I just REALIZED Azorius Control isn't a MYTH.

Standard* Combo Control WU (Azorius)

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Creature (1)

• 1x Dragonlord Ojutai

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Narset Transcendent

Land (23)

• 4x Flooded Strand
• 5x Island
• 5x Plains
• 4x Prairie Stream
• 3x Skyline Cascade
• 2x Tranquil Cove

Enchantment (10)

• 4x Myth Realized
• 2x Silkwrap
• 4x Stasis Snare

Instant (17)

• 4x Anticipate
• 4x Calculated Dismissal
• 3x Celestial Flare
• 2x Dig Through Time
• 4x Spell Shrivel

Sorcery (8)

• 4x End Hostilities
• 4x Swift Reckoning

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Sideboard

Instant (11)

• 4x Disdainful Stroke
• 4x Horribly Awry
• 3x Valorous Stance

Sorcery (4)

• 4x Tragic Arrogance

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Wait. A control deck in constructed... That DOESN'T play any black cards?

With that ridiculous introduction aside, this is quite possible the most consistent control deck or even the most consistent deck in standard at the moment. With the new tools found in Origins, white removal is already significantly better than that of black, and that will be even more apparent come rotation.

So why is it consistent? Let's break the deck down.

The Removal:

• Celestial Flare : a bomb against decks that rely on one or two powerful cards to end the game. Take for instance a Gruul deck that relies on Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger ot even an Abzan deck that sits on a Siege Rhino. It's also very strong for tempo in the early game, especially against the aggressive archetypes with cards such as Lightning Berserker . And finally, it can hit Gaea's Revenge if your opponent decides to attack only with it.

• Stasis Snare: Strictly better Banishing Light and Devouring Light. Destroys Deathmist Raptor, Omnath, Locus of Rage and Hangarback Walker. Anti-delve.

• Silkwrap : Hits Deathmist Raptor, Hangarback Walker (CMC 0), Mantis Rider, and several other early-game threats.

• Swift Reckoning : The majority of the time I play this card, it reads: "1, instant: Destroy target creature." It's a very great combat trick and once again a strong early-game tempo card.

• End Hostilities : Through testing, I've found that any less than a playset of these is not enough. In the current Standard, it is significantly stronger than Crux of Fate and in some cases Languish.

So there's the white portion. What about preventing spells from being cast?

The Counterspells ( Gaea's Revenge players skip this section):

• Calculated Dismissal : Yes, I understand that it's a worse Mana Leak. Even still, it's a stronger Dissolve in most cases. It's great at handling an early Siege Rhino or Tasigur, the Golden Fang. I personally think it does a ton of work, especially with card advantage.

• Spell Shrivel: This is the new staple for a good reason. This is a better Mana Leak for several reasons... Sure, it costs one more, but most of the time, players won't keep 4 mana up (unless they're playing a control deck). Also, it exiles the spell if it's countered?! Goodbye, Deathmist Raptor, Hangarback Walker, and delve.

Not a lot of counters in the mainboard. Even still, 8 of them do a lot of work.

The Card Advantage:

• Anticipate: Brainstorm. I don't need to explain.

• Dig Through Time: Puts my graveyard to use.

The Finishers:

• Narset Transcendent: Her first ability hits every spell in the mainboard except Dragonlord Ojutai, which I won't complain about if I see it on top of my library.

• Dragonlord Ojutai: It's a threat that has to be dealt with. Otherwise, they're dead and I'm ahead in tempo and in card advantage. Running 1 because it's not a primary wincon.

• Myth Realized: ... But this is. This card can end a game and most people won't even notice it. Considering there are 36 cards in the mainboard that will trigger this ability, it's going to grow... and it's going to grow fast. These will consistently grow to be 8/8's or sometimes a 10/10 or 12/12 might appear. It's also an infinite mana dump when I have no card advantage spells to cast at the end of my opponent's turn. I can just pay the mana I was saving for a Devouring Light on a 1/1 counter. But the best thing about this card is its ability to dodge removal. It dodges every boardwipe (because they are all at sorcery speed), most ETB effects, and a lot more. It's the cheapest and one of the most consistent finishers, From experience, it definitely shows.

But what about the sideboard?

The Games 2 & 3:

• Tragic Arrogance: Huge thanks to AngelOfDivinity for making me realize (heh) how ridiculous this card is. Excellent one-sided removal spell, especially with Myth Realized in play.

• Disdainful Stroke: We're looking at BFZ being another ramp vs control metagame, similar to DTK. It also works fantastically with...

• Horribly Awry: So... It's the other end of Disdainful Stroke, so it's already strong. But keep in mind that it also exiles the spell being cast. Deathmist Raptor is once again beaten by this (if for some reason it's cast), but it hits so much more than that: Zada, Hedron Grinder, Hangarback Walker, Shaman of Forgotten Ways, any of the Origins planeswalkers, etc. If I'm playing against a low curve, this will most likely replace Spell Shrivel.

• Valorous Stance: What I love about this card is that it can counter itself... Anyways, it's a two-mana answer to cards such as Courser of Kruphix, Siege Rhino, Dragonlord Ojutai, and more. Or it can give my own Myth Realized or Dragonlord Ojutai indestructible. All-around a great card.

So that's it! Let me know what you think. Feedback is always more than appreciated!

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 18 - 4 Rares 10 - 7 Uncommons 18 - 4 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.00
Tokens	Emblem Narset Transcendent
Folders	Attempt To Not Be Spikey, Good decks