The Cruel Shoes

Standard Cruel Control WB (Orzhov)

YankeeTexan

Colorless (26)

• 4x Mortuary Mire
• 9x Plains
• 4x Shambling Vent
• 9x Swamp

Gold (7)

• 3x Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
• 2x Drana's Emissary
• 2x Sorin, Grim Nemesis

White (10)

• 1x Always Watching
• 2x Blessed Alliance
• 1x Call the Gatewatch
• 1x Linvala, the Preserver
• 2x Odric, Lunarch Marshal
• 1x Planar Outburst
• 2x Quarantine Field

Black (17)

• 3x Cryptbreaker
• 2x Elusive Tormentor  ^Flip
• 2x Grasp of Darkness
• 1x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
• 2x Malakir Familiar
• 1x Ob Nixilis Reignited
• 4x Ruinous Path
• 2x Transgress the Mind

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Sideboard

Gold (1)

• 1x Drana's Emissary

White (7)

• 2x Always Watching
• 1x Call the Gatewatch
• 1x Linvala, the Preserver
• 1x Lone Rider  ^Flip
• 1x Odric, Lunarch Marshal
• 1x Planar Outburst

Black (7)

• 1x Elusive Tormentor  ^Flip
• 2x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
• 2x Transgress the Mind
• 2x Vampire Envoy

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A Standard format B/W that tends to play like U.

The foundation is an Odric, Lunarch Marshal + Insidious Mist   combo which provides any further creatures HexProof & Indestructable, to start, on every Combat Phase.

The remaining cards provide Target Permanent/Planeswalker/Creature elimination, Flyers, Healing, & Deathtouch.

At first glance, it may seem low on powerful creatures, but keep in mind that Ruinous Path, Quarantine Field, and Planar Outburst (aka The Street Sweeper) help keep attacks minimized and Mortuary Mire recycles from your Graveyard when it enters the field.

This my own deck-build and design. However, credit for inspiring the name goes to Steve Martin.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 3 Mythic Rares 21 - 6 Rares 8 - 4 Uncommons 6 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.03
Tokens	Angel 3/3 W, Emblem Ob Nixilis Reignited, Vampire Knight 1/1 B, Zombie 2/2 B