Grixis Strikes Back (Control)

Modern Control UBR (Grixis)

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Creature (8)

• 2x Gurmag Angler
• 1x Keranos, God of Storms
• 3x Snapcaster Mage
• 2x Tasigur, the Golden Fang

Land (22)

• 2x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Creeping Tar Pit
• 1x Darkslick Shores
• 1x Desolate Lighthouse
• 2x Flooded Strand
• 3x Island
• 1x Mountain
• 4x Polluted Delta
• 3x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Swamp
• 2x Watery Grave

Artifact (1)

• 1x Batterskull

Instant (22)

• 3x Cryptic Command *list*
• 1x Electrolyze
• 2x Kolaghan's Command
• 4x Lightning Bolt
• 2x Mana Leak
• 2x Remand
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 4x Terminate
• 3x Thought Scour

Sorcery (7)

• 3x Inquisition of Kozilek
• 4x Serum Visions

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Sideboard

Creature (4)

• 1x Grim Lavamancer
• 1x Izzet Staticaster
• 1x Pia and Kiran Nalaar
• 1x Spellskite

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Jace, Architect of Thought

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Blood Moon

Instant (5)

• 2x Counterflux
• 1x Negate
• 1x Slaughter Pact
• 1x Surgical Extraction

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Damnation
• 1x Languish
• 1x Shattering Spree
• 1x Slaughter Games

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Maybeboard

Creature (2)

• 1x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
• 1x Vendilion Clique

Land (2)

• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Drowned Catacomb

Artifact (2)

• 2x Dragon's Claw

Instant (8)

• 1x Countersquall
• 1x Dismember
• 3x Dispel
• 1x Go for the Throat
• 2x Spell Snare

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Fairly standard Grixis control build. The deck substitutes for several cards I'll try to trade for in the future (I'm looking for a Vendilion Clique, Tefiri, Mage of Zhalfir in sideboard). My metagame is dominated by various forms of burn and twin, with few abzan players, one merfolk player and almost nothing else (my roommate is the lone exception, playing Affinity and Kiki Chord). I need help adjusting the sideboard for twin and burn matchups. I'm considering Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir for the twin matchup, maybe some Spell Snare for good measure, not sure how to handle burn (Dragon's Claw?).

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 1 Mythic Rares 27 - 11 Rares 14 - 2 Uncommons 12 - 1 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.47
Tokens	Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Thopter 1/1 C