UR 101st Airburn

Modern* Counterspell UR (Izzet)

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Land (18)

• 4x Island
• 1x Mountain
• 4x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Spirebluff Canal
• 4x Steam Vents
• 4x Sulfur Falls

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Jace, the Mind Sculptor

Creature (16)

• 4x Delver of Secrets  ^Flip
• 4x Dragon's Rage Channeler
• 4x Snapcaster Mage
• 4x Sprite Dragon

Sorcery (9)

• 3x Expressive Iteration
• 2x Lava Spike
• 4x Serum Visions

Instant (11)

• 4x Counterspell
• 4x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Mana Leak
• 2x Unsummon

Artifact (4)

• 4x Mishra's Bauble

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Sideboard

Instant (1)

• 1x Spell Pierce

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Maybeboard

Creature (9)

• 1x Dragon's Rage Channeler
• 4x Dreadhorde Arcanist
• 4x Young Pyromancer

Instant (8)

• 2x Cryptic Command
• 2x Fire / Ice
• 4x Mystical Dispute

Sorcery (4)

• 4x Expressive Iteration

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Don't necessarily want to just play Counter monkey, but I love the UR control shell. Any thoughts or comments would be greatly appreciated.

Primary focus is getting flying creatures in early and being able to protect them and beef them up using the control and cantrip aspects of this deck. I like the idea of keeping my graveyard as a resource throughout the game with Snapcaster Mage. Lots of efficient spells also means my Sprite Dragon can benefit early on in play. I've always been a big fan of Delver, both functionally and flavor wise. I wanted to put the 2 Mind Sculptors in for the benefits he brings in the mid to later game. Brainstorming, unsummoning, or just controlling the top deck is nice. Overall win focus is based on getting flying attackers in early on and control/burn the opponent out.

Top Ranked	Achieved #116 position overall 3 years ago Achieved #85 position in Modern 3 years ago Achieved #3 position in Modern Counterspell 3 years ago Achieved #3 position in Modern UR (Izzet) 3 years ago
Date added	3 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 13 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 1 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.43
Folders	Decks I'd Like to Play