R/U Guttersnipe on Ice

Modern Burn Control UR (Izzet)

Ratgut

Instant (14)

• 4x Ionize
• 4x Lightning Bolt
• 2x Risk Factor
• 4x Unwind

Land (20)

• 8x Island
• 12x Mountain

Creature (14)

• 2x Electrostatic Field
• 4x Goblin Electromancer
• 4x Guttersnipe
• 4x Thing in the Ice  ^Flip

Enchantment (4)

• 4x The Mirari Conjecture

Sorcery (10)

• 4x Arc Trail
• 2x Browbeat
• 4x Rift Bolt

Artifact (2)

• 2x Primal Amulet  ^Flip

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Sideboard

Instant (20)

• 4x Electrolyze
• 4x Into the Roil
• 4x Opt
• 4x Radical Idea
• 4x Vision Skeins

Sorcery (16)

• 4x Arc Blade
• 4x Fiery Gambit
• 4x Goblin Grenade
• 4x Sift

Creature (4)

• 2x Melek, Izzet Paragon
• 2x Niv-Mizzet, Parun

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I've since long wanted to make a controle deck based on Thing in the Ice   Since Guilds of Ravnica it was clear this was going to be an Izzet deck.

Then I found out about guttersnipe.

As usual keep in mind that it's a multiplayer deck.

The idea is that Thing in the Ice   can be triggered by spells cast to deal with your opponent's massing armies, while you Guttersnipe them with a lot of annoying spells.

The Mirrari Conjecture is supposed to help out with some extra card advantage, and the Goblin Electromancer makes sure you keep spamming spells. Especially during turn 3 of the conjecture.

All the other spells are either draw, counter, burn or a combination of those. Rift Bolt has the nice touche that it can be suspended into turn 3 of the Conjecture so there is more bang for your buck.

The only downside of using the thing is also sending back the goblins/field... then again, it might be worth it.

In the end it's really about finding the balance between burn and controle. I'd guess that would take some playtesting mainly.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	16 - 8 Rares 18 - 16 Uncommons 10 - 16 Commons
Cards	64
Avg. CMC	2.73