Help beat Control Modern
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Posted on Dec. 29, 2017, 1:08 p.m. by Tola
I have a problem and its called control..
My local meta looks like this:Grixis control /Esper control /Jeskai control /UW/gideon control /Burn /Mill /Tron /Infect /
I need a deck that mainly destroys control but also easy to play.Since i got kids and a own company my time isnt always there but when it is i rly love to play magic!
Send me all you got boys and girls! :)
//Tola
Play Storm, fast and easy. Or Affinity. Both are decks that Control is not great against.
December 29, 2017 2:13 p.m.
APPLE01DOJ says... #5
What are you currently playing? It would probably be easier to tweak your current list.
December 29, 2017 2:16 p.m.
Im playing eldrazi n taxes and i was kinda disappointed i didnt get a Good feeling for the deck :/
December 29, 2017 2:51 p.m.
APPLE01DOJ says... #7
Are you Mono White or B/W? I would advise a Green splash if you're mono white. It'll give you Choke, Thrun, the Last Troll, and Treetop Village or Stirring Wildwood. Simply playing a manland and attacking with it can be highly effective against Control. They can't counter it, it dodges stuff like Supreme Verdict and Detention Sphere and in a build where stuff like Eldrazi Temple is also a target for Ghost Quarter manlands have a higher survivability rate.
December 29, 2017 3:28 p.m.
Infect or Boggles (probably Bogles).
Control decks in Modern rely heavily on spot removal, then refilling their hands with draw spells. Glistener Elf backed up by Apostle's Blessing or Slippery Bogle means they basically have to play something like Drown in Sorrow immediately. Otherwise, they risk losing on turn 3.
Boggles is especially good against Burn because of Unflinching Courage and Leyline of Sanctity. It also beats up on Tron with Stony Silence.
December 29, 2017 5:18 p.m.
THE_WTF_Brewer says... #9
PLAY DREDGE. Not to overstate it, but in a meta like that, there won't be much graveyard hate (obviously, you have the final decision). It my experience playing dredge, I win 80-85 percent of game one matchups against contol Jeskai control, and about 85-90 against other control decks (Path to Exile and aggressive creature like geist+burn), and it's not hard what so ever to dodge hate 1 out of 2 games, about 70 percent. As a result, you will beat control around 75 percent of the time - that's INSANE. Dredge also has a good tron matchup.
December 29, 2017 6:06 p.m.
WizardOfTheNorthernCoast says... #10
I'd say go for Mono White DnT since you have the basis with Thalia, Flickerwisp and more I guess (though a decklist could help). Or Splash to include Thrun, the Last Troll and possibly Kitchen Finks because they're the ones you'll need to beat control :)
December 29, 2017 9:42 p.m. Edited.
Modern_Master42 says... #11
Try things like Ricochet Trap that mess up their counterspells
December 30, 2017 1:34 a.m.
Modern_Master42 says... #12
Also Leyline of Sanctity for burn and mill, Perpetual Timepiece for mill, Melira, Sylvok Outcast, Solemnity for infect and any land destruction Fulminator Mage or Crumble to Dust for tron
December 30, 2017 1:40 a.m.
- My current list:
- 1 Selfless Spirit
- 4 Eldrazi Displacer
- 2 Thalia, Heretic Cathar
- 4 Flickerwisp
- 4 Leonin Arbiter
- 4 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
- 4 Thought-Knot Seer
- 4 Tidehollow Sculler
- 3 Wasteland Strangler
- 4 Path to Exile
- 4 Aether Vial
- 4 Caves of Koilos
- 4 Concealed Courtyard
- 4 Eldrazi Temple
- 4 Ghost Quarter
- 1 Plains
- 1 Horizon Canopy
- 1 Shambling Vent
- 1 Swamp
- 2 Cavern of Souls
- Sideboard for now:
- 1 Grafdiggers Cage
- 2 Blessed Alliance
- 2 Leyline of Sanctity
- 1 Rest in Peace
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Wasteland Strangler
December 30, 2017 3:06 a.m.
Modern_Master42 says... #14
I'm not familiar with death and taxes but would you use Fatal Push?
December 30, 2017 12:03 p.m.
Well Fatal Push doesnt seems so good vs control deck imo?
December 30, 2017 1:03 p.m.
WizardOfTheNorthernCoast says... #17
Absolutely not, indeed.
Just thought about Defense Grid. Pretty cool vs Instant-heavy decks too ;)
December 30, 2017 1:32 p.m.
APPLE01DOJ says... #18
I would definitely go up on the Shambling Vents. Also Suppression Field is good but you'll have to play around it yourself.
December 30, 2017 1:49 p.m.
- What do think about this list:
- 3 Eldrazi Displacer
- 1 Eternal Witness
- 1 Kitchen Finks
- 4 Matter Reshaper
- 4 Noble Hierarch
- 4 Reality Smasher
- 4 Thought-Knot Seer
- 2 voice of ressurgence
- 1 Thrun, the Last Troll
- 4 Ancient Stirrings
- 1 Dismember
- 4 Path to Exile
- 2 relic of progenitus
- Plz add and delete things from the list.
December 30, 2017 2:19 p.m.
APPLE01DOJ says... #20
Please go to deck builder and make lists that way then link them. It's much easier for us to read and give you help.
As for your above list I would go to at least 2 on Finks. There's not many matches currently it's not good in.
December 30, 2017 2:44 p.m.
Control struggles against any deck that is really fast. Affinity is a good choice, as is death shadow
December 31, 2017 2:46 p.m.
there are several ideas how to beat controll.You schouldnt play slow decks like death and Taxes.
Tron for example is nearly impossible to beat for COntroll because it has to many Poferfull threats for them to answer.
Brun/ Infect/ Bogles are to fast for control and should be able to defeat them pretty often.
ANd finally Combo its very hard for Control to defeat Combo decks. Against storm for example neither spot removal nor Counterspells and Boardclears are pretty effective so its a pretty hard mathup for control.
SeekerofSecrets says... #2
Possibly Tempo? Hold to your own counter spell to protect your creatures while still being able to play aggressive to close out a game.
I'm working on a budget UR Delver that I've really enjoyed so far.
December 29, 2017 1:44 p.m.