Grixis Thought-block

Standard UBR (Grixis)

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Creature (2)

• 2x AEtherling

Planeswalker (8)

• 3x Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
• 3x Jace, Architect of Thought
• 2x Ral Zarek

Land (25)

• 4x Blood Crypt
• 2x Island
• 3x Izzet Guildgate
• 3x Mountain
• 4x Steam Vents
• 3x Swamp
• 2x Temple of Deceit
• 4x Watery Grave

Artifact (1)

• 1x Whip of Erebos

Instant (17)

• 3x Counterflux
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 2x Far / Away
• 3x Hero's Downfall
• 3x Izzet Charm
• 2x Magma Jet
• 1x Psychic Strike
• 2x Turn / Burn

Sorcery (7)

• 3x Anger of the Gods
• 1x Rakdos's Return
• 3x Thoughtseize

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Sideboard

Creature (1)

• 1x Master of Cruelties

Artifact (4)

• 2x Pithing Needle
• 2x Ratchet Bomb

Instant (5)

• 1x Dark Betrayal
• 2x Doom Blade
• 2x Negate

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Anger of the Gods
• 3x Slaughter Games
• 1x Thoughtseize

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at its best when,

1st turn : Thoughtseize,

2nd turn : instant removal( izzet charm, magma jet, turn/burn), to make way for ashiok

3rd turn : ashiok, anger of the gods (if aggro)

4th turn : Jace / Ral Zaarek

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Thoughtseize - one mana soccery, to know what kind of deck your opponent playing, important for planning the how to play the game.

Izzet charm - undderated card, early gamecounter important non creature spells eg. planeswalker, enchantment or artifact, remove small creatures, and for late game draw and discard.

Magma jet - removes small creature, late game for scry,

Turn burn - burn removes small creature at early game, able to destroy big & indestructible creature and 5 mana instant eg. gods

Hero's downfall - straightforward card

Ashiok - for control exile top 2 until able to do his third abilities, for aggro 2nd ability to play creature for blocking, or to distract opponent from attacking you

Anger of the gods - board wipe best for aggro, and voice of the resurgence, exiles creature

Counterflux - the best card against control decks, eg, esper or blue white.

Far / Away - slows down opponent, away help to remove difficult to answer creature, eg blood baron, misscutter hydra, hexproofs

Ral zarek - 1st ability help in mana fixing, untap creature for master of cruelties to attack, tap permanents, and 2nd ability to add burn damage to creature + (magma jet,burn, izzet charm), 3rd ability for multiple turn ( best when you have multiple planeswalker on battlefield)

Pronostic sphinx - for better control at late game, digging answers

Master of cruelties - best blocker for aggro, midrange decks, this will bring fear to your opponent

Jace - slows down aggro, and makesure hands full for control

Inspiration/opportunity - for draws cards

Rakdos return - let your opponent cry with no hands

Cyclonic rift- only one card in this deck, meant to overload, game changer

Aetherling - ultimate win con!

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sideboards

against control : slaughtergames, thoughtseize, pithing needle, negate

against aggro : anger of the gods, doomblade, dark betrayal

midrange : doom blade, amster of cruelties , dark betrayal

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Date added	11 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 2 Mythic Rares 24 - 8 Rares 12 - 1 Uncommons 4 - 4 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.20