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Anfractuous (Unnecessarily Tortuous)

Legacy Casual Combo Control Midrange Mono-Blue Multiplayer

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Card Descriptions:

  • Boomerang : A pretty straight-forward card, mostly used aggressively in Turn 2 or 3 to return a land the opponent controls. In the mid to late game this can erase a blocker, allowing the squid to score a hit. And well, this can kill tokens, so I'll take it. An alternative is Echoing Truth but I prefer the ability to hit lands early in the game. Void Snare is also a suitable alternative, although it works at sorcery speed only.
  • Brainstorm : Combo enabler. An early Brainstorm can allow a precise use of Temporal Mastery or the land drop you need to cast a squid. Against a discard deck or mill deck, Brainstorm can help to hide some relevant cards. Used in combination with the Scry 1 from Thassa this card is useful at cleaning an overburdened hand.
  • Cephalid Constable : The soul of the deck. Has a funny mechanic that had me intrigued for a couple of years, and now that the conditions are adequate, it became a deck. Combined with proper control ( Counterspell ) and some simple* evasion ( Wings of Velis Vel ) this thing will cripple your opponent. Most likely this will make him/her concede when his/her side of the board is empty.
  • Counterspell : Am I really supposed to explain this card? Well, needless to say that using this with Isochron Scepter is mostly cruel. In a budget environment this can be changed for Mana Leak .
  • Gitaxian Probe : A cantrip that allows a glance at your opponent's hand. What's wrong with that? Let me tell you... nothing
  • Halimar Depths : The extra land, which in this case acts as a bad Brainstorm. An alternative is roaring seacliff to give evasion to one of the critical creatures. Not impressive but when you got nothing else to do...
  • Isochron Scepter : The essence of "motherfu..." said by your opponent. The obvious choice to imprint is Counterspell, but a Wings of Velis Vel could be a fine strategic choice in this deck.
  • Jhessian Thief : The support creature that will net some cards to maintain tempo. Has to be used with care when planning the Miracles. This and Thassa, God of the Sea guarantees a steady card input. This slot was originally occupied by Surrakar Spellblade , but its fragility was a deal breaker. Also the need of casting spells after he hits the table lowers his overall utility.
  • Spectral Flight : A +2/+2 and Flight for just means, in this scenario, that the Cephalid Constable will be attacking as early as Turn 4 for 3 permanents, and that the Thief will have better odds of dealing combat damage, thus drawing a card. This card allows synergy with Wings of Velis Vel , thus hitting for 7.
  • Temporal Mastery : Just one for for flavor, and to use the ever open that defines a Blue control deck. Used in combination with Brainstorm, this is just mean. One extra turn could be enough to set the board and pave the road to a shameful defeat, and sweet victory for you.
  • Thassa, God of the Sea : Oh-my-god! Repeatable unblockability stapled to a potential 5/5 indestructible Think Tank ? Yes, I'll take it. Two squids and her will make the full pack, or one squid, one Thief and one Sprectral Flight will net a devotion of 5 .
  • Vapor Snag : Useful for spot removal and pinging. Every. Single. Damage point. Counts.
  • Wings of Velis Vel : The last card that inspired the deck. What is not to love from a card that turns a small and relatively harmless 1/1 squid into a 4/4 with flying Eldrazi Goat Ally Squid that returns permanents when it hits? 4/4 for just 2 mana is broken.

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Revision 79 See all

(4 years ago)

+3 Distortion Strike main
-3 Gitaxian Probe main
Top Ranked
  • Achieved #10 position overall 10 years ago
Date added 12 years
Last updated 4 years
Legality

This deck is Legacy legal.

Rarity (main - side)

3 - 0 Mythic Rares

7 - 0 Rares

3 - 0 Uncommons

28 - 0 Commons

Cards 60
Avg. CMC 2.05
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