Grixis Control (Theros)

Standard* Competitive Control Mill UBR (Grixis)

Bestach

Creature (7)

• 3x Desecration Demon
• 2x Master of Cruelties
• 2x Stormbreath Dragon

Land (25)

• 4x Blood Crypt
• 5x Mountain
• 2x Rogue's Passage
• 4x Steam Vents
• 2x Swamp
• 4x Temple of Deceit
• 4x Watery Grave

Instant (15)

• 2x Cyclonic Rift
• 3x Dissolve
• 3x Izzet Charm
• 4x Magma Jet
• 1x Opportunity
• 2x Steam Augury

Sorcery (13)

• 4x Anger of the Gods
• 3x Dreadbore
• 3x Rakdos's Return
• 3x Thoughtseize

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Sideboard

Creature (4)

• 4x Frostburn Weird

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Jace, Memory Adept

Instant (9)

• 2x Essence Scatter
• 4x Far / Away
• 3x Negate

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Maybeboard

Creature (3)

• 1x AEtherling
• 1x Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 1x Rakdos, Lord of Riots

Artifact (3)

• 1x Hammer of Purphoros
• 1x Pithing Needle
• 1x Ratchet Bomb

Instant (4)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Turn / Burn

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Mizzium Mortars
• 1x Slaughter Games

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Post rotation Grixis Control. Is still a work in progress, so any suggestions are welcome. I'm fairly happy with most of the card choices. This deck does really well against control, where the hand attack is very effective, and it overpowers mid range fairly well. It has a real problem with aggro. To help with this I've added a fourth Anger of the Gods and Magma Jet. I'm also playtesting Swan Song. This seems like a good cheap counter against a lot of things, which can be boarded out for Essence Scatter against aggro.

Sideboard is just my idea of what might be needed and will have to be updated as Theros metagame develops. I have a lot of considerations, but basically Jace, Memory Adept provides an alternate win con, especially against control. This spot could also go to Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver. Negate is here to add counters and protection for win cons. Frostburn Weird is the wall to shut down aggro, and Far / Away is just extra, early tempo disruption. Personally, I prefer it to Voyage's End , but the scry could make it worth it...

Date added	11 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 2 Mythic Rares 30 - 0 Rares 10 - 4 Uncommons 3 - 9 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.86
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