Ryan_39, Lurrus Grixis Control, Wins Legacy Super Qualifier

Magic Online (MTGO) user Ryan_39 won the Legacy Super Qualifier on Thursday with Lurrus Grixis Control.

Lurrus Grixis Control

Ryan_39

1st Place at Magic Online Super Qualifier on 05-14-2020

Legacy

Creatures (7)

• 3 Snapcaster Mage
• 4 Baleful Strix

Lands (20)

• 2 Volcanic Island
• 4 Underground Sea
• 1 Karakas
• 2 Badlands
• 4 Polluted Delta
• 1 Bloodstained Mire
• 2 Snow-Covered Island
• 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
• 3 Scalding Tarn

Spells (33)

• 4 Brainstorm
• 3 Lightning Bolt
• 3 Hymn to Tourach
• 4 Force of Will
• 1 Pyroblast
• 4 Mishra's Bauble
• 4 Ponder
• 2 Thoughtseize
• 1 Nihil Spellbomb
• 3 Kolaghan's Command
• 2 Fatal Push
• 1 Liliana's Triumph
• 1 Drown in the Loch

Sideboard

• 3 Pyroblast
• 2 Engineered Explosives
• 1 Spell Snare
• 2 Nihil Spellbomb
• 1 Flusterstorm
• 1 Dead Weight
• 1 Abrade
• 1 Goblin Cratermaker
• 1 Liliana's Triumph
• 1 Drown in the Loch
• 1 Lurrus of the Dream-Den

Lurrus of the Dream-Den fits perfectly in Grixis decks of all shapes and sizes in Legacy, whether you pair the companion with Baleful Strix and Snapcaster Mage or Young Pyromancer and Dreadhorde Arcanist or Delver of Secrets. Ryan_39 went the route of Grixis Control, utilizing the first two, building more of a card-advantage engine than the previous Legacy Super Qualifier winner utilizing Young Pyromancer.

In fact, Ryan_39 out-controlled a Lurrus Jeskai Miracles deck in the quarterfinals and a Yorion Four-Color Control deck in the semifinals before facing Lurrus Golgari Depths in the finals. Ryan_39 came out on top of the Depths deck 2-0, showcasing the power of Grixis Control even when not facing Delver of Secrets and other tempo-oriented decks. The three copies of Hymn to Tourach stand out as haymakers for the control matchups.

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