WU Control Theme and Variations

Modern

Manskittle

Flex (55)

• 2x Engineered Explosives
• 1x Condemn
• 1x On Thin Ice
• 4x Opt
• 1x Oust
• 3x Secure the Wastes
• 4x Serum Visions
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 1x Spell Snare
• 2x Surgical Extraction
• 2x Aether Gust
• 2x Dovin's Veto
• 2x Logic Knot
• 2x Mana Leak
• 2x Remand
• 2x Search for Azcanta  ^Flip
• 4x Spreading Seas
• 1x Winds of Abandon
• 1x Detention Sphere
• 2x Mystical Dispute
• 2x Narset, Parter of Veils
• 3x Timely Reinforcements
• 4x Fact or Fiction
• 3x Settle the Wreckage
• 2x Teferi, Master of Time
• 1x Wrath of God

FlexLand (14)

• 1x Blast Zone
• 3x Celestial Colonnade
• 1x Geier Reach Sanitarium
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Mystic Gate
• 2x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Tectonic Edge

MidrangeCore (9)

• 3x Wall of Omens
• 3x Spell Queller
• 1x Vendilion Clique
• 2x Restoration Angel

MiraclesCore (10)

• 4x Frantic Inventory
• 2x Archmage's Charm
• 4x Terminus

StonebladeCore (6)

• 4x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Batterskull

MidrangeFlex (4)

• 3x Monastery Mentor
• 1x Dragonlord Ojutai

Core (18)

• 4x Path to Exile
• 3x Snapcaster Mage
• 3x Force of Negation
• 1x Teferi, Time Raveler
• 2x Cryptic Command *list*
• 2x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
• 2x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Teferi, Hero of Dominaria

CoreLand (20)

• 3x Field of Ruin
• 4x Flooded Strand
• 2x Hallowed Fountain
• 7x Island
• 2x Mystic Sanctuary
• 2x Plains

MiraclesFlex (11)

• 3x Counterbalance
• 1x Deprive
• 4x Omen of the Sea
• 3x Entreat the Angels

StonebladeFlex (5)

• 1x Dismember
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 3x Shark Typhoon

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Sideboard

Flex (24)

• 1x Condemn
• 1x Deafening Silence
• 1x Flusterstorm
• 1x Oust
• 1x Pithing Needle
• 1x Porphyry Nodes
• 1x Soul-Guide Lantern
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 1x Spell Snare
• 1x Blessed Alliance
• 1x Disenchant
• 1x Stony Silence
• 1x Winds of Abandon
• 1x Dismember
• 1x Narset, Parter of Veils
• 1x Rule of Law
• 1x Teferi, Time Raveler
• 1x Wing Shards
• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis
• 1x Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
• 1x Leyline of Sanctity
• 1x Settle the Wreckage
• 1x Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion

Core (20)

• 1x Engineered Explosives
• 1x Ceremonious Rejection
• 1x Dispel
• 1x Surgical Extraction
• 1x Aether Gust
• 1x Celestial Purge
• 1x Damping Sphere
• 1x Disdainful Stroke
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Runed Halo
• 1x Ashiok, Dream Render
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Monastery Mentor
• 1x Mystical Dispute
• 1x Timely Reinforcements
• 1x Vendilion Clique
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Baneslayer Angel
• 1x Lyra Dawnbringer

Midrange (9)

• 1x Containment Priest
• 1x Kor Firewalker
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Brazen Borrower
• 1x Geist of Saint Traft
• 1x Spell Queller
• 1x Restoration Angel
• 1x Cataclysmic Gearhulk
• 1x Dragonlord Ojutai

Stoneblade (4)

• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Sword of Light and Shadow
• 1x Sword of Sinew and Steel

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DISCLOSURE: This theme and variation was made using entirely "The Comprehensive Modern Azorius Control, Stoneblade, & Midrange Primer" by Francesco Neo Amati. This is just compiled in this way to help people looking into how to build the list.

The primer:https://www.reddit.com/r/ModernMagic/comments/i1k0w9/primer_the_comprehensive_modern_azorius_control/ How to use this:

Core represents a card that is either common in the mainboard and/or sideboard. The number on the mainboard represents the minimum number in performing lists. Some lists do run more, and some lists do run less. The following are typically ranges for some of the more variable cards:

3-4 Snapcaster 2-3 Jace 1-2 Teferi, HoD 1-3 Teferi, Time Raveler 2-3 Cryptic 2-4 Supreme Verdict in Traditional Lists 2-3 Hallowed Fountain 5-7 Islands 2-3 Plains 3-4 Field of Ruin 2-3 Mystic Sanctuary 0-2 Vendilion Clique in midrange/traditional lists

Flex represents cards that are uncommon/not in most performing lists. The number represents the maximum number in performing lists. Flex generally has the following limitations ater including the core:

• 0-9 creatures
• 4-10 planeswalkers
• 4-8 cantrips/card advantage
• 6-10 counters
• 4-6 spot removal
• 2-4 sweepers
• 0-4 enchantments/artifacts
• 1-3 equipment in stoneblade
• 0-8 other flex slots
• 24-25 lands

Miracles represents the miracles package. This normally at least constitutes of removing the verdicts for the terminus, and increasing mystic sanctuary to 3. The rest represent other cards typically in that package.

Stoneblade represents the stoneforge package. This normally includes at least 3 stoneforges, batterskull, and sword of feast and famine, and includes at least some collonades in the list. The rest represent cards sometimes played in the package.

Midrange represents the "midrange" variant of UW control. This uses a bunch of creatures for threats instead of the stoneforge package, and therefore is intensive in 'core' cards.

The sideboard doesn't have numbers intentionally - the sideboard is incredibly variable. The core of the sideboard are cards commonly seen in sideboards, and should be prioritized. Midrange represents sideboarding into a midrange plan, although some of the cards are still good outside of the transitional plan. Flex are cards good in certain metagames, when they hit a majority of the field.

EDIT: For some reason, the sideboard categories aren't working. I'll be editing this when they are.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is not Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	19 - 17 Mythic Rares 62 - 18 Rares 38 - 19 Uncommons 24 - 3 Commons
Cards	152
Avg. CMC	2.63
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Emblem Gideon, Ally of Zendikar, Emblem Teferi, Hero of Dominaria, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Knight Ally 2/2 W, Monk 1/1 W, On an Adventure, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Shark X/X U, Soldier 1/1 W, Warrior 1/1 W
Folders	Modern