Dig Through Ultimatum (Modern Cruel Control)

Modern Competitive Control Cruel Control UBR (Grixis)

ZeAsianAcolyte

Instant (20)

• 2x Cryptic Command
• 2x Dig Through Time
• 4x Electrolyze
• 4x Lightning Bolt
• 4x Mana Leak
• 1x Slaughter Pact
• 2x Spell Snare
• 1x Terminate

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Cruel Ultimatum
• 1x Damnation
• 3x Inquisition of Kozilek
• 1x Thoughtseize

Artifact (1)

• 1x Batterskull

Creature (6)

• 1x Keranos, God of Storms
• 1x Olivia Voldaren
• 4x Snapcaster Mage

Land (27)

• 1x Blood Crypt
• 2x Bloodstained Mire
• 4x Creeping Tar Pit
• 2x Island
• 1x Mountain
• 4x Polluted Delta
• 4x Scalding Tarn
• 3x Steam Vents
• 3x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Watery Grave

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Sideboard

Instant (5)

• 2x Counterflux
• 1x Negate
• 2x Rakdos Charm

Sorcery (8)

• 2x Anger of the Gods
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Forked Bolt
• 2x Slaughter Games
• 1x Sowing Salt
• 1x Thoughtseize

Creature (2)

• 1x Olivia Voldaren
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine

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Maybeboard

Instant (1)

• 1x Hurkyl's Recall

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Molten Rain

Creature (1)

• 1x Spellskite

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A Modern deck I've been testing since the mana got better with Polluted Delta coming into the format and Dig Through Time is good.

Right now, the largest problem is manabase. I've been having some success trying to accomplish:

Turn 1 Red/Black to Lightning Bolt a Birds of Paradise, or Forked Bolt or Thoughtseize or Inquisition of Kozilek after board,

Turn 2 Blue for Mana Leak

Turn 3 Electrolyze )

The problem seems to be getting to the point where you can cast all of your big spells (Batterskull, Keranos, God of Storms, Olivia Voldaren, Cruel Ultimatum) with protection.

I've debating going to 28 land and cutting mainboard Batterskull, which is there mostly against aggressive decks where you need lifegain (fetch-shock turns 1,2 and sometimes 3 and 4 are common).

The sideboard also needs some work because I haven't had the chance to test well against some decks. The current board works usually against Birthing Pod if you mulligan to a turn 1 Lightning Bolt or Forked Bolt, and U/R Delver of Secrets   if you resolve Anger of the Gods. I haven't had the chance to test extensively against Affinity, Tron, or Twin, so I could use some help there. My testing against Jund, and UWx is also pretty lacking, so I have no idea how my board holds up.

tl;dr: I need help with the manabase (size first, then split) and sideboard.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is not Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 3 Mythic Rares 30 - 7 Rares 13 - 3 Uncommons 5 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.70
Tokens	Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink