ITS NOT A TUMOR! (Temur Control)

Modern* Competitive Control RUG (Temur)

TheDuggernaught

Land (23)

• 1x Alchemist's Refuge
• 2x Breeding Pool
• 1x Forest
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 3x Island
• 4x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Mountain
• 2x Raging Ravine
• 2x Scalding Tarn
• 3x Steam Vents
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 2x Wooded Foothills

Creature (13)

• 1x Eternal Witness
• 2x Huntmaster of the Fells  ^Flip
• 2x Scavenging Ooze
• 3x Snapcaster Mage
• 4x Tarmogoyf
• 1x Tireless Tracker

Planeswalker (3)

• 2x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
• 1x Nissa, Steward of Elements

Sorcery (6)

• 2x Anger of the Gods
• 4x Serum Visions

Instant (13)

• 4x Cryptic Command *list*
• 2x Electrolyze
• 1x Izzet Charm
• 3x Lightning Bolt
• 2x Mana Leak
• 1x Tarfire

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Seal of Fire
• 1x Search for Azcanta  ^Flip

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Sideboard

Creature (8)

• 1x Izzet Staticaster
• 1x Obstinate Baloth
• 1x Sower of Temptation
• 2x Spellskite
• 1x Stormbreath Dragon
• 1x Thragtusk
• 1x Thrun, the Last Troll

Instant (4)

• 1x Ancient Grudge
• 1x Counterflux
• 2x Feed the Clan

Artifact (1)

• 1x Tormod's Crypt

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Anger of the Gods
• 1x Crumble to Dust

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Maybeboard

Instant (5)

• 1x Counterflux
• 1x Izzet Charm
• 1x Simic Charm
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 1x Spell Snare

Creature (1)

• 1x Jace, Vryn's Prodigy  ^Flip

Artifact (1)

• 1x Shrine of Burning Rage

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Anger of the Gods

Land (1)

• 1x Desolate Lighthouse

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A Temur Control list that is loosely based off of Gerard Fabiano's Sultai Control list from the SCG Modern Open back in February, 2015. I am more than open to suggestions and am always looking for sideboard help. The deck focuses on control, draw, and creatures that provide pure value.

Control Suite

4x Cryptic Command : A hard counterspell that also cantrips. Creates nasty loops with Eternal Witness.

4x Lightning Bolt : 1 mana removal that burns most early game threats and can go for face when need be.

3x Electrolyze : 2 dmg that can be split up that cantrips.

3x Mana Leak : early game counterspell.

2x Anger of the Gods: 3 mana wipe that can help stabilize the early game. Also exiles. Which is neat.

Draw and Cantrip

3x Electrolyze : 2 damage, draw card at instant speed. Yum.

1x Sarkhan Unbroken : The extra mana on his +1 only sometimes comes in handy. But the free draw is super nice. Add in the ability to throw 4/4 fliers into play and he can do some work. His ult is useless, but thats okay.

4x Cryptic Command : Draw that is typically on a counter. <3

4x Serum Visions : A cantrip that also fixes my draws. This is the card that allows me to run only 23 land. A little on the light side for a control deck.

1x Keranos, God of Storms : First draw a land? Draw again. If its not a land? Bolt something. Helps make sure that you always have answers to things.

1x Nissa, Vital Force : Easy to ult for tons of draw. A +1 that spits out big beat sticks. A -3 that can bring back my creatures. Usually not a super awesome card. But it has found a home here and can be a powerhouse. Makes you almost pray for a fetchland when you draw if you have Keranos, God of Storms in play.

Value Town

3x Scavenging Ooze: Life gain, can get fat, and is built in graveyard hate. That checks a lot of boxes.

3x Snapcaster Mage : I get to re-use -ANY- spell in my graveyard? Yes pl0x.

2x Huntmaster of the Fells  : 2 life and a 2/2 wolf ETB. If I or my opponent don't cast a spell, his value becomes insane and he is extremely easy to flip back and forth. Cast nothing on my turn, cast 2 spells on my opponent's turn. EZ game. EZ life.

1x Eternal Witness : A great way to recycle cards back to my hand. Provides a chump blocker and returns a Cryptic Command back to my hand to create some nasty loops.

4x Tarmogoyf: Often a 4/5 for 2 mana. Nuff' said.

1x Vendilion Clique: Evasive flier than can give e information about an opponent's hand an act as instant speed pseudo-discard

Definitely looking for opinions regarding the cards in the maybe board.

Top Ranked	Achieved #21 position overall 7 years ago
Date added	12 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 2 Mythic Rares 27 - 6 Rares 12 - 5 Uncommons 4 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.35
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Clue, Human 2/2 G, Wolf 2/2 G
Folders	Modern Inspirations, Kopier, other decks, buy maybe?, TEMUR MID