UR Tempo Twin

Modern

AevumMessor

Instant (16)

• 2x Cryptic Command
• 2x Electrolyze
• 4x Lightning Bolt
• 2x Peek
• 4x Remand
• 2x Spell Snare

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Flame Slash
• 4x Serum Visions

Enchantment (4)

• 3x Splinter Twin
• 1x Splinter Twin

Creature (11)

• 3x Deceiver Exarch
• 3x Pestermite
• 4x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Vendilion Clique

Land (24)

• 1x Desolate Lighthouse
• 4x Flooded Strand
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 5x Island
• 1x Mountain
• 4x Scalding Tarn
• 3x Steam Vents
• 4x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Tectonic Edge

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Sideboard

Instant (3)

• 2x Dispel
• 1x Negate

Sorcery (4)

• 2x Anger of the Gods
• 2x Timely Reinforcements

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Blood Moon

Artifact (5)

• 2x Batterskull
• 2x Relic of Progenitus
• 1x Vedalken Shackles

Creature (1)

• 1x Spellskite

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A lot of my card choices are based on my preference for playing the tempo game more than the combo game - I like to use the threat of the combo to let me squeak in damage over the course of a game, and then close out with burn, Pestermites, or Cliques. Because of this, I don't run anything that costs more than 4 in my main, and I make use of Cryptics more offensively than most. The majority of my cards cycle, and I run Izzet Charm for the choices it offers. In a pinch, being able to dig for the combo is just as useful as the Counterspell potential.

I find that having a singleton Twisted Image allows me to take out early problems as well as deal a surprise 3 damage on a Deceiver attack (though this will only ever work once), and it is a maindeckable answer to Spellskite that cycles. This pairs nicely with Flame Slash to handle a good amount of creatures.

I personally never liked Grim Lavamancer in the list as it led to too many situations where my mana was constricted or I was caught between Snapcaster or Grim. I found that snapcaster overall tended to be better, and I often cast him at the end of my opponent's turn 2 for no value simply to chip away at their life total. Grim could serve the same purpose, but uses mana to do so, and I wanted to always represent a wide variety of moves.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is not Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 2 Mythic Rares 23 - 6 Rares 20 - 4 Uncommons 6 - 3 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.22
Tokens	Copy Clone, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Soldier 1/1 W