Instant Winner 2.0

Modern Aggro BR (Rakdos) Control UR (Izzet)

neonordnance

Instant (20)

• 1x Cancel
• 3x Electrickery
• 3x Izzet Charm
• 4x Searing Spear
• 3x Syncopate
• 2x Thought Scour
• 2x Tragic Slip
• 2x Ultimate Price

Sorcery (6)

• 3x Divination
• 1x Rakdos's Return
• 2x Slaughter Games

Artifact (1)

• 1x Elixir of Immortality

Creature (13)

• 2x Augur of Bolas
• 4x Goblin Electromancer
• 3x Guttersnipe
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
• 2x Nivmagus Elemental
• 1x Talrand, Sky Summoner

Land (20)

• 4x Evolving Wilds
• 7x Island
• 1x Izzet Guildgate
• 4x Mountain
• 1x Rakdos Guildgate
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 2x Swamp

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Version 2 of the deck found here: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/instant-winner-1/

I've made several upgrades to make the deck run faster, though I am still constrained by the cards I have.

This deck is built for quick control, outplaying the opponent's every move. Lots of cheap instants throw the opponent off balance, with Syncopate, Electrickery and Searing Spear all benefiting greatly from the Goblin Electromancers.

Kill spells clear the opponent's board (Tragic Slip works wonders!), Syncopate counters any major cards the opponent tries to play, and the smaller creatures chip away at their life. With the amount of card draw I have, I can rapidly put instants into my hand so that I always have the card I need.

Win condition is a combination of 2/2 creatures and direct damage bringing down the opponent's life total while kill and counter spells keep them helpless. If the opponent somehow clings to life beyond the first 8 or so turns, I can drop either a massive Rakdos's Return, a Niv-Mizzet, a supercharged Niv-Magus Elemental, or several instants combined with a Guttersnipe.

As I said, I am somewhat constrained by what I have, so I need to track down another Syncopate, 2 more Guttersnipes, 1 or 2 more Niv-Magus Elementals, another Niv-Mizzet, and 2 burn lands to replace the guildgates. But overall, I'm quite happy with how it plays.

Top Ranked	Achieved #82 position overall 11 years ago
Date added	11 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 7 - 0 Rares 8 - 0 Uncommons 31 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.10
Tokens	Drake 2/2 U
Folders	Budget Decks, red blue, Archive, Budget, deck ideas