Pauper Grixis Control V3

by TheSwarmer on 10 April 2024

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)

Instants (7)


Artifacts (2)

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Deck Description

The idea is to take the strengths from both the Izzet and Dimir control decks without any of their weaknesses. Red gives us cheap removal that does not necessitate the loss of 4 life and an instant speed boardwipe, but no edicts or lifegain or 0 mana removal. What Black lacks, Red provides and vice versa. The only price you pay for running both is a one more etb tapped land and the possibility of getting color-screwed. Is this worth it? Maybe. But I like Grixis.

Tolarian Terror seems necessary to me in the current metagame. The fact that one or two of them can come down in a turn and completely shut down opposing aggression or force a control opponent into tapping out allowing you to become the monarch is much too valuable to omit or replace with 3 Anglers.

In control matchups you live and die by the monarch. Izzet control is entirely about the monarch for example, nothing else matters, don't try and sneak out a Mystic out there, just hit your land drops, build up interaction, answer serpents, and become the monarch.

Dispel acts as the 4th hydroblast & pyroblast.
Extract a Confession is a big reason to go black: great against Terrors, reanimated Trolls, Bogles, Guardians, etc.
Stormbound Geist should maybe be a 2x as it is great into aggressive kitchen imp strategies, squadron hawk decks, and faeries.

How to Play

Trade 1-1 while wearing the crown or ride a mystic to victory.

Currently I am mostly gettings 3-2s in MTGO leagues. The deck is very jund-like in that it doesn't really have awful matchups (save for turbo fog and turbo initiative).

Deck Tags

  • Pauper
  • Grixis
  • Control

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Mana Symbol Occurrence

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Deck Format


Pauper

NOTE: Set by owner when deck was made.

Card Legality

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

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