Tombstone Blues

Standard Control Counterspell Flashback Mono-Blue Wizards

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Instant (22)

• 3x Disdainful Stroke
• 4x Fading Hope
• 3x Jwari Disruption  ^Flip
• 2x Memory Deluge
• 4x Otherworldly Gaze
• 3x Reject
• 3x Saw it Coming

Creature (13)

• 4x Delver of Secrets  ^Flip
• 3x Demilich
• 3x Overwhelmed Archivist  ^Flip
• 3x Sea Gate Stormcaller

Land (20)

• 20x Island

Enchantment (3)

• 3x Ominous Roost

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Sea Gate Restoration  ^Flip

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Creature (6)

• 3x Malevolent Hermit  ^Flip
• 3x Patrician Geist

Artifact (3)

• 3x Spell Satchel

Instant (2)

• 2x Chilling Trap

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This is a monoblue control list where the main goal is to fill your own graveyard and recast spells. Otherworldly Gaze is the strongest card and the centerpiece of this deck, at one mana instant speed with the potential to flashback for two. It is brilliant for manipulating your draws, putting flashback and disturb cards into the graveyard, helping get Demilich out of the graveyard, and transforming Delver of Secrets  . This deck also runs counterspells and bounce spells to control.

I am looking for a good way to make this deck a bit stronger against aggro, while still keeping it heavily controlling. I want to find some high-value instants that can replace some of the counterspells and can be copied through Demilich and Sea Gate Stormcaller. Fading Hope has been performing very well so I am looking for something along those lines.

I am not completely sure about Ominous Roost. I am probably going to cut it if I find a good replacement. I am considering cutting it for Patrician Geist, although I am a bit afraid to do so as I am running very low on rare wildcards on MTG Arena.

This list is a work in progress. Any recommendations are greatly appreciated.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	8 months
Legality	This deck is Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 2 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 10 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.42
Tokens	Bird 1/1 U w/ High Flying, Foretell