UWR Control

Modern Control

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Instant (26)

• 1x Condescend
• 2x Counterflux
• 4x Cryptic Command
• 1x Electrolyze
• 4x Lightning Bolt
• 3x Lightning Helix
• 2x Mana Leak
• 2x Path to Exile
• 2x Spell Snare
• 1x Sphinx's Revelation
• 3x Think Twice
• 1x White Sun's Zenith

Sorcery (3)

• 2x Anger of the Gods
• 1x Supreme Verdict

Artifact (1)

• 1x Batterskull

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Gideon Jura

Creature (3)

• 3x Snapcaster Mage

Land (26)

• 4x Arid Mesa
• 4x Celestial Colonnade
• 2x Hallowed Fountain
• 2x Island
• 1x Mountain
• 2x Mystic Gate
• 1x Plains
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 4x Scalding Tarn
• 3x Steam Vents
• 2x Tectonic Edge

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Sideboard

Instant (1)

• 1x Celestial Purge

Sorcery (3)

• 2x Sowing Salt
• 1x Supreme Verdict

Enchantment (4)

• 2x Leyline of Sanctity
• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Stony Silence

Artifact (1)

• 1x Damping Matrix

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Gideon Jura
• 1x Jace Beleren

Creature (4)

• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 2x Spellskite
• 1x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir

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Updated Apr 3, 2014

Fairly standard but always testing a few new and fun cards like mainboard 3-mana counterspells (Counterflux), sweet X spells like White Sun's Zenith, Condescend, and Spell Burst. I think the current version has too many win-cons but I want them all there in order to get testing with them.

For card explanations, briefly, I love hard-counters in a deck that plans to go long (3 mana counters). I love instant speed finishers (white sun's zenith). I like a deck like that can literally lock the opponent out (spell burst, which is also just a reasonable counterspell after turn 4 or so). And condescend is just for testing, since it can be online as early as turn 2 and can stay a counterspell all game in some cases but always at least scries (not the best but is more than mana leak on turn 15).

Sideboard is built with pretty standard UWR cards, except seeing the zoo decks packing 10 to 16 burn spells, plus the occasional full discard deck or gifts deck, I feel like Leyline of Sanctity is really strong, and I feel like Celestial Purges are necessary against most liliana decks.

A list along these lines won Pro Tour Valencia recently, you should check that list out at http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/ptbng14/top_8_decks

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 3 Mythic Rares 32 - 8 Rares 13 - 4 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.41
Tokens	Cat 2/2 W, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B