Land (25)
Instant (16)
- 4x Censor
- 2x Fiery Temper
- 4x Grasp of Darkness
- 2x Hieroglyphic Illumination
- 3x Lightning Axe
- 1x Pull from Tomorrow
Planeswalker (2)
Sorcery (8)
Creature (5)
Enchantment (4)
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Sorcery (5)
So the basic principle is to outlast, outgrind, and outpace your opponent.
Cycling is a criminally undervalued mechanic by those who have never used it and it goes a long way towards sealing the deal on a match by giving us a ton of digging power.
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Early Game
At this stage we're extremely reactive, feel free to counter creatures or spells with Censor as it'll be most effective here. Other than that, use our numerous cheap kill spells to keep the board free. Anything that can kill a 4 toughness creature should be saved until you know you aren't playing against Heart of Kiran/ Glorybringer , after that keep the board clear but make sure the creature is worth the kill spell. Running out of cards is very dangerous for any control deck and we want to avoid that.
Mid Game
Here we want to focus on getting an engine online, Drake Haven is important to get out by turn 3-5, especially against Copycat due to the necessity of holding up mana. After we have an engine online we can begin to operate almost solely on their end step because of cycling. If they've managed to get out a swarm I start digging for either Sweltering Suns or Archfiend of Ifnir to manage their board. Cathartic Reunion becomes most useful here but I have used it before to decent effect
Late Game
By this stage we should have a fairly decent control of the game, wheeling our hand with Chandra, Flamecaller is insanely devastating and our creatures should be overwhelming the board. Attack with the token army for victory.
Chandra, Flamecaller wheels our hand and makes a ton of Drakes although her own 3/1 Haste Tokens are usually sufficient.
Hieroglyphic Illumination is more useful when cycled as opposed to cast 4 times out of 5.
Once you hit 6 lands, it's often correct to hold Bicycle lands rather than play them.
Don't forget to leave the 1 extra mana open for a drake when you cast Pull from Tomorrow ! Also, it's bad value but it can save you to cast it for 0 and make a drake... I have won a game doing that but it should be a last resort.
Our token Drake army is evasive, don't play a Sweltering Suns and wrath yourself because "They're only tokens"
Lightning Axe and Grasp of Darkness are key for killing the important creatures... Do NOT waste them on the little Thraben Inspector just to play something.
We have a multitude of finishers in the form of Drake Haven and Chandra, Flamecaller. Don't be afraid to cycle Curator of Mysteries and Archfiend of Ifnir if you need the cards. They accelerate the clock, but aren't 100% necessary. Cycle them as needed.
A resolved Dispossess against U/R Control is game-ending. They have to fight over this spell since they usually only have Torrential Gearhulk as a win con, without it most versions of the deck cannot win.
Cards That Will Not Be Put In
Shadow of the Grave: This card seems like a natural fit but it is an absolute trap. We almost never cycle more than 2 cards at a time. The only time you could get enough value out of it is when we're already so far ahead that it's pointless. The card slots are much better spent elsewhere. If you want to use this card go check out the New Perspective Combo decks.
New Perspectives : This is a card for a combo deck, this is a control deck. Keeping our hand full isn't as important as stopping the opponent from killing us.
Shadowstorm Vizier: This is an aggressive card, I don't want to be aggressive. Also, we don't cycle very many cards at a time making this a worse Stormchaser Mage.
Flameblade Adept: Again, feeling a little redundant here. This is a control deck. I prefer having kill spells and answers be my topdecks than non-evasive creatures that will barely ever give me a return on their deck slot.
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| Date added | 7 years |
| Last updated | 7 years |
| Exclude colors | WG |
| Legality | This deck is not Standard legal. |
| Rarity (main - side) | 2 - 0 Mythic Rares 32 - 2 Rares 11 - 5 Uncommons 7 - 8 Commons |
| Cards | 60 |
| Avg. CMC | 2.86 |
| Tokens | Drake 2/2 U, Elemental 3/1 R, Energy Reserve |
| Folders | Amonkhet Standard, Decks Close to Mine I Could Make, Netdecks, DECK IDEAS, standart, Standard, POSSIBLE Standard, Decks I Like, Possible Amon Decks, AMK standard |
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