Controlling

by Superkaj on 30 August 2011

Main Deck (64 cards)

Sideboard (14 cards)

Creatures (4)


Sorceries (2)

Instants (3)


Enchantments (5)

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Deck Description

This deck is based on Discard and Counterspelling the enemy´s tactic.
It is great at keeping your enemy in your hands with the strenght of the blue (counter) and black (discard).
A major weakness is the low damage dealing and minor use of blue, this will have a great impact on a defensive player as you proberly wont come through his defenses, but then again he wont have a move on you either as you control his hand.
Just make sure he wont get his key cards in the game and you should have the game in your control.

Deck Tags

  • Control
  • Discard

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Mana Symbol Occurrence

0193400

Card Legality

  • Not Legal in Standard
  • Legal in Modern
  • Legal in Vintage
  • Legal in Legacy

Deck discussion for Controlling

This looks interesting. I question why you don't make it mono-black, though. From what I can gather, it seems as if you're trying to different strats (discard and mill). While both can be effective, you might find at times splitting the duty might become tedious and inconsistent.

However, if you plan on staying B/U, consider adding in some draw to help keep your hand size at a moderate amount. Brainstorm, Ponder, Tezzerit's Gambit, etc. are all viable options to help get you some cards on hand; or, if multi-player is your forte, try Syphon Mind.

Hope these ideas help. Should you get a chance, please take a look at my Black Hole deck (http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=345027). I welcome any comments or criticism you could offer the build as I want it to be as final as possible.

Thanks!

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Posted 08 June 2012 at 15:33

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I was trying to add something new to my mono-black discard-rack deck with some blue as i have always enjoyed the counterspells for control.

As for the Syphon mind thanks for the heads up. ^^
Would really improve my own hand and keep the hand fresh, in the multi-player of course.

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Posted 08 June 2012 at 15:55

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