It's been a very rewarding approach. I've had a few comments here and there on the thread but I've been strictly playing this deck for some time now, and I believe in the idea of mastering a deck, I intend to master this deck.
Recently I feel running 2 copies of cruel to be sick, even three wouldn't be bad as long as we can resolve it t7 not worrying about counterspells but if they're there we can drag the game out pretty good. Just my recent thoughts on my one and only deck. Stay cruel.
I think Master of cruelties seems very interesting, but sadly i think there are just better things to cast for 5. I plan on running 2 shadow of doubt mb with ghost quarter mb also. Currently i have been running 1 Peer Through Depths and i like it, best to cast when you aren't hurting on land drops.
Glad to see new people on the thread. Im trying "cruel-less" for the time being. Testing teachings again, Suffer the Past is in there, also Notion Thief which may not be too practical but we'll see how it tests!
Just got back from Friday night magic, went 2-2.
First round was storm(1-2), very hard match up. He went off first game, went straight to my sideboard and pulled in 1 slaughter games which eventually won me game 2. Slaughter games, naming grapeshot, snapcaster, slaughtergames naming empty the warrens, he scoops. Game 3 he goes off with 2 early empty the warrens and i drew no answers.
Second round was UR twin(2-0). First game was beautiful, countered his stuff, killed his stuff, discard really helped, resolved a cruel ultimatum, won.
Third round was scapeshift and i was scared, but i went 2-1. first game i cast a cruel ultimatum, got izzet charmed and he went off. second game i brought in shadow of doubt slaughter games and countersquall it worked really nicely and ripped scapeshift and burned him to death. Last game did the same thing except no slaughtergames, just countermagic and another cruel ultimatum.
Fourth round, Doran, the siege tower went (0-2) Bad draws, got womped.
all in all, felt really good about my deck, and grixis and thought about all of you guys when i was resolving those cruel ultimatums, so dont ever give up!!
Jace is sick, iffy about suffer the past, would like more remand. Discard is good. Cant afford CC's. Would like 2 slaughter games in side. Counter squall is great in those matchups where you can get away with bolt snap-bolting, counter squall, snap-squalling, making 2 point life swings, tar pits, minute life loss really adds up in the long run, lol.
I am liking my testing with Murderous Cut using that delve for our own 1cmc removal spell is so sweet. Also, just had an idea if bloodmoon becomes more of an issue, All is Dust seems like a great card to combat Blood Moon.
Can I get some opinions on discard in the main? I've heard it being bad, and good and tested with and without and just cant decide whether or not i want 2-4 Inquisition of Kozilek in the main.
Hey everyone! I have played Cruel Control exclusively throughout my whole time playing magic, and exploring the modern format. I have followed this thread for quite some time, blah blah blah, I LOVE THIS DECK. period. so, here's my list:
Mogis is solid, Pack rat is solid, dont knock it until you try it. We(Cruel Control) need more threats, and with my budget, i came up with this. Any suggestions to my list are appreciated, just wanted to share, Go Grixis!
3 Island
2 Swamp
1 Mountain
4 Polluted delta
3 Bloodstained Mire
2 Steam Vents
2 Watery Grave
1 Blood Crypt
3 Creeping Tar Pit
1 Reflecting Pool
2 Sulfur Falls
1 Ghost Quarter
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Instant/Sorcery (30)
4 Lightning Bolt
3 Inquisition of Kozilek
2 Spell Snare
4 Geth's Verdict
3 Think Twice
2 Countersquall
1 Terminate
1 Logic Knot
2 Electrolyze
2 Cryptic Command
2 Damnation
1 Rewind
3 Cruel Ultimatum
3 Snapcaster Mage
Artifact (1)
1 Engineered Explosives
2 Slaughter Games
1 Flashfreeze
1 Dispel
1 Relic of Progenitus
1 Rakdos Charm
1 Drown in Sorrow
1 Pyroclasm
1 Batterskull
2 Tasigur, the Golden Fang
2 Counterflux
1 Mogis, God of Slaughter
1 Sowing salt
First round was storm(1-2), very hard match up. He went off first game, went straight to my sideboard and pulled in 1 slaughter games which eventually won me game 2. Slaughter games, naming grapeshot, snapcaster, slaughtergames naming empty the warrens, he scoops. Game 3 he goes off with 2 early empty the warrens and i drew no answers.
Second round was UR twin(2-0). First game was beautiful, countered his stuff, killed his stuff, discard really helped, resolved a cruel ultimatum, won.
Third round was scapeshift and i was scared, but i went 2-1. first game i cast a cruel ultimatum, got izzet charmed and he went off. second game i brought in shadow of doubt slaughter games and countersquall it worked really nicely and ripped scapeshift and burned him to death. Last game did the same thing except no slaughtergames, just countermagic and another cruel ultimatum.
Fourth round, Doran, the siege tower went (0-2) Bad draws, got womped.
all in all, felt really good about my deck, and grixis and thought about all of you guys when i was resolving those cruel ultimatums, so dont ever give up!!
My list
Land 26
3 Flooded strand(Soon to be deltas)
2 Bloodstained MIre
1 Polluted delta
2 steam vents
2 watery grave
1 blood crypt
2 drowned catacomb
2 sulfur falls
2 island
3 swamp
1 mountain
1 Urborg, tomb of yawgmoth
2 creeping tar pit
1 reflecting pool
1 shivan reef
Instants
4 bolt
3 spell snare
2 mana leak
2 remand
1 logic knot
2 terminate
2 think twice
1 murderous cut
2 electrolyze
1 suffer the past
4 inquisition of kozilek
1 duress
2 damnation
2 cruel ultimatum
Creatures
3 snapcaster mage
Artifacts
1 Batterskull
Planeswalkers
1 jace, architect of thought
3 spreading seas
3 dragon's claw
2 rakdos charm
2 countersquall
1 slaughter games
1 anger of the gods
1 hibernation
1 shadow of doubt
1 engineered explosives
Jace is sick, iffy about suffer the past, would like more remand. Discard is good. Cant afford CC's. Would like 2 slaughter games in side. Counter squall is great in those matchups where you can get away with bolt snap-bolting, counter squall, snap-squalling, making 2 point life swings, tar pits, minute life loss really adds up in the long run, lol.
2 island
2 swamp
1 mountain
1 urborg, tomb of yawgmoth
1 lavaclaw reaches
2 creeping tar pit
2 watery grave
2 steam vents
2 sulfur falls
2 bloodstained mire
3 flooded strand(I know, ignore this)
1 polluted delta
1 drowned catacomb
1 crumbling necropolis
1 reflecting pool
1 shivan reef
3 Snapcaster Mage
1 Mogis, God of Slaughter
1 Pack rat
Instant 24
1 Consume the Meek
1 Dismember
3 Dissolve
2 Electrolyze
4 lightning bolt
1 Mana leak
1 Logic knot
3 Remand
1 shadow of doubt
2 spell pierce
3 spell snare
2 terminate
1 Anger of the god's
2 Cruel Ultimatum
1 Damnation
1 inquisition of Kozliek
Mogis is solid, Pack rat is solid, dont knock it until you try it. We(Cruel Control) need more threats, and with my budget, i came up with this. Any suggestions to my list are appreciated, just wanted to share, Go Grixis!