Grixis Control. New Meta?

Standard* Competitive Control UBR (Grixis)

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Creature (4)

• 4x Torrential Gearhulk

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Chandra, Flamecaller
• 2x Liliana, the Last Hope

Land (26)

• 4x Aether Hub
• 1x Choked Estuary
• 4x Evolving Wilds
• 2x Island
• 1x Mountain
• 2x Smoldering Marsh
• 1x Spirebluff Canal
• 4x Sunken Hollow
• 3x Swamp
• 4x Wandering Fumarole

Instant (22)

• 2x Anticipate
• 3x Disallow
• 3x Fatal Push
• 3x Glimmer of Genius
• 4x Harnessed Lightning
• 2x Negate
• 1x To the Slaughter
• 4x Unlicensed Disintegration

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Painful Truths
• 2x Transgress the Mind
• 2x Yahenni's Expertise

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Sideboard

Creature (2)

• 2x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet

Enchantment (6)

• 4x Fevered Visions
• 2x Imprisoned in the Moon

Instant (2)

• 2x Negate

Sorcery (5)

• 2x Release the Gremlins
• 2x Transgress the Mind
• 1x Yahenni's Expertise

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A grixis control list that has a chance to be in the new meta.

Removal Spells Show

Fatal Push - Amazing removal spell that kills countless things at instant speed for just . Gets better when you crack an Evolving Wilds.

Harnessed Lightning - Another auto-include removal spell that can be a pay off for getting energy off of Aether Hubs and Glimmer of Geniuses. Can also net us extra energy which can be used for future Harnessed Lightnings and Aether Hubs.

Unlicensed Disintegration - Unconditional removal spell that can sometimes deal 3 to a player if we have a Torrential Gearhulk. A strictly better Murder.

Yahenni's Expertise - A really good sweeper that doesn't get blown out by a Selfless Spirit. Similar to Languish. Also, casting something for free is insane value that is underestimated. Amazing when you cast a Liliana, the Last Hope off of it to kill a 4 toughness creature such as Archangel Avacyn  .

To the Slaughter - An answer to Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger, any planeswalker, and even Lumbering Falls. Currently experimental.

Counters and Hand Disruption Show

Disallow - A 3 mana counter spell that is unconditional is what we want in this deck. The fact that it can hit planeswalker ultimates, Evolving Wilds cracks to screw our opponent, and do so many more things, is insane versatility.

Negate - Another counter, but it doesn't hit creatures. Honestly, we have so much removal, it doesn't matter that it doesn't hit creatures. Being 2 mana is super important to avoid having our opponent resolve a turn 3 Liliana, the Last Hope or Fevered Visions, which can just win our opponent the game.

Transgress the Mind - Great proactive spell that can take problematic card out of our opponent's hand.

Card Draw Show

Glimmer of Genius - A good card draw spell that can dig past up to 4 cards at once, while also netting us extra energy for Harnessed Lightning or mana off of Aether Hub. Awesome for casting off of a Torrential Gearhulk.

Anticipate - A cheap spell that can dig for the answer we need early in the game.

Painful Truths - Drawing 3 cards has always been a very powerful effect in Magic history. We see it in Treasure Cruise, Ancestral Recall, Ancestral Vision, Jace's Ingenuity, Harmonize, and even Visions of Beyond. I am willing to cast a Ancestral Recall just for an extra , 3 life, and at sorcery speed, definitely.

Winning the Game Show

Torrential Gearhulk - An aggressive game-winner that can flashback card draw or removal for value. Takes 4 hits to the face to close out a game. The only artifact in the deck that can turn on Unlicensed Disintegration.

Liliana, the Last Hope - Sometimes you can just resolve her on turn 3, and then protect her for 4 turns to ultimate her and win the game quite fast. Can get back Torrential Gearhulks if one ends up in the graveyard, while also possibly milling instants.

Chandra, Flamecaller - Comes down and wipes the board clean, and in the following turns she repeatedly ticks up, killing the opponent in no time.

Wandering Fumarole - Yes, this is a very common win condition when you don't draw your other ones. Only takes 5 hits to the face to die from a Wandering Fumarole.

Sideboard Show

Fevered Visions - A 3 mana enchantment that pretty much guarantees a win against slower decks? I'll take it.

Negate - For decks with lots of noncreature spells.

Imprisoned in the Moon - Can take out bigger creatures, planeswalkers, and even opposing man lands.

Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet - After an aggro deck takes out all their removal after game 1, now they have to stare a Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet in the eyes. Is even better without the existence of Smuggler's Copter and Reflector Mage.

Transgress the Mind - For decks that having bigger threats that are harder to deal with, such as planeswalkers.

Yahenni's Expertise - The fourth copy of this card is in the sideboard for against aggro. Doesn't kill our Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet, if we have one.

Release the Gremlins - Artifact destruction for Aetherworks Marvel, Dynavolt Tower, or even if your opponent is running a bunch of artifacts. Not only this, you creature gremlins that can beat down or block. What's not to love!?

Date added	8 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 2 Mythic Rares 23 - 7 Rares 20 - 2 Uncommons 8 - 4 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.12
Tokens	Elemental 3/1 R, Emblem Liliana, the Last Hope, Energy Reserve, Gremlin 2/2 R, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Grixis control