UW Venser Vat Control

Standard*

Xiran

Creature (15)

• 2x Azure Mage
• 4x Blade Splicer
• 2x Phantasmal Image
• 3x Solemn Simulacrum
• 2x Stonehorn Dignitary
• 2x Sun Titan

Planeswalker (3)

• 3x Venser, the Sojourner

Land (25)

• 2x Ghost Quarter
• 4x Glacial Fortress
• 2x Inkmoth Nexus
• 7x Island
• 1x Moorland Haunt
• 5x Plains
• 4x Seachrome Coast

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Oblivion Ring

Artifact (3)

• 3x Mimic Vat

Instant (5)

• 1x Dismember
• 4x Mana Leak

Sorcery (7)

• 3x Day of Judgment
• 4x Ponder

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Sideboard

Creature (1)

• 1x Stonehorn Dignitary

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Jace, Memory Adept

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Oblivion Ring

Instant (5)

• 1x Celestial Purge
• 1x Divine Offering
• 3x Surgical Extraction

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Day of Judgment
• 2x Revoke Existence
• 3x Timely Reinforcements

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A traditional UW control deck with elements of Venser, the Sojourner added into it. Each creature in the deck (other than Azure Mage has ETB effects, which can be used in conjunction with Venser, the Sojourner or Mimic Vat to gain card/creature advantage.

Ponder and Mana Leak don't really need to be explained. Azure Mage is a good early blocker to trade with aggro decks while late game it's nice to draw a card or two. Sun Titan and Phantasmal Image work together well, and that is one of the win conditions in this deck. Another win condition is to overrun with golems created by Blade Splicer in conjunction with Mimic Vat or Venser, the Sojourner . Oblivion Ring and the single copy of Dismember is for spot removal, when Day of Judgment is not there, or in Dismember's case, if I want a specific creature in the Mimic Vat. Solemn Simulacrum is there to ramp up to 5 or 6 for a Planeswalker or Titan, and they can be blinked in and out to thin out the lands in your deck. For traditional creature decks, Stonehorn Dignitary can be your worst enemy, especially if Venser, the Sojourner and Mimic Vat are already on the table. He can most often delay attacks enough for Venser to use his ultimate, ending the game swiftly.

The sideboard cards all have their uses as well. Timely Reinforcements is for aggro matchups. Surgical Extraction is for Solar Flare matchups. The extra Oblivion Ring is there if I need it. Celestial Purge is for Solar Flare and mono-black matchups, as well as RDW matchups. Torpor Orb and Stony Silence can be troublesome for this deck, especially Torpor Orb, so Revoke Existence and Divine Offering is there to smash those cards. The extra Stonehorn Dignitary and Day of Judgment are for the aggro matchups, and Jace, Memory Adept can be played as an alternate win condition, especially if the deck I'm playing against doesn't have efficient Planeswalker removal.

+1 if you like the deck, comment if you have constructive criticism. Cheers!

Date added	13 years
Last updated	13 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 2 Mythic Rares 26 - 4 Rares 7 - 5 Uncommons 10 - 4 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.11
Tokens	Copy Clone, Emblem Venser, the Sojourner, Phyrexian Golem 3/3 C, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W