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modModern
Approx. Value:
$57.76
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Avg. CMC 3.4
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Secrets of Strixhaven
released on April 24, 2026!

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Secrets of Strixhaven
released on April 24, 2026!

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Main Deck - 60 cards, 25 distinct
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Name  Ed. Price Type Cost
Rarity Color
Creature (5)
1 The Scarab God
$6.00
Legendary Creature - God
4 Torrential Gearhulk
$0.33
Artifact Creature - Construct
Instant (24)
1 Abrade
$0.28
Instant
3 Censor
$0.28
Instant
3 Disallow
$1.61
Instant
2 Essence Scatter
$0.08
Instant
4 Glimmer of Genius
$0.11
Instant
4 Harnessed Lightning
$0.30
Instant
3 Magma Spray
$0.10
Instant
1 Negate
$0.13
Instant
3 Supreme Will
$0.14
Instant
Sorcery (3)
2 Hour of Devastation
$0.39
Sorcery
1 Sweltering Suns
$0.32
Sorcery
Planeswalker (2)
1 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
$3.05
Legendary Planeswalker - Chandra
1 Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
$2.95
Legendary Planeswalker - Bolas
Land (26)
4 Aether Hub
$0.28
Land
2 Canyon Slough
$0.33
Land - Swamp Mountain
1 Choked Estuary
$0.37
Land
1 Evolving Wilds
$0.22
Land
1 Fetid Pools
$0.33
Land - Island Swamp
4 Island
$0.15
Basic Land - Island
4 Mountain
$0.11
Basic Land - Mountain
4 Spirebluff Canal
$5.07
Land
1 Swamp
$0.14
Basic Land - Swamp
4 Wandering Fumarole
$0.32
Land
Sideboard - 15 cards, 11 distinct
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Name  Ed. Price Type Cost
Rarity Color
Creature (1)
1 Sphinx of the Final Word
$0.28
Creature - Sphinx
Instant (9)
2 Abrade
$0.28
Instant
2 Dispel
$0.38
Instant
1 Magma Spray
$0.10
Instant
2 Negate
$0.13
Instant
2 To the Slaughter
$0.23
Instant
Sorcery (3)
1 Cut // Ribbons
$0.43
Sorcery // Sorcery
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1 Doomfall
$0.13
Sorcery
1 Sweltering Suns
$0.32
Sorcery
Planeswalker (2)
1 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
$3.05
Legendary Planeswalker - Chandra
1 Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
$2.95
Legendary Planeswalker - Bolas

Notes
 
# 1.1:
## MB:
-1 Chandra ToD (to SB): 4 cmc sorcery speed not where we want to be. Often had her in hand but didn't every feel like the right play. Considering going down to 0 in the MB. Bring in against Green decks.
+1 Harnessed Lightning: best removal spell in our colours. Between this and abrade but this just does better even with our limited energy production; 2 CMC instant speed deal 3 is a fine floor for the late game upside. Possibly swap for Abrade in control mirror. If meta is super aggressive, consider going up to 4 Magma Spray instead.
## SB:
-2 Fatal Push: the deck struggles too much to make {B} turn 1.
+1 Chandra ToD: see reasons above
+1 Magma Spray: some match ups, the earlier we get this the better. Possibly better as a 2-2 split and replace 1 MB with an Abrade but definitely want the full 4 in the 75.
## To consider:
* Possibly a second Doomfall as a mother hand disruption / removal for Hydra. Currently To the Slaughter is in that spot but could see it changing for the versatility.
* The extra removal/flex slot could be a Hieroglyphic Illumination or draw spell. Could cut a land for a SECOND one, but probably not since being three colour we hurt really bad if we don't hit our land drops, and 26 has felt like a MUCH safer number instead of 24 that we were running in the previous U/R build.
* Alternatively, this extra slot could be another counterspell. Either a fourth Disallow or a Void Shatter for variation. Probably Disallow is just more versatile though.
* If the meta becomes VERY aggressive, consider moving to some number of Kozilek's Return; being able to recast at instant speed with TG seems good. Notably K-Return doesn't hit Giften Aetherborn. Other options for this slot is Yahenni's Expertise, although the {B}{B} is very hard with current configuration. Also need a way to deal with Hazoret if RDW appears.
* Scorpion God has been great so far; getting additional ETB for TG is super value. But again 5 mana sorcery speed is not super good for this deck, although this is somewhat mitigated by the resiliency, and he almost never comes down on Turn 5.
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