Cruelty & Control

Standard Control UBR (Grixis)

nim6us

Creature (10)

• 4x Master of Cruelties
• 2x Snapcaster Mage
• 4x Vampire Nighthawk

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Jace, Memory Adept
• 1x Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
• 1x Tamiyo, the Moon Sage

Land (24)

• 4x Blood Crypt
• 1x Desolate Lighthouse
• 3x Dimir Guildgate
• 2x Dragonskull Summit
• 4x Rakdos Guildgate
• 2x Rogue's Passage
• 4x Steam Vents
• 4x Watery Grave

Artifact (1)

• 1x Runechanter's Pike

Instant (12)

• 3x Dissipate
• 2x Izzet Charm
• 1x Rewind
• 2x Searing Spear
• 2x Think Twice
• 2x Tragic Slip

Sorcery (10)

• 2x Bonfire of the Damned
• 2x Dreadbore
• 2x Duress
• 2x Rakdos's Return
• 2x Slaughter Games

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Sideboard

Creature (6)

• 2x Blood Scrivener
• 2x Evil Twin
• 2x Izzet Staticaster

Artifact (1)

• 1x Grafdigger's Cage

Instant (4)

• 2x Cyclonic RiftGC
• 2x Skullcrack

Sorcery (4)

• 2x Pillar of Flame
• 2x Rolling Temblor

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Maybeboard

Creature (3)

• 2x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Olivia Voldaren

Land (4)

• 2x Ghost Quarter
• 2x Nephalia Drownyard

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Curse of Death's Hold
• 2x Madcap Skills

Artifact (2)

• 2x Glaring Spotlight

Instant (5)

• 3x Counterflux
• 2x Tribute to Hunger

Sorcery (4)

• 2x Mizzium Mortars
• 2x Sever the Bloodline

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At its core this is a Grixis Control deck. While Im not crazy about split cards I do heavily favor building decks with cards with multiple uses. A great example is Izzet Charm. Its three freaking cards in one! Enabling you to choose the alternative that suits your needs. It's also important to know how to use the sideboard, I'm still working on this one. However as an example you want to be running you Slaughter Games, but unless you know whats in the deck youre playing youll want to sub in another removal card.

Like many control decks I'm not running a lot of creatures, so I make them count. The four Vampire Nighthawk are the foundation of this decks creature count. They are in fact a triple threat! Hes a flying source of damage, hes a source to gain life with Lifelink, and lastly hes a timebomb removal spell with Deathtouch, when he dies he takes the attacking creature down with him. Since the deck is so spell heavy I put a Runechanter's Pike in two Snapcaster Mage and for good measure.

Obviously the big focus here is keeping the board clear until you can drop the hammer with a boss card. The bosses in this setup are Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker and Master of Cruelties. Bolas is GAME OVER if you can last two turns and get off his final ability. What your really aiming for is a turn six victory with Master of Cruelties. Sneak in with Rouge's Passage and then deliver the deathblow. This deck has a lot tools when used properly, enjoy figuring out your favorite way to win.

TIME TO BE CRUEL :)

Date added	11 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 22 - 9 Rares 12 - 4 Uncommons 15 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.86
Tokens	Emblem Tamiyo, the Moon Sage