Izzet Counter-Burn; Blue-Red (UR) Control/Burn

Modern Counterspell Transform UR (Izzet)

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Instant (18)

• 2x Flusterstorm
• 4x Lightning Bolt
• 2x Opt
• 4x Mana Leak
• 2x Remand
• 4x Force of Negation

Land (22)

• 6x Island
• 4x Mountain
• 4x Scalding Tarn
• 4x Steam Vents
• 4x Sulfur Falls

Creature (12)

• 4x Delver of Secrets  ^Flip
• 4x Snapcaster Mage
• 4x Thing in the Ice  ^Flip

Sorcery (8)

• 2x Banefire
• 4x Lava Spike
• 2x Sleight of Hand

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Sideboard

Instant (6)

• 1x Mindswipe
• 2x Electrolyze
• 3x Cryptic Command

Sorcery (3)

• 3x Anger of the Gods

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Jace, the Mind Sculptor

Artifact (2)

• 2x Relic of Progenitus

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Blood Moon

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Highly functional Modern UR counterburn. I'm sure some of you will ask why I decided to run Delver of Secrets  and Thing in the Ice  at the same time, and my answer is that I've seen great value from Delver in the early game well before Ice Thingy transforms. There's typically enough time to swing Delver a couple times before it gets sent back to your hand. I normally like to get a Thing in the Ice  out early and save mana to counter anything that could prevent its damage every turn. If they don't play anything worth countering, be sure to cast instants like Opt and Lightning Bolt during their end phase.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 2 Mythic Rares 26 - 9 Rares 14 - 4 Uncommons 4 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.58