Grixis Surprise

Modern* Competitive Tempo UBR (Grixis)

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Creature (21)

• 3x Bloodghast
• 4x Dreadhorde Arcanist
• 2x Flamewake Phoenix
• 2x Gurmag Angler
• 2x Jace, Vryn's Prodigy  ^Flip
• 3x Lightning Skelemental
• 3x Seasoned Pyromancer
• 2x Snapcaster Mage

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Chandra, Acolyte of Flame

Land (17)

• 2x Blood Crypt
• 3x Bloodstained Mire
• 3x Polluted Delta
• 4x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Snow-Covered Mountain
• 1x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 2x Steam Vents
• 1x Watery Grave

Instant (10)

• 4x Fatal Push
• 4x Lightning Bolt
• 2x Stubborn Denial

Sorcery (10)

• 4x Faithless Looting
• 3x Thoughtseize
• 3x Unearth

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Sideboard

Instant (6)

• 2x Ceremonious Rejection
• 1x Dispel
• 3x Surgical Extraction

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana of the Veil

Sorcery (4)

• 2x By Force
• 2x Inquisition of Kozilek

Creature (4)

• 2x Fulminator Mage
• 2x Plague Engineer

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Imagine a world where you can dome your opponent for up to 6 and make them discard 2, all for 3 mana, while keeping a value engine going, dragging up removal, reach, and annoying, sticky creatures from the graveyard. Well, this is that world.

Grixis Surprise (The Skelement of Surprise) is a prototype for a fast, aggressive deck that utilizes Lightning Skelemental and 2-for-1s like Dreadhorde Arcanist and Snapcaster Mage to generate card advantage and take over the game with efficient, low-costed threats.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is not Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 1 Mythic Rares 32 - 7 Rares 10 - 6 Uncommons 9 - 1 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.00
Tokens	Elemental 1/1 R, Emblem Jace, Vryn's Prodigy