Brain in Jar 1

by Hwedlor on 30 May 2016

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)

Instants (15)

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Deck Description

The basics of Mono-U Brains is simple. We draw cards, draw cards, draw cards, and eventually win by casting a Rise from the Tides for somewhere between 15-25 2/2 Zombie tokens. As such, you might think there isn't much to the deck, but that is far from the case. Since it takes us a while to win and we don't have much removal, the margin for error is actually quite small, to the point where taking the wrong card of Pieces of the Puzzle on turn three can end up costing us the game several turns later.

How to Play

Rise from the Tides and Brain in a Jar is the main combo of the deck. Rise from the Tides is an incredibly powerful Magic card. I already mentioned that it makes between 15-25 2/2 Zombies for only six mana. The problem is that it's a sorcery. As such, what tends to happen is that we spend a ton of time and resources to cast a huge Rise from the Tides, only to see our opponent undo all our work with a Radiant Flames, Languish, or Flaying Tendrils. So the trick of the deck is to resolve a Rise from the Tides and not allow our opponent to untap so they can't use their sweepers.

Brain in a Jar is the simplest way to cast Rise from the Tides at instant speed (usually during our opponent's end step), which allows us to untap and immediately attack with a million Zombies for the win. It also allows us to generate a ton of value along the way since our spells curve nicely.


Mono-U Brains - Spell Curve

Spell.........................................................................Mana Cost
Anticipate, Nagging Thoughts, Disperse.......Two
Grip of the Roil, Pieces of the Puzzle.............Three
Engulf the Shore......................................................Four
Pore Over the Pages..............................................Five
Rise from the Tides, Part the Waterveil.........Six

Deck at a Glance

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Mana Symbol Occurrence

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Card Legality

  • Not Legal in Standard
  • Legal in Modern
  • Legal in Vintage
  • Legal in Legacy

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