Grixis Control

Standard BR (Rakdos) Control Cruel Control UB (Dimir) UBR (Grixis) UR (Izzet)

exodus359

Instant (19)

• 3x Devour Flesh
• 3x Far / Away
• 2x Izzet Charm
• 3x Psychic Strike
• 3x Syncopate
• 3x Think Twice
• 2x Turn / Burn

Sorcery (7)

• 2x Mizzium Mortars
• 3x Pillar of Flame
• 2x Rakdos's Return

Planeswalker (3)

• 2x Jace, Memory Adept
• 1x Ral Zarek

Creature (8)

• 1x AEtherling
• 2x Master of Cruelties
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
• 4x Young Pyromancer

Land (25)

• 4x Blood Crypt
• 1x Desolate Lighthouse
• 4x Dragonskull Summit
• 4x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Island
• 1x Mountain
• 2x Mutavault
• 4x Steam Vents
• 4x Watery Grave

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Sideboard

Instant (2)

• 2x Crypt Incursion

Sorcery (12)

• 3x Barter in Blood
• 2x Dreadbore
• 3x Duress
• 1x Rakdos's Return
• 3x Slaughter Games

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Jace, Memory Adept

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Maybeboard

Instant (14)

• 1x AEtherize
• 1x Counterflux
• 3x Crypt Incursion
• 3x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Devour Flesh
• 1x Dimir Charm
• 1x Doom Blade
• 1x Electrickery
• 1x Frost Breath
• 1x Shock

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Blast of Genius
• 1x Divination
• 2x Dreadbore
• 1x Molten Birth
• 3x Pillar of Flame

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Underworld Connections

Artifact (2)

• 1x Rakdos Keyrune
• 1x Ratchet Bomb

Planeswalker (5)

• 3x Liliana of the Dark Realms
• 2x Ral Zarek

Creature (9)

• 1x AEtherling
• 1x Bane Alley Broker
• 2x Consuming Aberration
• 1x Izzet Staticaster
• 1x Master of Cruelties
• 1x Notion Thief
• 1x Pack Rat
• 1x Wall of Frost

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Win Conditions:

AEtherling: An unblockable very hard to remove creature. "The one man win con"

Jace, Memory Adept: Card advantage engine when I need it or a 4 turn clock all in one handy card.

The Spells:

Mizzium Mortars: Removal with the added bonus of a one sided board wipe when needed.

Pillar of Flame : Solid removal. Good main deck answer to Voice of Resurgence or Scavenging Ooze.

Rakdos's Return: Cause I hate when you have cards. Oh and I don't really like your life all that much either.

Far / Away : Pretty much solves any creature problems I may run into. Can tempo aggro decks by bouncing their dudes and can deal with those pesky hexproof guys. I love this card.

Izzet Charm: Does everything I need it to. Acts as a counter, removal and card draw.

Psychic Strike: Good little counter. I find that 1bu mana cost is a lot nicer on the mana base then something like Dissipate with 1uu. And the added mill is cool.

Syncopate: Just another nice counter. Really good early game.

Think Twice : Cause card draw is important.

Turn / Burn : Cause Thragtusk is a thing. This card hits pretty much anything that I need it to and makes sure it cant come back.

Creatures:

Master of Cruelties: I'm testing this guy out. He is a monster and just wrecks other creatures as well as life totals. Nice synergy with Ral Zarek, Pillar of Flame and Turn / Burn

Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius: Let's draw some cards and beat face with a 5/5 flyer. Seems pretty good.

Young Pyromancer: Turns all my spells into BLOCKERS! So good.

Planeswalkers:

Ral Zarek: Really his -2 makes this card. A repeating free removal every turn is pretty nice.

Thanks for looking and please let me know what you think! I am always looking for suggestions and improvements.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 2 Mythic Rares 27 - 5 Rares 11 - 3 Uncommons 15 - 5 Commons
Cards	62
Avg. CMC	2.92
Tokens	Elemental 1/1 R