A Great Mind with Vast Power

Modern* Combo UR (Izzet)

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Creature (17)

• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 2x Galvanoth
• 4x Gelectrode
• 2x Izzet Guildmage
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
• 2x Psychosis Crawler
• 2x Shrewd Hatchling
• 2x Sturmgeist

Land (20)

• 8x Island
• 4x Izzet Boilerworks
• 5x Mountain
• 3x Reliquary Tower

Artifact (7)

• 3x Howling Mine
• 2x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Spellbook
• 1x Sphinx-Bone Wand

Instant (7)

• 2x Lightning Bolt
• 2x Manamorphose
• 3x Think Twice

Sorcery (9)

• 3x Compulsive Research
• 2x Invoke the Firemind
• 2x Reminisce
• 2x Train of Thought

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This is a deck that I LOOSELY based on the Izzet side of the Izzet vs Golgari Duel Deck. I had purchased the duel deck in order to get a Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind card, and I thoroughly modified the deck to move toward a different strategy.

Here's the skinny: The deck plays to hopefully trap your opponent in a long string of direct damage while also throwing creature cards out onto the battlefield that inflate as your hand-size increases. Drawing cards and unlimited hand-size play an integral role in this deck.

I have had some moderate success with this deck, but it seems like some of the strategy is a bit lofty. The concept is sound, but some of the cards play too slowly to garner the proper effect. Any suggestions to help on this would be much appreciated. Thanks!

Date added	11 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 16 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.15
Folders	Decks to make, Modern