Methodical Mind Games 2 (Standard MTG Deck)

Methodical Mind Games 2

Standard* Combo Control Storm UBR (Grixis)

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Instant (14)

Sorcery (11)

Artifact (4)

Planeswalker (2)

2x Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker

Creature (6)

Land (23)

Sideboard

Instant (3)

Sorcery (4)

Artifact (2)

2x Runechanter's Pike

Creature (6)

U/B/R Storm Control Bolas Deck

Control the game long enough to cast Bolas. However, Bolas is not the only win condition for this deck, and most of the time you won't even need him. Higher Power help those who face the storm AND Bolas!

The deck is not meant for fast ramp up to Bolas. It is meant to drain an enemy of all resources/cards/comboes and then hitting them hard. A fun way to think about the deck's playstyle is this: "Archaeomancer, Bolas's dragoon and leading general among Bolas's storm of deadly spells."

This is a Post-Rotation Deck, so only cards from Innistrad, Dark Ascension, Avacyn Restored, and Magic2013 will be in it.

This is the second of two decks focused on this strategy. The other is using much more creatures while this version is using more Instants and sorceries. The original can be found here: Methodical Mind Games

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Update 4: Snapcasting — Aug. 27, 2012

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I fiddled with the deck a little, and I came up with what I hope to be a nice balance for putting 2 Snapcaster Mages into the deck. I'm doing this more so to allow playtesting with it to see if it works well with the deck. Playtests will tell.

So please, if you playtest against the deck, note details for me. What card/s came up that would have made a substantial difference if they were something else(name both, for each instance in each game to help determine what I should take out to put in). Who won? How many turns? How long before I ran out of a hand? What was the game-winning play?

These are all vital things I would love to hear the full details on. Thank you all for your help thus far!

Update 3 — Aug. 26, 2012

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Date added	11 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 5 Mythic Rares 17 - 3 Rares 11 - 2 Uncommons 11 - 5 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.59
Folders	Standard
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