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Deck Overview- Modern Lantern Control

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With Collected Company and Kolaghan's Command shaking up Modern, it's easy to forget that there was already a ton of under-explored space in Modern. Zac Elsik was well aware of this fact when he sleeved up his Lantern Control deck and took it to a 15th place finish at Grand Prix Charlotte. His deck is... well, it's unique.

Lantern Control

creatures

3 Spellskite

spells

4 Codex Shredder
4 Ensnaring Bridge
4 Ghoulcaller's Bell
4 Lantern Of Insight
3 Pithing Needle
2 Pyrite Spellbomb
2 Abrupt Decay
2 Surgical Extraction
3 Mox Opal
4 Ancient Stirrings
2 Duress
3 Gitaxian Probe
3 Inquisition of Kozilek

lands

2 Blackcleave Cliffs
2 Copperline Gorge
2 Ghost Quarter
4 Glimmervoid
4 Llanowar Wastes
1 Tendo Ice Bridge
2 Academy Ruins

sideboard

1 Grafdigger's Cage
4 Sun Droplet
2 Welding Jar
1 Ancient Grudge
3 Nature's Claim
1 Bow of Nylea
3 Pyroclasm

The gameplan is to empty your hand, land Ensnaring Bridge, and then mill them out while somewhat controlling their draw step with Lantern of Insight and your Millstone-y cards.

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If you're interested in learning more about how to play the deck, you can find the decktech that SCG did for it here.

The deck is jam-packed with all of the misery of Legacy prison decks, but unlike prison in Legacy the Modern deck actually seems strong. Zac claims that the deck is very capable of beating hate cards like Ancient Grudge, and his record in the tournament lends credence to this notion.

4 thoughts on “Deck Overview- Modern Lantern Control

    1. This deck is so awesome. I really think of it as an entire new archetype of control/mill/prison, which makes my trading post / death + taxes / eggs brain start wanting to brew! Love how many years of tinkering went into this deck and how cool it worked out. I wanna brew it with Ashiok somehow, thoughts?! Also, thanks!

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