All the cool kids have Control Decks!

Standard Competitive Control UB (Dimir)

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Instant (24)

• 3x Censor
• 4x Disallow
• 2x Essence Extraction
• 3x Essence Scatter
• 3x Fatal Push
• 3x Glimmer of Genius
• 2x Hieroglyphic Illumination
• 2x Supreme Will
• 2x Vraska's Contempt

Land (26)

• 4x Drowned Catacomb
• 4x Fetid Pools
• 4x Field of Ruin
• 7x Island
• 7x Swamp

Creature (5)

• 2x The Scarab God
• 3x Torrential Gearhulk

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Bontu's Last Reckoning
• 1x Never / Return

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Metallurgic Summonings
• 2x Search for Azcanta  ^Flip

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Sideboard

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Bontu's Last Reckoning
• 3x Duress
• 4x Lost Legacy
• 2x Torment of Hailfire

Instant (5)

• 1x Essence Scatter
• 3x Negate
• 1x Vraska's Contempt

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NOW, THIS IS A STORY ALL ABOUT HOW,

My deck got flipped; it's straight Dimir now.

I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there;

I'll tell you all about this deck; with a little Fresh Prince flair!

IT WAS FRIDAY NIGHT MAGIC, STANDARD ALWAYS.

I played Grixis Control, like the cool kids these days.

Stomping out Vamps, Merfolk, Pirates too,

And even beating wide decks like Hapatra and her crew.

When a couple of guys, who played Approach or Mardu

Came to the shop and beat Nicol Bolas real good!

I lost several of those games; I mean fair is fair;

But then I said "Bolas, Good job! Come back! Scarab God I choose you! Go! Get in there!

I JOINED UP WITH DIMIR TO MAX POTENTIAL

With Fatal Push and Vraska's, **it got Torrential!

Search for Azcanta   to round out my draw,

Then "Disallowed! Censored! YOU AIN'T PLAYIN THAT BRAH!"

I WENT BACK TO THE GAME STORE FOR SOME TEST PLAY;

Beat all of my friends; Azcanta, the Sunken Ruin is really insane!

After everything, I could say my losses were rare;

This deck isn't perfect, but its almost undefeated there!

Continue, read on, for a detailed conversation;

THANK YOU for your time. Leave an upvote; you have my appreciation!

Control

Fatal Push, Essence Extraction, Vraska's Contempt: Instant Removal.

Bontu's Last Reckoning: Board Wipe. Only a 1-of in mainboard.

Censor, Essence Scatter, Disallow: Control. Censor for Cycling Utility and Disallow for abilities.

Supreme Will: Utility. Control / Tutoring

Utility and Card Advantage

Field of Ruin: Removal for Ramanup ruins . Revolt trigger (AND swamp) for Fatal Push.

Hieroglyphic Illumination: Card Advantage. Do not hesitate to cycle.

Search for Azcanta  : Upkeep Scry and Tutoring. Great for getting to what you need.

Creatures

The Scarab God: All around great finisher and ability.

Torrential Gearhulk: Flash in during your opponents turn.

Sideboard

Bontu's Last Reckoning: Another one for wide decks and Hexproof threats.

Doomfall: Hand Disruption and Removal.

Duress: For the mirror match.

Lost Legacy: Proactive Removal. The effectiveness of this card relies on your knowledge of your local meta. The potential for disruption is amazing.

Negate: Great for burn and control decks. (Side out Essence Scatter).

Yahenni's Expertise: To get around Heroic Intervention or indestructible threats.

Top Ranked	Achieved #6 position overall 6 years ago
Date added	6 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 18 - 8 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 7 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.35
Tokens	Construct X/X C, Copy Clone, Zombie 2/2 B
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