Competitive Izzet Control

Modern Competitive Control UR (Izzet)

magicsheep

Land (22)

• 1x Flooded Strand
• 3x Ghost Quarter
• 7x Island
• 1x Mountain
• 2x Polluted Delta
• 4x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Spirebluff Canal
• 2x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfur Falls

Instant (20)

• 1x Abrade
• 3x Cryptic Command
• 2x Electrolyze
• 4x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Logic Knot
• 2x Mana Leak
• 4x Opt
• 2x Remand
• 1x Spell Snare

Creature (10)

• 4x Snapcaster Mage
• 3x Thing in the Ice  ^Flip
• 3x Young Pyromancer

Sorcery (8)

• 3x Ancestral Vision
• 1x Roast
• 4x Serum Visions

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Sideboard

Instant (7)

• 1x Ceremonious Rejection
• 1x Disdainful Stroke
• 2x Dispel
• 1x Electrolyze
• 1x Negate
• 1x Spell Snare

Sorcery (4)

• 2x Anger of the Gods
• 1x Crumble to Dust
• 1x Molten Rain

Artifact (1)

• 1x Relic of Progenitus

Creature (1)

• 1x Vendilion Clique

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Blood Moon

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Maybeboard

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Blood Moon
• 1x Search for Azcanta  ^Flip
• 1x Spreading Seas

Land (1)

• 1x Ghost Quarter

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Roast

Instant (1)

• 1x Electrolyze

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This is my first competitive control deck. I really enjoy the Izzet colors, and I think using these colors instead of Jeskai would help focus the deck a bit more. Do you agree? Feel free to tell me your opinions in the comments!

This is based off several competitive Jeskai control decks, but has been refined so only Izzet colors remain. However, some of the fetchlands use other colors, but they are still capable of fetching Izzet lands.

This deck runs well against midrange decks, and I'm working on fine-tuning it against aggressive decks. Any suggestions on how to make this deck more resilient against Blood Moon and aggressive decks would greatly help.

Do I have enough lands? If not, how many more are needed and what should be removed?

A sideboarding guide will be added as more playtesting experience is gathered.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Exclude colors	WBG
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 1 Mythic Rares 21 - 4 Rares 20 - 6 Uncommons 7 - 4 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.86
Tokens	Elemental 1/1 R
Folders	Magicsheep's Decks