Blasphemous Swans

Modern* Burn Combo Competitive Infinite Combo Midrange RUW (Jeskai, America)

LoganDray

Creature (17)

• 4x Boros Reckoner
• 2x Kor Firewalker
• 3x Spellskite
• 4x Spitemare
• 4x Swans of Bryn Argoll *list*

Land (24)

• 2x Clifftop Retreat
• 2x Evolving Wilds
• 2x Glacial Fortress
• 2x Island
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Mystic Monastery
• 5x Plains
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 2x Temple of Enlightenment
• 2x Temple of Epiphany
• 3x Temple of Triumph

Instant (11)

• 2x Azorius Charm
• 2x Boros Charm
• 1x Hindering Light
• 1x Rebuff the Wicked
• 2x Rending Volley
• 2x Seismic Shudder
• 1x Turn Aside

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Incendiary Command
• 4x Pyroclasm
• 2x Whipflare

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Sideboard

Instant (13)

• 1x Izzet Charm
• 2x Kozilek's Return
• 2x Path to Exile
• 3x Swan Song
• 2x Vapor Snag
• 3x Wear / Tear

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Blasphemous Act

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Maybeboard

Creature (21)

• 3x Chandra's Spitfire
• 1x Deep-Slumber Titan
• 1x Dragonlord Ojutai
• 1x Fiend Hunter
• 3x Frontline Medic
• 1x Heliod, God of the Sun
• 1x Keranos, God of Storms
• 1x Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
• 1x Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
• 1x Monastery Swiftspear
• 1x Reflector Mage
• 1x Soulfire Grand Master
• 1x Soulsworn Jury
• 1x Stuffy Doll
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea
• 1x Volcano Hellion
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer

Land (2)

• 2x Dakmor Salvage

Enchantment (13)

• 2x Blood Moon
• 1x Encrust
• 2x Journey to Nowhere
• 1x Kumano's Blessing
• 1x Oppressive Rays
• 1x Runed Halo
• 1x Scourge of the Nobilis
• 3x Seismic Assault
• 1x Stasis Snare

Instant (61)

• 1x Acolyte's Reward
• 1x Angel's Grace
• 2x Annul
• 1x Awe Strike
• 1x Bandage
• 1x Brave the Elements
• 2x Brutal Expulsion
• 1x Call to Heel
• 1x Candles' Glow
• 1x Celestial Flare
• 1x Celestial Purge
• 1x Consuming Vortex
• 1x Crib Swap
• 1x Dawn Charm
• 2x Delay
• 1x Devouring Light
• 1x Double Cleave
• 1x Essence Scatter
• 1x Harm's Way
• 1x Healing Salve
• 1x Immolating Glare
• 1x Jeskai Charm
• 1x Lapse of Certainty
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Mana Leak
• 1x Mana Tithe
• 1x Marrow Shards
• 1x Negate
• 1x Nullify
• 1x Prohibit
• 1x Psychic Barrier
• 1x Pulse of the Grid
• 1x Rain of Blades
• 1x Remand
• 1x Reprisal
• 2x Retaliate
• 1x Rewind
• 1x Rune Snag
• 1x Saving Grasp
• 1x Scatter Arc
• 1x Searing Light
• 1x Second Guess
• 1x Smite
• 1x Snapback
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 1x Spell Shrivel
• 1x Spell Snare
• 1x Squelch
• 1x Steel Sabotage
• 1x Stoke the Flames
• 1x Sulfurous Blast
• 1x Sweep Away
• 1x Turn to Frog
• 1x Unsummon
• 1x Void Shatter
• 1x Volcanic Fallout
• 1x Voyage's End

Sorcery (16)

• 1x Assault Strobe
• 4x Chain Reaction
• 1x Flame Slash
• 1x Into the Maw of Hell
• 1x Mugging
• 2x Rain of Embers
• 2x Rough / Tumble
• 1x Slagstorm
• 1x Sunscour
• 1x Tremor
• 1x Wildfire

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Burn them all!

This is one of my very few cracks at building a competitive modern deck. The concept is simple enough, use cheap mass burn to keep the field clear early on, get out some of your key creatures, then continue casting said burn.

That said, there is incredible nuance and flexibility that I've tried to incorporate here, and though you may have some rough matchups, you should never face an opponent that you won't always have a decent chance to beat.

The infinite combo, in case you haven't found it, is in using both charms and two damage creatures, giving them indestructible and lifelink, then having damage bounce between them for infinite life. It's an option should the opportunity present itself, but in reality it's not a goal of the deck, and every piece maintains plenty of other uses, so none of them will be dead cards.

The two drop critters allow you to have some form of early tempo that won't be wiped from your later spells, as well as good utility in gaining health and redirecting kill spells from your main fighting forces; the Reckoner, the Mare, and the Swans. If you wind up facing down bogles or a seal team style deck, the spellskites will just be all the sweeter.

Cheap counterspells help protect your mainline while being easy to sub for swan songs should you face a control or tax heavy deck, and considering the damage you'll be throwing around, the swan tokens pose very little threat.

Also if your opponent happens to find a way to abuse your swans for their own gain, your incendiary command can always make them pitch their hand while still massing damage and drawing you more on top, making sure you always keep the advantage.

Let me know what you all think!

Date added	8 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	0 - 2 Mythic Rares 25 - 5 Rares 21 - 6 Uncommons 5 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.72
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U