Life can be cruel

by joaomendes on 04 September 2014

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)

Artifacts (2)


Enchantments (2)

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Deck Description

Working on sideboard

Deck Tags

  • Grixis
  • Control
  • Modern
  • Competitive

Deck at a Glance

Social Stats

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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

Deck discussion for Life can be cruel

I always upvote Cruel Ultimatum

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Posted 05 September 2014 at 00:58

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I love cruel ultimatum. I used it for the first time in an EDH premade deck i got to use it like 5 times in one game

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Posted 06 September 2014 at 05:38

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Cruel Ultimatum is amazing *.*

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Posted 07 September 2014 at 19:46

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i think 4 cryptics and 3 cruel ultimatum is A LOT..i personally would bring cryptic down to 2 and ultimatum down to 1.up 1 snapcaster and up 2 vendilion clique. also maybe change 1 tarn to a second creeping tar pit.

if you have a few mins i would appreciate feedback on my standard deck! thanks and take care

http://www.mtgvault.com/thebrotrain/decks/jund-walkers/

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Posted 05 September 2014 at 01:07

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Posted 05 September 2014 at 23:39

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Command is pretty much the most important card in the deck

casey I am also surprised at the singleton Tar Pit. Since you can't fetch either manland, I would think that two Tar Pits would be better than the split between Lavaclaw Reaches

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Posted 06 September 2014 at 03:11

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Posted 06 September 2014 at 04:14

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The unblockable part is sweet for securing wins :) but i was testing between tar pit and lavaclaw since i cant decide which one is more useful

Sorry for my english :p not my mother language

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Posted 07 September 2014 at 19:05

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Also cant decide on those 2 jace... Cant really figure out how much they can add to the deck

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Posted 07 September 2014 at 19:16

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Posted 07 September 2014 at 21:00

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Jace is very useful for mid/late game, as it gives more draw..

Guess i will test the deck with 1 and 2 jaces

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Posted 07 September 2014 at 21:06

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If only you could run mind sculpter in modern:(

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Posted 08 September 2014 at 03:53

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yeah the whole thing would be retarded xD

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Posted 08 September 2014 at 11:27

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Posted 08 September 2014 at 15:55

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I don't see anything big and scary within this deck. Something like Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker or even AEtherling would be right at home in here. Taking out a Cryptic Command and an Ultimatum would probably be best

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Posted 05 September 2014 at 01:17

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See that's the thing though, Cruel Ultimatum is the win con (it seems like it anyways). You control your opponents board until you can cast a cruel ultimatum that sets you so far ahead of your opponent that you just win the game from there; the card is so much card advantage that your opponent won't be able to catch up. They also have man lands, which are also a win con but I would add another Creeping Tar Pit personally.

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Posted 05 September 2014 at 12:34

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Posted 05 September 2014 at 23:42

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Because Mana Leak.

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Posted 06 September 2014 at 15:18

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Posted 06 September 2014 at 16:15

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Ultimatum is the winning condition on this deck so i guess 3 of them is nice... And you can always hit with snapcaster and tar pit

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Posted 07 September 2014 at 19:08

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You only have 2 man lands. I'd personally NOT put all of my faith in 2 lands and 3 copies of Cruel Ultimatum
While I only have 2 Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker and a single Master of Cruelties ( I want another one) in my control deck, I have back-ups in case they don't work out. And that includes 2 Cruel Ultimatum

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Posted 07 September 2014 at 23:44

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yeah but nicol bolas is a 8 mana drop, and in modern... hummm no :)

master of cruelties is a complete different thing as it can win the game alone EG: master attacks + bolt xD WIN

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Posted 07 September 2014 at 23:46

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One you drop Bolas, there is almost NOTHING that can stop you. Try it with a Grixis control and see for yourself

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Posted 07 September 2014 at 23:48

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Mana leak that flying lizard xD

but yeah you made your point ;)

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Posted 07 September 2014 at 23:50

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Most people I verse aren't *that* good so I haven't had to worry about it.
It also plays to wait until they're tapped out

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Posted 08 September 2014 at 00:10

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im ordering a Nicol Bolas just for testing xD

only because i love that lizard :)

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Posted 08 September 2014 at 11:29

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to bad jeleva isn't modern legal she would work in here

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Posted 05 September 2014 at 02:50

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Yeah :'( its a shame really

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Posted 07 September 2014 at 19:09

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So i'm pretty new to the Vault. Also, I guess I feel new to Magic in general even though I played back in the day; the meta game is very alien to me. I just gotta ask, is the super high cost of the deck necessary for some reason or is it just a clever meta joke? Scalding Tarn, for example, seems completely ridiculous to add to the deck, since it's basically just an Evolving Wilds that costs a ton of money and makes you lose life. So....meta joke, or necessarily $700??

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Posted 05 September 2014 at 14:40

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The difference is really that you can search for Ravinca Shock lands, or Original Dual Lands (Volcanic Island, Tropical Island, ect.), which is insanely powerful, allowing you to fix your mana by finding dual lands with it, thinning your deck (though some don't buy this benefit), and allowing them to come in untapped is super powerful. Though this isn't necessarily powerful to casual players, but it is powerful to a lot of competitive level modern, legacy and vintage players (possibly standard once khans of tarkir comes out).

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Posted 05 September 2014 at 14:56

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Basically you are paying for consistency in your deck, and when you are in three colors you need to be able to cast all of your spells consistently.

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Posted 05 September 2014 at 14:59

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/nod got it. Thanks for the explanation! I do see that being able to pull out dual lands and use them immediately is key, especially in a deck like this where control of the opponent's hand / the board is so important. Waiting that extra turn to use a mana could be a game losing situation.

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Posted 05 September 2014 at 15:39

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Right sometimes you have to pay an extra price for your deck to work the way you want to, and in this case it happens to be more money. XD I'm glad that I could help! :)

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Posted 05 September 2014 at 15:55

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But hey khans are coming!!!

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Posted 07 September 2014 at 19:10

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With 3 colours and control, you have to have a LOT of dual lands to keep on casting spells of all your colours
This means you will pay a lot of money though....

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Posted 07 September 2014 at 23:45

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So what is the game plan here? Win by baby Jace or Ultimatum?

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Posted 05 September 2014 at 16:11

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Ultimatum for the win xD

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Posted 07 September 2014 at 19:10

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How do you win? I'm not seeing a whole lot of outright win conditions. It appears to be primarily control.

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Posted 05 September 2014 at 16:52

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beat face with snapcaster, nothing will be alive to stand in his way.

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Posted 05 September 2014 at 17:31

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yea I suggested adding a second tarpit because the lack of win cons. also suggested uppin to 4 snaps and 2 cliques

could anyone give some thought to my standard deck? thanks and take care!

http://www.mtgvault.com/thebrotrain/decks/jund-walkers/

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Posted 05 September 2014 at 19:13

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ok. I like the suggestion BroTrain made.

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Posted 05 September 2014 at 21:46

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Still on testing grounds xD

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Posted 07 September 2014 at 19:11

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The ulti mate tum tum deck is cool.... glad to see its gaining ground in modern!

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Posted 05 September 2014 at 19:30

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My fav for 2 weeks now xD better than UWR in my opinion

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Posted 07 September 2014 at 19:11

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so many 1- and 2- of's... id like to see some more power control cards, like lilliana of the veil, more slaughter pact, grim lavamancer, dark confidant. think you are trying to add to much of everything, and in that way watering down your draws. maybe some should go sideboard. i definetly think you should have more ways to force discard, thats black control's biggest strength in modern

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Posted 05 September 2014 at 21:48

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Posted 05 September 2014 at 23:45

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How is Liliana bad in control? Hand disruption and sacking creatures is very good

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Posted 06 September 2014 at 02:17

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Posted 06 September 2014 at 04:16

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Posted 05 September 2014 at 23:47

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I like control decks and this one is interesting. Cruel Ultimatum(id think about upping it to 4) is awesome i loved using it in the deck that i posted below. Ive got a premade red abd blue control that my brother vaan104 doesnt like. I do think that 26 lands is a bit much but i prefer to use 22 lands. 4 snapcasters would be better. along with dreadbore instead of terminate. I suppose ofr some extra draws the jace is nice but i dont know if itd be my first choice for a walker

http://www.mtgvault.com/variable/decks/mindsieze-edh-premade/

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Posted 06 September 2014 at 05:46

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22 and you will rarely hit enough for cruel ultimatum

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Posted 07 September 2014 at 01:06

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I really need those lands... Since you have draw power, resources in hand, you need lands to make magic happen xD

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Posted 07 September 2014 at 19:13

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Yes you do, I'd risk 25 or even 24, but that's a stretch. Have you considered upping the manlands, and adding faerie conclave? Would let you start attack if they have no creatures

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Posted 07 September 2014 at 19:17

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If your wanting to keep the deck modern i havnt figured out how to make it work but if your not against playing it in casual or legacy you could put in cabal coffers.

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Posted 07 September 2014 at 21:15

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For attacking i have tar pit i think there is no need for faerie conclave, but hey it might work :)

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Posted 07 September 2014 at 21:39

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Thanks everyone for suggestions and help!!! Glad most of the community likes ultimatum deck :D

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Posted 07 September 2014 at 19:14

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Posted 08 September 2014 at 01:24

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It's the UWR for people who didn't make it to heaven xD

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Posted 08 September 2014 at 11:30

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The concept looks a bit random to me... ...not sure how to improove it without completely reconstructing the whole thing... ...looks fun though... ...perhaps you could use some sweet Blightning(one of the best commons in MTG history)... :)


Watcha' think about my infinite extra-turns deck?.. : http://www.mtgvault.com/poetmasterx/decks/kikijiki-time-freezer/

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Posted 08 September 2014 at 20:59

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I don't know it Blightning is the way you want to go with this deck, I think it's better to just have more permission early on and just out tempo your opponent and smack them with a cruel ultimatum.

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Posted 12 September 2014 at 12:54

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cruel ultimatum is not a game ender trust me ive played with and against this deck alot

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Posted 25 September 2014 at 00:40

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Posted 25 September 2014 at 01:59

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I see you have a Teferi in the side board. If you wanna make no friends, find a way to keep Teferi alive and well and then drop a possibility storm. They no longer get to play spells.

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Posted 17 September 2014 at 14:35

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-2 deamon
-1 dreadbore
+1 terminate
+1 cryptic
+1 batterskull
-1 urborg
-1 temple of deceit
+2 creeping tar pit
in two days replace the mesas with on color fetches
also may want to consider shadow of doubt and multiple slaughter pacts main

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Posted 25 September 2014 at 00:38

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