MTG Salvation

Grixis Control
Gerry Thompson
0th Place at Test deck on 2/16/2016
Modern

list was somewhat close to what you played Freakle however a couple changes from what I can remember

Spells
3 Abrupt Decay
3 Inquisition of Kozilek
1 Maelstrom Pulse
1 Murderous Cut
4 Serum Visions
1 Go for the throat
2 Thoughtseize
1 dispel
1 damnation

Walkers
4 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
2 Liliana of the Veil
1 Ashiok, nightmare weaver
Creatures
2 Scavenging Ooze
2 Snapcaster Mage
4 Tarmogoyf
2 Tasigur, the Golden Fang
1 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
2 Fulminator Mage

Lands
2 Breeding Pool
2 Creeping Tar Pit
2 Darkslick Shores
1 Forest
2 Island
1 Lumbering Falls
3 Misty Rainforest
1 Overgrown Tomb
3 Polluted Delta
2 Swamp
2 Verdant Catacombs
2 Watery Grave



Sideboard was pretty much the same give or take 3-5 cards. I added in golgari charm to the board, grave Titan, obstinate baloths, and another card I can't remember. The reason I said serum visions might not be good is because of my friend who plays abzan and another plays Jund. I usually play grixis control so I have no problem with the card, they just gave their opinion on what a g/b deck should be doing.

Deck needs basics or everything will come In Tapped. @Brilly

Your list seems okay but think 2 havens is right over three since grasp of darkness is double black. I'm not sure silumgar the drifting death is needed and could be served as a sarkhan the dragon speaker. Maybe 1 Chandra at the top or if the curve is too high cut a foul tongue and add and outpost siege to help get more lands/spells. Now that dromoka command is barely played it might see an uptick in play

Deck went 1-1-1.
Lost match 1 against b/w eldrazi 2/1. Game 1 was close but he ate the yard with relics and triple 1/2 goofs didn't help. Game 2 we were top decking and landed a grave titan and he scooped. Game 3 he had the nuts with turn 2 thought knot, turn three reality smasher followed by double thought knot turn 4. I had an active Jace , vp with damnation in hand but couldn't find the fourth land.

Match 2 I won game 1 against bant retreat/knight combo. Disrupted him enough and won. Game 2 however he laid white leyline turn 0 and had a gidean, ally of zendikar. I misplayed but could have won but then he drew the combo after a couple turns of top decking so the match ended in a draw.

Match 3- Agaisnt U/W tron. He assembled tron but didn't draw a finisher. He gifted for cards that didn't matter as I had a murderous cut to kill elesh norn. Game 2 was quick as ashiok stole all the win cons lol. I know it's not ideal in the matchup but sometimes it pays off lol.

Overall the deck felt like serum visions wasn't needed and not enough creature removal. Maybe a list close to Gerald Fabiano with some counters but no cryptics. I have a play set but don't think that's what the deck wants to do at 4 mana.

Not sure why magmatic insight is in the deck, usually we are tight on lands so pitching one is kind of a nombo. Sideboard is fine but not sure about the crypt incursion... I think kalitas is a fine card however it is probably more of a sideboard card or a one of.

I've been playing a midrange r/b dragons since stormbreath and abzan has always been a good matchup in my opinion. I've removed flame wake Phoenix and added either sarkhan or obnixilis. Ramp isn't really a problem but I feel like with goblin dark dwellers it got better. Maybe a 2 of inclusion with 2 kolaghans storms fury and 1 dragon lord kolaghan at the top. Kolaghans commas was always good and even though it can't beat siege rhino I've liked the card in the other matchups. Glad to see its getting a lot of love.

I'm going to run you're list @FREAKLE with a couple changes such as far/away and profane command. I'll post the deck list and matches I play on Monday and see if we can make this deck viable!

This is Brian kibler's list of his version of Jund in standard.

Creatures (17)

4 Den Protector
3 Goblin Dark-Dwellers
4 Sylvan Advocate
3 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
3 Nissa, Vastwood Seer
Planeswalkers (4)

2 Chandra, Flamecaller
2 Ob Nixilis Reignited
Lands (25)

3 Forest
2 Mountain
2 Swamp
4 Bloodstained Mire
2 Cinder Glade
4 Hissing Quagmire
2 Llanowar Wastes
2 Smoldering Marsh
4 Wooded Foothills
Spells (14)

4 Fiery Impulse
2 Grasp of Darkness
2 Kolaghan's Command
2 Murderous Cut
2 Duress
2 Ruinous Path
Sideboard

2 Kozilek's Return
2 Pia and Kiran Nalaar
1 Duress
2 Flaying Tendrils
3 Painful

This is in the wrong thread and not really a combo at all unless I'm missing something. It's s a way to cheat blight steel out but can be easily pathed or dealt with.

i think kalitas would be a great addition to the deck however I don't think there is enough creature removal in bug in general. Maelstrom pulse is good but what are the odds of that hitting more than 1 non tokens? I think its more suited for grixis however I believe we can make a decent 4 color deck to have options.

If the ramp decks aren't playing sylvan advocate then something is wrong. I think its a great early creature with great late game and helps hold till the payoffs come.

Eldrazi is getting so many tools with Thought not and reality smasher coming out. Turn two eldrazi is pretty scary. My friend played it against me and took my removal and I did not last much longer. This deck is so much fun to watch

shouldn't worry about storm or goryo's. as i said in the other thread if you know your meta for your local game store then board accordingly. With tron and eldrazi rampant, then some LD or bribery action may be necessary in addition to blood moons.

I usually board jace out in some matches so I think 2/3 is correct but not the full 4