I noticed an old favorite of mine popping up in recent MTGO league results and was hopeful that it might be time to dust off Grixis Control. Is this meta ripe for the return of Kolaghan’s Command and friends? We’ll see…
For older iterations of the archetype, check the following links:
- Grixis “Azcanta Control” Deck Spotlight
- CKL Plays Grixis “Azcanta Control”
- Grixis “Azcanta Control” Sideboarding Guide
- Grixis Azcanta Control Data from 100 Matches
As you can see, I was a bit obsessed with this deck. When Hollow One decks appeared, the headache that I endured caused me to put this deck aside for some time. This December, a number of lists popped up that looked rather similar…no discard/Liliana package, a couple of maindecked Tasigurs, Search for Azcanta…and I was enticed. But, because I was also feeling a bit lazy, I started by throwing together a list that I cannot take credit for…
BFCxKrazyak’s Grixis Control [5-0 December 2018]
Planeswalkers (1) 1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor Creatures (7) 4 Snapcaster Mage 2 Tasigur, the Golden Fang 1 Vendilion Clique Spells (25) 1 Dreadbore 1 Countersquall 4 Cryptic Command 2 Fatal Push 4 Kolaghan’s Command 4 Lightning Bolt 2 Logic Knot 1 Spell Snare 2 Terminate 4 Thought Scour Artifacts (1) 1 Engineered Explosives Enchantments (2) 2 Search for Azcanta | Lands (24) 1 Blood Crypt 2 Creeping Tar Pit 3 Field of Ruin 3 Island 1 Mountain 4 Polluted Delta 4 Scalding Tarn 2 Steam Vents 1 Sulfur Falls 1 Swamp 2 Watery Grave Sideboard (15) 1 Countersquall 3 Anger of the Gods 2 Ceremonious Rejection 1 Damnation 1 Disdainful Stroke 1 Dispel 1 Izzet Staticaster 3 Surgical Extraction 2 Young Pyromancer |
I made a couple of minor changes. Notably, -1 Kolaghan’s Command for +1 Countersquall and a few sideboard swaps which I will explain in the “Deck Tech”…
Grixis Control Deck Tech
Corey’s Grixis Control
Planeswalkers (1) 1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor Creatures (7) 4 Snapcaster Mage 1 Vendilion Clique 2 Tasigur, the Golden Fang Spells (25) 2 Fatal Push 4 Lightning Bolt 1 Spell Snare 4 Thought Scour 4 Cryptic Command 3 Kolaghan’s Command 2 Countersquall 1 Dreadbore 2 Terminate 2 Logic Knot Artifacts (1) 1 Engineered Explosives Enchantment (2) 2 Search for Azcanta | Lands (24) 1 Blood Crypt 2 Creeping Tar Pit 3 Field of Ruin 2 Steam Vents 2 Watery Grave 3 Island 1 Sulfur Falls 4 Polluted Delta 2 Scalding Tarn 2 Bloodstained Mire 1 Mountain 1 Swamp Sideboard (15) 2 Dispel 3 Anger of the Gods 2 Ceremonious Rejection 2 Ravenous Trap 1 Nihil Spellbomb 1 Disdainful Stroke 1 Damnation 1 Izzet Staticaster 2 Young Pyromancer |
Without further ado, here’s the league.
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