Am I B/U/Gin' U? 3-1 FNM

Standard BUG (Sultai) Competitive Control FNM Landstill

Tristonlee21

Creature (7)

• 3x AEtherling
• 4x Sylvan Caryatid

Planeswalker (4)

• 2x Jace, Architect of Thought
• 2x Vraska the Unseen

Land (24)

• 4x Breeding Pool
• 3x Forest
• 4x Overgrown Tomb
• 2x Swamp
• 4x Temple of Deceit
• 3x Temple of Mystery
• 4x Watery Grave

Instant (23)

• 3x Abrupt Decay
• 3x Dissolve
• 3x Far / Away
• 3x Hero's Downfall
• 2x Opportunity
• 3x Putrefy
• 3x Simic Charm
• 3x Syncopate

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Gaze of Granite

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Sideboard

Creature (4)

• 2x Desecration Demon
• 2x Mistcutter Hydra

Artifact (2)

• 2x Ratchet Bomb

Instant (5)

• 2x Cyclonic Rift
• 3x Golgari Charm

Sorcery (4)

• 3x Duress
• 1x Gaze of Granite

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Maybeboard

Instant (2)

• 2x Sphinx's Revelation

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Rakdos's Return

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Please keep in mind this is NOT the deck I used during FNM. The cards I was missing were 2 Jace's/1 Vraska/1 Aetherling/Scry Lands. I used Desecration Demons in place of them.

This is the final version of my competitive BUG deck that I will soon be running. Even though I was still missing key cards I ended up playing exceptionally well during FNM. I went 2-0 in 3 rounds, but lost 0-2 in the final round ending up with 3-1 for the night. 3rd Place while having the same record as 1st and 2nd is good enough for me. I wasn't expecting 1st being new to the game and not having the finished deck. I feel control is much harder to play than your average aggro/midrange/ramp decks so I think there is still lots to learn. I lost the last round against an American Control deck, and it wasn't by much. One thing I noticed after the tourney was over that I never once had to mulligan my hand. I know some people may think 24 land is a land or 2 shy of effective, but 4 Sylvan Caryatids definitely make it viable.

As I continue to play this deck and test it I will be looking for some ways to improve it. Perhaps utilizing the effectiveness of the Caryatids to bring in some exceptional cards such as Sphinx's Revelation and/or Rakdos's Return could bring this deck to the next level. I just don't know how much I would like the fact of relying on 1 card to play another due to the fact only 4 Caryatids to a deck. Anyways, if you have any advice I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks, enjoy!

10-5-13Standard Tourney Results:Round 1: 2-0 vs Gruul Aggro/RampRound 2: 2-0 vs Azorious ControlRound 3: 2-0 vs B/R/W Midrange/ControlRound 4: 0-2 vs American Control

Date added	11 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 31 - 9 Rares 14 - 3 Uncommons 6 - 3 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.31
Tokens	Assassin 1/1 B w/ Player Killer