UR Control died from the meta for a while before returning due largely to Peregrine Drake being added at common in Eternal Masters. Here is a sample decklist.
This isn't really going to be a primer, so if you play this deck and want to write one, go ahead. Put it in Developing and I'll promote it when it's finished.
I read what you guys were saying in the cruise thread and just realized this deck makes up 6% of the cashing decks in the last 3 months and generally pushes 9% of the current by-monthly meta. So here's a sample decklist and a place to discuss it.
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I doubt you'd need to double up on creature counter spells, so having Essence Scatter should be sufficient. I've seen Into the Roil get played a couple times, but I haven't been impressed with it. I feel like the 4 mana cost is too much for the type of deck that it's in. In Mono U it's a fine card, imo.
But otherwise, I really like the direction this deck is taking. The card advantage is unreal and it's extremely powerful against the right kinds of decks.
you also want to bring in pyroblast. Make sure you stay alive early. You usualy have a better late game so protect your removal spells and make sure you don't die before cruise/mulldrifter time
dunno if people play that but magma spray out of the board is good against monoU. They will probably bring in stormbound geist against you (i know i do anyway)
edit: also don't face me twice in the same tournament, just a pro tip
If you deny any traction to the monoblue delver deck, it becomes much harder for it to win. Most of its cards are terrible if it doesn't have a clock, so early removal is very good. Avoid getting ninja of the deep hours. That means bolting random 1/1 fliers and making sure you bolt them when you can make sure it resolves. That's usually easier during your main phase or you opponent's upkeep.
But their also the inherent problem of every two color deck in pauper. The mono blue player is basically always "on the play" in those matchups because of etb tapped lands.
I just build a ur delver pauper deck and I seem to not win and I think i dont know what to side in also my sn is diablo42082 anyone want to help me to on this deck to do good at daily
i just build this deck too some days ago, i never played but tested myself for seeing how its works, what can i change for treasure cruise? may Preordinar?
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Modern: RW R/W Burn WB B/W TokensXU MonuU Tron // UWX UW Tron R GoblinsW Soul SistersRWG Small ZooWUR WUR Geist/Control/Kiki-Resto Combo/NahiriUR Splinter Twin (90% Japanese)/ Grixis TwinRUB UR Delver / Grixis Delver UR Blue MoonBWU Ad NauseamWDeath and TaxesRUB Grixis ControlUMerfolksX Affinity RGB Living End UR Storm/PiF Combo RGX R/G TRON GWU Bant Eldrazi BW Eldrazi and Taxes RUBGoryos Vengeance UB Faeries Legacy:BRx Renimator Playing right now:Standard: Jeskai Control Modern; GoryosVengeance/UBFaeries/Affinity Legacy: BRx Reanimator Pauper: UR Drake (banned) Commander: Merieke Ri Berit Esper
i just build this deck too some days ago, i never played but tested myself for seeing how its works, what can i change for treasure cruise? may Preordinar?
I'm testing Deep Analysis to replace treasure cruise
I have been playing the deck for a short time and I actually came to this thread specifically to see what everyone was going to try in place of Cruise. It is pretty tough to replace period as we have seen in the other constructed formats where it is now banned. Finding a suitable replacement that also has the restriction of being at common is even tougher.
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| UW Azorius Titan - Modern | UG Infect - Modern | UU Merfolk - Modern | BB 8Rack - Modern (Budget) |
I know Gitaxian Probe only draws 1 card but why not use that as the replacement for Treasure Cruise? The information you gain about your opponent's hand is awesome because it lets you know when/if you can tap out. Also, it makes keeping 1 land hands much less punishing because you can keep your hand fully early in the game instead of dumping it and completely refilling.
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This should have moved to Developing months ago, it has been very dead in the metagame for a long time.
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Oh, you think the losers' bracket is your ally, but you merely adopted the scrub tier. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn’t 4-0 an FNM until I was already a man; by then, it was nothing to me but an extra pack to sell for store credit!
I saw that! Interesting - no Delvers, just basic RU control stuff. And hello there, Beetleback Chief...
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Oh, you think the losers' bracket is your ally, but you merely adopted the scrub tier. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn’t 4-0 an FNM until I was already a man; by then, it was nothing to me but an extra pack to sell for store credit!
Thermo-Alchemist seems like a good addition. Its like the Pauper version of Young Pyromancer.
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Thermo-Alchemist seems like a good addition. Its like the Pauper version of Young Pyromancer.
Yeah, I've already grabbed 4 of them, but I don't know what to cut.
Maybe 2 Wingcrafter and 2 Sanguinary Mage?
They are the less important than Delver, Spellfist which is evasive and Fiend which could win on its own.
I've seen a lot of people rocking a U/R Counter-Burn deck using Delver and this. It don't know an exact deck list but I've seen something like:
I'm not sure of the exact numbers or what lands they were running or anything like that. It seems pretty strong and pretty fair honestly. I almost wonder if it would be worth running 4x Prophetic Prism, 4x Ichor Wellspring, 4x Kuldotha Rebirth, 4x Galvanic Blast, 4x Dream Stalker, 4x Mulldrifter. Ya know, take a page out of Kuldotha Jeskai. There were plenty of times where I ended a game playing that deck by simply burning my opponent out by lobbing a crap ton of burn spells at their face. While we don't have as many good ways of replaying those card draw spells, our pay off is just as good but with a better early game.
Of course putting in Seagate Oracle, Ponder, and Deprive over all those other pieces may just be better but then you don't have enough artifacts to play Galvanic Blast and need to find something else to put in that slot. Honestly, probably just more card draw would go there. So something more like:
I think the first list has way more game ending potential
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Hello, I'm new in the format, I like the idea of playing control here since Modern control is for rich people. I don't know if its an old idea but has anyone been testing with Razorfin Hunter and Clout of the dominus?
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Out of the blackness and stench of the engulfing swamp emerged a shimmering figure. Only the splattered armor and ichor-stained sword hinted at the unfathomable evil the knight had just laid waste.
UR Drake by Slizzard 5-0 Pauper League 8/30/2016
3 Archaeomancer
4 Mulldrifter
4 Peregrine Drake
3 Sea Gate Oracle
Sorcery (15)
3 Compulsive Research
1 Deep Analysis
4 Flame Slash
2 Ponder
4 Preordain
1 Rolling Thunder
3 Counterspell
1 Electrickery
3 Ghostly Flicker
3 Lightning Bolt
Land (21)
2 Seat of the Synod
2 Forgotten Cave
5 Island
3 Izzet Boilerworks
1 Izzet Guildgate
4 Mountain
4 Swiftwater Cliffs
60 Cards
3 Aura Flux
2 Dispel
1 Gigadrowse
3 Gorilla Shaman
3 Hydroblast
2 Pyroblast
I read what you guys were saying in the cruise thread and just realized this deck makes up 6% of the cashing decks in the last 3 months and generally pushes 9% of the current by-monthly meta. So here's a sample decklist and a place to discuss it.
4 Delver of Secrets
4 Mulldrifter
3 Sea Gate Oracle
Spells (28)
4 Flame Slash
4 Ponder
4 Treasure Cruise
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Counterspell
3 Miscalculation
2 Essence Scatter
2 Electrostatic Bolt
1 Staggershock
9 Island
3 Mountain
4 Swiftwater Cliffs
3 Evolving Wilds
2 Quicksand
3 Dispel
3 Curse of the Bloody Tome
3 Negate
2 Annul
1 Electrostatic Bolt
1 Electrickery
1 Curfew
1 Relic of Progenitus
Other Spell Options
Other Creature Options
But otherwise, I really like the direction this deck is taking. The card advantage is unreal and it's extremely powerful against the right kinds of decks.
URW Control
WBG Abzan
GRW Burn
EDH
GR Rosheen Meanderer
dunno if people play that but magma spray out of the board is good against monoU. They will probably bring in stormbound geist against you (i know i do anyway)
edit: also don't face me twice in the same tournament, just a pro tip
But their also the inherent problem of every two color deck in pauper. The mono blue player is basically always "on the play" in those matchups because of etb tapped lands.
And read the cards twice!
RW R/W Burn WB B/W TokensXU MonuU Tron // UWX UW Tron
R GoblinsW Soul SistersRWG Small ZooWUR WUR Geist/Control/Kiki-Resto Combo/NahiriUR Splinter Twin (90% Japanese)/ Grixis TwinRUB UR Delver / Grixis Delver UR Blue MoonBWU Ad NauseamWDeath and TaxesRUB Grixis ControlUMerfolksX Affinity RGB Living End UR Storm/PiF Combo RGX R/G TRON GWU Bant Eldrazi BW Eldrazi and Taxes RUBGoryos Vengeance UB Faeries
Legacy:BRx Renimator
Playing right now: Standard: Jeskai Control Modern; GoryosVengeance/UBFaeries/Affinity Legacy: BRx Reanimator Pauper: UR Drake (banned) Commander: Merieke Ri Berit Esper
Currently Playing:
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I have been playing the deck for a short time and I actually came to this thread specifically to see what everyone was going to try in place of Cruise. It is pretty tough to replace period as we have seen in the other constructed formats where it is now banned. Finding a suitable replacement that also has the restriction of being at common is even tougher.
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I've seen a lot of people rocking a U/R Counter-Burn deck using Delver and this. It don't know an exact deck list but I've seen something like:
4x Delver of Secrets
4x Thermo-Alchemist
3x Seagate Oracle
2x Fire Bolt
4x Ponder
4x Lightning Bolt
2x Deprive
4x Counterspell
I'm not sure of the exact numbers or what lands they were running or anything like that. It seems pretty strong and pretty fair honestly. I almost wonder if it would be worth running 4x Prophetic Prism, 4x Ichor Wellspring, 4x Kuldotha Rebirth, 4x Galvanic Blast, 4x Dream Stalker, 4x Mulldrifter. Ya know, take a page out of Kuldotha Jeskai. There were plenty of times where I ended a game playing that deck by simply burning my opponent out by lobbing a crap ton of burn spells at their face. While we don't have as many good ways of replaying those card draw spells, our pay off is just as good but with a better early game.
4x Delver of Secrets
4x Thermo-Alchemist
4x Dream Stalker
4x Mulldrifter
SPELLS (22)
2x Fire Bolt
4x Lightning Bolt
4x Galvanic Blast
4x Counterspell
4x Prophetic Prism
4x Ichor Wellspring
4x Island
4x Mountain
4x Seat of the Synod
4x Great Furnace
4x Swiftwater Cliffs
2x Izzet Boilerworks
Of course putting in Seagate Oracle, Ponder, and Deprive over all those other pieces may just be better but then you don't have enough artifacts to play Galvanic Blast and need to find something else to put in that slot. Honestly, probably just more card draw would go there. So something more like:
4x Delver of Secrets
4x Thermo-Alchemist
4x Seagate Oracle
4x Mulldrifter
SPELLS (22)
3x Fire Bolt
4x Lightning Bolt
4x Ponder
4x Brainstorm
3x Deprive
4x Counterspell
6x Island
6x Mountain
4x Evolving Wilds
4x Swiftwater Cliffs
2x Izzet Boilerworks
I think the first list has way more game ending potential
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3 Archaeomancer
4 Mulldrifter
4 Peregrine Drake
3 Sea Gate Oracle
Sorcery (15)
3 Compulsive Research
1 Deep Analysis
4 Flame Slash
2 Ponder
4 Preordain
1 Rolling Thunder
3 Counterspell
1 Electrickery
3 Ghostly Flicker
3 Lightning Bolt
Land (19)
2 Seat of the Synod
2 Forgotten Cave
5 Island
3 Izzet Boilerworks
1 Izzet Guildgate
4 Mountain
4 Swiftwater Cliffs
3 Aura Flux
2 Dispel
1 Gigadrowse
3 Gorilla Shaman
3 Hydroblast
2 Pyroblast
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