deck Grixis Control

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About Vintage Grixis Control

Belonging to the metagame from Vintage, Grixis Control is a deck with the following key cards: Force of Will, Volcanic Island, Underground Sea, Force of Negation, Island, Mox Sapphire, Mox Ruby, Demonic Tutor, Time Walk, with an overall win percentage of 40.0% in 5 games in the last 6 months. . In recent appearances Vladimir1924 made 47º at Vintage Challenge 32 and thedeck84 made 36º at Vintage Challenge 32.

Main Deck cards Grixis Control

Force of Will

4.0 in 100% of decks
Volcanic Island

3.0 in 100% of decks
Underground Sea

2.5 in 100% of decks
Force of Negation

1.4 in 100% of decks
Island

1.1 in 100% of decks
Mox Sapphire

1.0 in 100% of decks
Mox Ruby

1.0 in 100% of decks
Demonic Tutor

1.0 in 100% of decks
Time Walk

1.0 in 100% of decks
Ancestral Recall

1.0 in 100% of decks
Black Lotus

1.0 in 100% of decks
Brainstorm

1.0 in 100% of decks
Ponder

2.6 in 95% of decks
Mox Jet

1.0 in 95% of decks
Flusterstorm

1.6 in 90% of decks
Polluted Delta

1.2 in 90% of decks
Lightning Bolt

1.2 in 90% of decks
Mox Pearl

1.0 in 85% of decks
Dig Through Time

1.0 in 85% of decks
Urza's Saga

4.0 in 81% of decks
Misty Rainforest

1.1 in 81% of decks
Sol Ring

1.0 in 81% of decks
Lórien Revealed

3.1 in 76% of decks
Dress Down

1.7 in 76% of decks
Underworld Breach

2.9 in 71% of decks
Brain Freeze

1.7 in 71% of decks
Scalding Tarn

2.1 in 66% of decks
Time Vault

1.0 in 66% of decks
Manifold Key

1.0 in 66% of decks
Orcish Bowmasters

3.5 in 57% of decks
Mishra's Bauble

2.1 in 52% of decks
Flooded Strand

1.2 in 52% of decks
Sensei's Divining Top

1.0 in 52% of decks
Mox Emerald

1.0 in 52% of decks
Narset, Parter of Veils

1.0 in 38% of decks
Bolas's Citadel

1.0 in 33% of decks
Timetwister

1.0 in 28% of decks
Dreadhorde Arcanist

2.2 in 23% of decks
Wasteland

4.0 in 19% of decks
Spell Pierce

1.8 in 19% of decks
Treasure Cruise

1.0 in 19% of decks
Preordain

2.0 in 14% of decks
Dack Fayden

1.3 in 14% of decks

Sideboard cards Grixis Control

Pyroblast

1.5 in 95% of decks
Pithing Needle

1.8 in 85% of decks
Abrade

1.1 in 85% of decks
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

1.1 in 76% of decks
Hurkyl's Recall

1.7 in 61% of decks
Soul-Guide Lantern

1.1 in 57% of decks
Lurrus of the Dream-Den

1.0 in 52% of decks
Virtue's Ruin

1.1 in 47% of decks
Alpine Moon

1.7 in 38% of decks
Steel Sabotage

1.6 in 38% of decks
Leyline of the Void

4.0 in 33% of decks
By Force

2.0 in 28% of decks
Soul Rend

1.6 in 23% of decks
Grafdigger's Cage

1.2 in 23% of decks
Sphinx of the Steel Wind

1.0 in 23% of decks
Mindbreak Trap

1.3 in 19% of decks
Nihil Spellbomb

1.0 in 19% of decks
Opposition Agent

1.0 in 19% of decks
Snuff Out

2.0 in 14% of decks
Yixlid Jailer

1.0 in 14% of decks

Strategy

The Grixis Control deck in Vintage is a powerful and versatile control deck that aims to control the game through disruption and interaction. The deck utilizes a combination of efficient counterspells like Force of Will and Flusterstorm, along with powerful removal spells like Lightning Bolt and Abrade to handle threats from opponents. The deck also includes various card advantage engines such as Ancestral Recall and Gitaxian Probe to draw cards and stay ahead in resources. Cards like Demonic Tutor and Vampiric Tutor provide additional flexibility in finding key cards when needed. One of the strengths of Grixis Control is its ability to adapt to different matchups and game states. The deck can play a reactive game by countering threats and disrupting the opponent, or it can switch gears and become more proactive by deploying threats of its own, such as Hullbreacher and Underworld Breach. However, one of the weaknesses of Grixis Control is its vulnerability to fast combo decks that can bypass its disruption and win the game before the control elements can take over. Additionally, the reliance on dual lands like Underground Sea and Volcanic Island can make the deck susceptible to cards like Wasteland and Blood Moon. Overall, Grixis Control is a challenging and rewarding deck to pilot in Vintage, offering a blend of interaction, card advantage, and powerful win conditions to overcome a variety of opponents and strategies.