Death is an Illusion

Modern Mono-Blue

ShockWarden

Creature (23)

• 2x Adaptive Automaton
• 4x Jace's Phantasm
• 3x Krovikan Mist
• 4x Lord of the Unreal
• 3x Phantasmal Bear
• 3x Phantasmal Dragon
• 4x Phantasmal Image

Land (18)

• 2x Halimar Depths
• 16x Island

Enchantment (4)

• 2x Curiosity
• 2x Dictate of Kruphix

Instant (15)

• 3x Into the Roil
• 2x Mana Leak
• 2x Remand
• 3x Spell Pierce
• 2x Summoner's Bane
• 3x Vapor Snag

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Sideboard

Creature (5)

• 1x Phantasmal Bear
• 1x Phantasmal Dragon
• 3x Phantom Warrior

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Curiosity

Instant (9)

• 2x Dismember
• 2x Echoing Truth
• 2x Fated Infatuation
• 1x Mana Leak
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 1x Summoner's Bane

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Mono-blue aggro with a small amount of control for dealing with potential threats. Mainly focused on card synergy among illusions and Lord of the Unreal, mainly looking for advice on numbers for different cards and for alternatives to the control spells I'm using currently.

Explanation of some sideboard choices:

Echoing Truth is there mainly for pseudo board wipes against token aggro; Phantom Warrior for obvious reasons (and potentially mainboard if it looks like I need another 3-drop); Dismember in case bouncing something just isn't good enough and it's already made it onto the field; a few extra counters if more control is necessary; and Fated Infatuation for dealing with lots of Lord hate (to make a copy that can stick around to be the target of my Images). Feedback appreciated!

Date added	11 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 2 Rares 12 - 6 Uncommons 20 - 7 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.98
Tokens	Copy Clone, Illusion 2/2 U