An adaptation on my previous Minotaur deck for all your control needs. I really need feedback to know if this deck will work or if Grixis is even fathomable in this format. I'm trying my best to stay out of Ravnica block because the cards worth playing in RTR are hella pricy and I don't have a ton of cash; also they will rotate out after the summer so it doesn't make any sense buying cards that won't be standard soon. Some Ravnica cards will be considered and perhaps added, but I haven't made final decisions on that yet.
How I Plan to Pilot This
Blue: for controlling threats that may enter the board, i.e. Gods, Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Sphinx's Revelation, Thoughtseize.
Black: taking out threats or big creatures, also for gaining card advantage. Large threats at my LGS include Polukranos, World Eater, Courser of Kruphix, Domri Rade.
Red: my win condition. Throwing mostly all of my burn spells to the dome to win while using the other colors for support. Keranos, God of Storms is a midgame bomb to get the kill.
Win Cons
Keranos, God of Storms: He's the Elspeth of this deck, letting you deal incremental damage the longer they can't find an answer for it. Plus he puts cards in your hand regardless! The set's scry mechanic lets you load some of these draws to get the free Lightning Bolt when you need it.
Chasm Skulker: This creature gets crazy with all the card draw going on here. The bigger it gets, the bigger of a problem it is for your opponent to deal with it. I've actually been in a match where I've Hero's Downfalled my own Skulker to get 7 1/1s and overwhelm my opponent. Plus it combos well with Indulgent Tormentor. Speaking of...
Indulgent Tormentor: 5/3 for 5 CMC isn't bad in black and he can drain for 3 life or let you draw more cards to feed the Skulker. He even poses a threat to your opponent if they can't find a way to deal with it before it gets in for damage.
Indulgent Tormentor
+
Keranos, God of Storms
= TONS of card draw.
Chasm Skulker
+
Indulgent Tormentor
= Big squid mama
Jace, the Living Guildpact
+
Keranos, God of Storms
= Draw engine or Bolt engine
I'm still developing the sideboard because the meta for M15 isn't concrete yet. So if there are some popular decks running around that I'm not aware of, feel free to comment below for sideboard suggestions.
Don't forget that +1 for Grixis in standard!
Please leave a suggestion on what would be best for this deck!
