UWR Control

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

So my LGS is finally doing tournaments. This is what I have put together, suggestions welcome (especially from Taysby, a friend of mine plays GR Tron and I want to crush him)

Lands:
4x {Flooded Strand}
2x {Scalding Tarn}
2x {Steam Vents}
2x {Hallowed Fountain}
1x {Sacred Foundry}
3x {Sulfur Falls}
3x {Island}
1x {Plains}
1x {Mountain}
4x {Celestial Colonnade}
3x {Tectonic Edge}

Creatures
4x {Snapcaster Mage}

Spells
1x {Sphinx's Revelation}
4x {Cryptic Command}
2x {Dig Through Time}
3x {Lightning Bolt}
4x {Electolyze}
3x {Remand}
4x {Lightning Helix}
3x {Path to Exile}
3x {Mana Leak}
2x {Spell Snare}
1x {Supreme Verdict}
1x {Wrath of God}

Sideboard
2x {Celestial Purge}
1x {Hallowed Burial}
2x {Porphyry Nodes}
2x {Stony Silence}
1x {Counterflux}
2x {Sowing Salt}
2x {Vandalblast}
1x {Wear // Tear}
2x {Relic of Progenitus}

[lotrwk]

What does {hallowed burial} come in against and how useful is it? Wouldn't something like {combust} be better?

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

What does {hallowed burial} come in against and how useful is it? Wouldn't something like {combust} be better?

{Hallowed Burial} comes in against Pod decks and is quite useful, especially because a lot of their creatures are so resilient. It's essentially a board wipe that hits indestructibles, things regenerators, and persist creatures.

[Falcon182]

What does {hallowed burial} come in against and how useful is it? Wouldn't something like {combust} be better?

{Hallowed Burial} comes in against Pod decks and is quite useful, especially because a lot of their creatures are so resilient. It's essentially a board wipe that hits indestructibles, things regenerators, and persist creatures.

Wouldn't  {Terminus} be better?

[yugornot]

Hey, I saw you were considering taking out a Spell Snare for a Remand. I think that is best main board, but I would try to fit that Spell Snare into the sideboard. It really comes in handy it a lot of cases. I used to play American control quite a bit, I found the happy number of Spell Snares for me was one in the main and one in the board.

[DrainCleaner]

Hey, I saw you were considering taking out a Spell Snare for a Remand. I think that is best main board, but I would try to fit that Spell Snare into the sideboard. It really comes in handy it a lot of cases. I used to play American control quite a bit, I found the happy number of Spell Snares for me was one in the main and one in the board.

I agree. I used to play uwr control and i always hated having spell snares in hand.

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

Hey, I saw you were considering taking out a Spell Snare for a Remand. I think that is best main board, but I would try to fit that Spell Snare into the sideboard. It really comes in handy it a lot of cases. I used to play American control quite a bit, I found the happy number of Spell Snares for me was one in the main and one in the board.

I agree. I used to play uwr control and i always hated having spell snares in hand.

Thanks to both of you for the advice.

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

What does {hallowed burial} come in against and how useful is it? Wouldn't something like {combust} be better?

{Hallowed Burial} comes in against Pod decks and is quite useful, especially because a lot of their creatures are so resilient. It's essentially a board wipe that hits indestructibles, things regenerators, and persist creatures.

Wouldn't  {Terminus} be better?

IDK, I'd be willing to test it, but I think being 1 CMC lower always is better than sometimes being a one-drop. If there were better library manipulation (such as in legacy), I'd definetly agree, but in modern I don't know.

[yugornot]

Hey, I saw you were considering taking out a Spell Snare for a Remand. I think that is best main board, but I would try to fit that Spell Snare into the sideboard. It really comes in handy it a lot of cases. I used to play American control quite a bit, I found the happy number of Spell Snares for me was one in the main and one in the board.

I agree. I used to play uwr control and i always hated having spell snares in hand.

Thanks to both of you for the advice.

No problem man. When I played American control it was loads of fun, just trying to pass it on. I also liked having 4 of both Lighting Helix and Path to Exile. But that was because I was in a super aggro heavy meta.

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

Hey, I saw you were considering taking out a Spell Snare for a Remand. I think that is best main board, but I would try to fit that Spell Snare into the sideboard. It really comes in handy it a lot of cases. I used to play American control quite a bit, I found the happy number of Spell Snares for me was one in the main and one in the board.

I agree. I used to play uwr control and i always hated having spell snares in hand.

Thanks to both of you for the advice.

No problem man. When I played American control it was loads of fun, just trying to pass it on. I also liked having 4 of both Lighting Helix and Path to Exile. But that was because I was in a super aggro heavy meta.

I have been debating taking out a Bolt for a Helix, simply because mana constraints aside, it is better. What would you recommend taking out for a 4th Path? Also, what do you recommend taking out to move the 2nd Snare to the SB?

[yugornot]

Hey, I saw you were considering taking out a Spell Snare for a Remand. I think that is best main board, but I would try to fit that Spell Snare into the sideboard. It really comes in handy it a lot of cases. I used to play American control quite a bit, I found the happy number of Spell Snares for me was one in the main and one in the board.

I agree. I used to play uwr control and i always hated having spell snares in hand.

Thanks to both of you for the advice.

No problem man. When I played American control it was loads of fun, just trying to pass it on. I also liked having 4 of both {Lighting Helix} and {Path to Exile}. But that was because I was in a super aggro heavy meta.

I have been debating taking out a Bolt for a Helix, simply because mana constraints aside, it is better. What would you recommend taking out for a 4th Path? Also, what do you recommend taking out to move the 2nd Snare to the SB?

It really is a meta call. That's the beautiful thing about a deck like this. You fine tune it to fall perfectly in line with your meta. That being said, if you're going up to 3 {Remand} and taking out a {Spell Snare} then you can most likely safely drop one {Mana Leak}. That'll leave you room for either a {Path to Exile} or a {Lightning Helix}, whichever you prefer. How are 27 lands working out for you? Is it a bit much sometimes or does it work out? Also if someone could tell me how to link to cards I'd appreciate it.

[cltrn81]

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[yugornot]

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Awesome, thanks!

[cltrn81]

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Awesome, thanks!

If people do not +1 this guy for boss status on the day of registering .... then your doing it wrong

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

Hey, I saw you were considering taking out a Spell Snare for a Remand. I think that is best main board, but I would try to fit that Spell Snare into the sideboard. It really comes in handy it a lot of cases. I used to play American control quite a bit, I found the happy number of Spell Snares for me was one in the main and one in the board.

I agree. I used to play uwr control and i always hated having spell snares in hand.

Thanks to both of you for the advice.

No problem man. When I played American control it was loads of fun, just trying to pass it on. I also liked having 4 of both {Lighting Helix} and {Path to Exile}. But that was because I was in a super aggro heavy meta.

I have been debating taking out a Bolt for a Helix, simply because mana constraints aside, it is better. What would you recommend taking out for a 4th Path? Also, what do you recommend taking out to move the 2nd Snare to the SB?

It really is a meta call. That's the beautiful thing about a deck like this. You fine tune it to fall perfectly in line with your meta. That being said, if you're going up to 3 {Remand} and taking out a {Spell Snare} then you can most likely safely drop one {Mana Leak}. That'll leave you room for either a {Path to Exile} or a {Lightning Helix}, whichever you prefer. How are 27 lands working out for you? Is it a bit much sometimes or does it work out?

I'm a huge, "draw, go, I do everything on your end step," kind of guy, so 27 lands is quite a bit, but it works out quite well. I will most likely cut a land for a Helix though. I'll do some testing over the next few days and report back, thank you guys so much for all the feedback.