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I know this is a long time after your reply, but I am just now getting over how badly I was beaten with this pile. I need another project, so I am going to work on this deck again. My vision is an Abzan pile that has 4x Siege Rhino in the list. Fill up on removal and do normal BG Stuff, while having white as a support color + good sb options. A lot of the cards I want to try are old and outdated like Lingering Souls, but I might see if older cards can still hack it in the current format.

I also haven't been super active in looking over the past few sets, so maybe there are sweet cards I can add from them.

If you have any ideas let me know. Deck has a lot of open slots and a lot of cards I am not married to.

I like this deck a lot.

I think for me personally, I wouldn't run the Urza's Saga package. I know it helps with delirium, but I would find other ways to turn it on. Possibly with enchantments sprinkled in there. I would need to test a different build from yours.

That being said, I like your build and might proxy it out and test it with my friends.

I would test the Mutavault for sure. As you said, it's a 2 color deck, so it shouldn't mess with the color fixing that much unless you keep a very awkward hand. Let me know what you chose and test!

If you are looking for a utility land, you can't go wrong with *Otawara, Soaring City* . *Mutavault* seems kind of out of place for this deck, but I always tell people to test their theories before just straight dismissing things. You can also just jam another Island, as boring as that may be. I play UW Control mainly, and I run 5 basic islands.

Mystic Sanctuary is banned in Modern. Aside from that I like the list a lot

If you replace the Swords to Plowshares with Path to Exile's, you would have a sweet modern deck.

No win-con is evil, and I am all for it. I love control so much >:)

The funny thing is that I wanted to make this list because I play a lot of Dimir control in pauper hahaha. And yeah, I sadly can't afford the good cards, so this is what I am left with... I could get more spell snares, but I think the main 60 is okay for now. The SB will change for sure, I just haven't tested enough yet.

I appreciate your enthusiasm, but Dig Through Time, Brainstorm, Mystical Tutor, and Mystic Sanctuary are banned in the modern format.

The lands are almost perfect, I just would like an Undercity Sewers or two

The deck also only needs a few creatures and the ones you listed are more of less commander cards that will not work in this build.

I was considering Snapcaster Mage at one point, but the deck needs a lot of instants and sorceries to make Murktide and Tolarian Terror to work.

Take some time and read this: https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Modern

It will help you understand the modern format.

Cryptic Serpent is an easy cut for me, so those can go for 2 more Thoughtseize. I want to test the charms out more because at worst it's a draw 2. Sure, 3 mana is a lot, but all my lands tap for blue so I am not worried about that. More testing will be done for sure, thanks for the input.

What do you mean?

I removed the 3 Snap and added a 2nd Spell Pierce and 2 Archaeomancer. Haven't tested it as of posting this, but I like how the list is looking now.

A couple of small changes to my list:

-2 Thraben Inspector
+2 Novice Inspector
(Splitting the two for Echoing Truth/Decay)

SB:
-1 Navagator's Compass
-2 Smash to Dust
+1 Lone Missionary
+2 Fiery Cannonade

Eye of Ugin is banned in the Modern format

I am going to test This:
-1 Navigator's Compass
-1 Rebirth
-1 Deadly Dispute

+ 3 Refurbished Familiar

It's just not the deck for Refurbished Familiar. The numbers are not final by any means for the cards I have listed. I have tested other artifacts and might even change the numbers to have more Candy Trail because it's so good. Navigator's compass is on the short list of easy to cut cards, but I love hosing burn main deck xD

I haven't had any issues with the amount of bounce effects I have. I never use snap on my own creatures. Snap is for big threats that I can't kill, so I bounce them and counter them after. Or, just throw off combat math. I have thought of Archaeomancer, but could never really find the room. I could test some other configurations.

Commenting to bring this back to the top.

What format are you building for?

Gush and Treasure Cruise are banned in Pauper