst Lightning
• 1x Counterflux
• 1x Deprive

Creature (1)

• 1x Spellskite

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Delver and other creatures start the clock. Try to use burn for reach, counter any removal.

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Creatures:

4 Delver of Secrets  : The blue Wild Nacatl. Our most favored first turn play along with some protection

3 Snapcaster Mage: Flashbacks much needed control and burn spells. I have found a sweet spot with 3, but 4 might be the right choice.

3 Young Pyromancer: Powerful card that can turn my instant/sorcery spells into critters

2 Tasigur, the Golden Fang: Big Delve fatty with card advantage stacked on top.

2 Gurmag Angler: Big fish is big. Beater hopefuly by turn 2 or 3.

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Counters:

Mana Leak: I prefer to have leak as a two of. Still a great counter spell and I am happy to see them early.

Deprive: Testing as a one of. If the game goes a little late, Deprive turns into our best counterspell. Since we usually round off at about 4 lands end game, the drawback is not as heavy for us.

Spell Snare: Gets rid of the many pesky two-drops of modern.

Spell Pierce: Quick and easy spell. Combining these types of 1CMC counter with Pyromancer is usually a good call.

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Burn/Removal/Utility:

Kolaghan's Command: New command that basically put delver over the top. Turning our tempo plan into a midrange-grind fest has allowed this deck to attack from many angles.

Lightning Bolt: What needs to be said. One red to get rid of a small creature or burn for 3. Best card is best.

Terminate: One of the better creature removal spells. Solid in a Grixis build.

Rise/Fall: Currently occupying the flex spot. I like the pseudo Kcommand that it offers. But I am also a fan of late/early game discard against an opponent. Testing, seems nice. But maybe something else is the right choice.

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Draw

Gitaxian Probe: Allows me to see my opponents hand giving me much needed information. Makes sure I know which card I need to counter. The draw is very nice.

Serum Visions: Allows Delver flips. Playing the YP build almost certainly calls for all 4.

Thoughtscour: With the addition of the Delve Creatures, this guy is sweet. Offering turn 2 delve fatties is wonderful.

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Lands

Scalding Tarn / Bloodstained Mire: As of right now I do not own any of Tarns. This + a Delver trigger can do some fun shenanigans. Will acquire over time. The mire is the replacement

Polluted Delta: Mana fixing at its best.

Steam Vents: 2 of. Dual lands are nice.

Water Grave : Just like above, great mana fixing. And we only require a splash of black.

Blood Crypt: See above.

Darkslick Shores: Nice early turn play. These types of lands get around choke as well.

Sulfur Falls: 1 of. I love me some check lands.

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Sideboard

Blood Moon: Shuts down greedy mana bases. Once i acquire it will be a two of.

Counterflux: Allows us counters against control decks. Mainly Twin and U/W/r control.

Dispel: For any deck with high removal/counters.

Flashfreeze: Unconditional counter for red and green.

Vampiric Link: New tech against burn. I tried dragon claws and was not entirely sold. Enchanting an opponents burn creature is hilarious.

Izzet Staticaster: Mainly used against tokens, dorks, delvers, and the 2/1's.

Shattering Spree: Affinity Affinity Affinity. Replicating for cheap makes it better than Vandalblast in my opinion

Spellskite: Some decks have a hard time dealing with a resolved spellskite.

Rending Volley: Great against twin and fish.

Surgical Extraction: The sideboard changes quite often, testing out this new guy. Gets rid of tron lands combo pieces and works well with Gitaxian Probe.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 21 - 5 Rares 15 - 5 Uncommons 16 - 5 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.00
Folders	modern idea lifegain, Modern, grixis decks