Lockdown Academy

Legacy* Combo Competitive Control Mono-Blue Tribal Wizards

GINGERBATE

Creature (25)

• 3x Cursecatcher
• 4x Faerie Seer
• 3x Mistbind Clique
• 4x Patron Wizard
• 4x Spellstutter Sprite
• 4x Vedalken AEthermage
• 3x Vedalken Mastermind

Instant (10)

• 3x Brainstorm
• 3x Force of Will
• 4x Spell Pierce

Sorcery (4)

• 4x Ponder

Land (21)

• 16x Island
• 3x Riptide Laboratory
• 2x Wasteland

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Maybeboard

Creature (30)

• 1x Augur of Bolas
• 2x Azami, Lady of Scrolls
• 1x Baral, Chief of Compliance
• 1x Cosi's Trickster
• 1x Delver of Secrets  ^Flip
• 1x Docent of Perfection  ^Flip
• 1x Fatespinner
• 1x Harbinger of the Tides
• 1x Information Dealer
• 2x Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
• 1x Meddling Mage
• 3x Mothdust Changeling
• 1x Reflector Mage
• 2x Snapcaster Mage
• 3x Stonybrook Banneret
• 1x Temporal Adept
• 1x Timestream Navigator
• 3x Tolarian Entrancer
• 3x Vendilion Clique

Instant (18)

• 1x Counterspell
• 3x Daze
• 4x Echoing Truth
• 3x Familiar's Ruse
• 3x Into the Roil
• 4x Snap

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Counterbalance

Artifact (1)

• 1x Sensei's Divining Top

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"Blue is bullsh!t, oh, derp derp I counter everything, hur hur!" (flips table)

Do you want to counter every spell and keep their lands tapped while you slowly kill your opponent? This one simple trick will shock you!

This is Wizard tribal control, with sustainable counterspell lockdown and land lockout. We have tutoring and deck manipulation to get to the good stuff, a bunch of bodies (some airborne), and a hell of a lot of islands.

Complete Lockdown

The desired board state will have 5-6 lands and the king, Patron Wizard, alongside a few other wizardly troglodytes to sustainably lock down the spells. During your opponent's upkeep, you will play Mistbind Clique with flash, championing another faerie.

All their lands are now tapped. Maybe they tried to squeeze in an instant. You tapped a few wizards, turns out they didn't play a spell after all. Maybe they make their land drop for the turn and try to- wait, nope, countered. Deep sigh, slight frown, pass turn to you!

You cheerily attack with Mistbind Clique, return it to your hand with Vedalken Mastermind or Riptide Laboratory afterwards, leaving 4 mana open. Opponent's turn!

During their upkeep, haha, you will play your Mistbind Clique again while whistling the tune from the hit television series, Friends. Round and round we go.

The Wizards

• Patron Wizard: The mob boss of hate-sauce. Can be tutored with Vedalken AEthermage, he is priority #1.
• Mistbind Clique: The win condition and lockdown enabler, to be played again and again during opponent's upkeeps. Bounced with Vedalken Mastermind/Riptide Laboratory, he can also trigger the ETB of the championed faerie when he leaves.
• Vedalken AEthermage: Our wizardcycling tutor for Patron Wizard and Mistbind Clique, or just a surprise blocker.
• Vedalken Mastermind: Primarily for bouncing Mistbind Clique, he can also save VIPs from removal or let you recast that useful ETB.
• Spellstutter Sprite: What better target here for the Clique? Milk another counter when she's instantly unchampioned or instantly bounced and recast.
• Cursecatcher: Fantastic 1st turn wizard. Can be swapped for other 1drops if desired.
• Faerie Seer: More deck manipulation to fish out a Patron Wizard on the clock. Can be bounced and recast. Can be swapped for other 1drops if desired.

Book of Spells

• Force of Will: Sweet baby jesus in a janky jumper, that's exspensive.
• Spell Pierce: At one mana, this is the early game controller, though you could swap for a harder 2cmc counter.
• Brainstorm: Gotta get that Patron Wizard!
• Ponder: Shuffles after Brainstorm, another wizard hunter.
• Riptide Laboratory: Redundant safety net to back up Vedalken Mastermind's tricks.

I am very interested in making this more competitive for tournament play! All suggestions regarding mainboard, sideboard, land base and number balance are encouraged!

Date added	13 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Legacy legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 10 - 0 Rares 6 - 0 Uncommons 23 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.03
Folders	Tribal, Tournament, Decks, Control