Building a New, Crueler Meta (!!SUGGESTIONS!!)

Modern Budget Competitive Control Cruel Control UB (Dimir) UBR (Grixis)

RADiO

Creature (5)

• 1x Gurmag Angler
• 1x Keranos, God of Storms
• 1x Olivia Voldaren
• 2x Tasigur, the Golden Fang

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Jace, Architect of Thought

Land (25)

• 1x Blood Crypt
• 3x Bloodstained Mire
• 2x Creeping Tar Pit
• 2x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 2x Island
• 2x Mountain
• 2x Polluted Delta
• 3x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 2x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Watery Grave

Artifact (1)

• 1x Batterskull

Instant (23)

• 2x Cryptic Command *list*
• 1x Dismember
• 3x Electrolyze
• 1x Kolaghan's Command
• 1x Kolaghan's Command
• 4x Lightning Bolt
• 3x Mana Leak
• 3x Remand
• 2x Spell Snare
• 3x Terminate

Sorcery (5)

• 2x Anger of the Gods
• 3x Inquisition of Kozilek

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Sideboard

Creature (3)

• 3x Spellskite

Artifact (2)

• 2x Pithing Needle

Instant (6)

• 1x Counterflux
• 1x Geth's Verdict
• 1x Kolaghan's Command
• 2x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Spell Snare

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Pyroclasm
• 1x Slaughter Games
• 2x Sowing Salt

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This deck aims to stall out the game until I can win with Keranos, God of Storms, Cruel Ultimatum, Lavaclaw Reaches or Batterskull.

!!SUGGESTIONS APPRECIATED!!

(INSTANTS)

Counterflux - A hard counter that is best against other control mirrors, and dominates storm.

Mana Leak - A great all-around counterspell that works best in the early turns of the game.

Remand - The definition of tempo, slows down your opponent and gives you a draw all for two mana.

Spell Snare - Counters many powerful spells in the format.

Electolyze - Value and tempo

Lightning Bolt - An automatic 4-of in any red deck, the best burn spell in the format

Terminate - Low cost creature removal that can get past cards like Thrun, the Last Troll

Think Twice - A good draw spell that can be reused later in the game.

Spell Pierce - Good against the control mirror, and most combo decks

Thought Scour - A good draw spell that can be used to fuel cards like Tasigur, the Golden Fang, Murderous Cut and Logic Knot

Murderous Cut - Usually a one-mana kill spell with all the cards in our graveyard

(PLANESWALKERS)

Jace, Architect of Thought - Provides protection for himself and a good draw engine.

(SORCERIES)

Crux of Fate - A good board wipe, upgrading to Damnation when I can

Anger of the Gods - A cheap board wipe that can take care of many creatures

Inquizition of Kozilek - Simple discard spells, hand disruption

Cruel Ultimatum - The basis of this deck, it is basically a better Sphinx's Revelation

(CREATURES)

Keranos, God of Storms - One of the wincons in this deck, provides draw and damage.

Taisugur, the Golden Fang - A great blocker, and can help with some spell recursion.

Batterskull - A great finisher, helps gain some life back

OUT OF BUDGET:

These are all cards that are too expensive for me right now, but I will try to acquire in the future. Please check this before suggesting any of these cards. Thanks!

Cryptic Command

Snapcaster Mage

Serum Visions

Damnation

Vendillion Clique

Inquisition of Kozilek

I currently have the whole deck except: Inquisition of Kozilek, Creeping Tar Pit and Batterskull

Top Ranked	Achieved #30 position overall 9 years ago
Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 27 - 8 Rares 17 - 6 Uncommons 7 - 1 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.74
Tokens	Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B
Folders	OCD, Modern Grixis (Control?), DECKS, Grixis Control, grixis ideas, Decks