Control with Corey Burkhart
Want to make your opponent flip a table in frustration? This is the course for you. Learn the differences between different control decks, and how to effectively play them.
1:45
Welcome to Corey Burkhart's Control Course
Get expert insights and tactics for playing control decks in Magic: The Gathering from Magic Pro, Corey Burkhart.
3:45
Types of Control Decks
Learn about the different types of control decks and how they approach the game.
4:42
Types of Control Decks -Tap Out Control
The most proactive of the control arechtypes, learn how to overpower your oppenent.
4:09
Types of Control Decks - Blue Counterspell Control
Master the art of blue control decks, which rely on countering your opponent's spells and disrupting their game plan.
4:22
Types of Control Decks - Board Control
Explore how to control the game by managing the board state, using removal spells and creature interactions.
3:58
Types of Control Decks - Combo Control
Uncover the power of combo control decks, which aim to assemble specific card combinations to lock out the opponent and take control of the game.
3:48
Types of Control Decks - Debunking Aggro Control
Answering the age old question of whether you can be aggro and control, and what it actually means.
1:35
Fundamentals of Building Control decks
In this section, we'll cover understanding your own and your opponent's threats to build an effective deck.
4:25
Building Control Decks - Understanding the threats your opponents will play
Dig into reviewing opponents plays, and how to anticpate their path to victory.
3:52
Building Control Decks - Finding the best answers to opposing problems
Discovering the best answers to counter your opponents' strategies.
8:08
Building Control Decks - The Mana Base
Mastering the art of creating the perfect mana base.
4:30
Building Control Decks - The best threats
How to identify the strongest threats and utilize them.
6:16
Building Control Decks - Sideboard Strategy
Creating a successful sideboard strategy to counter specific matchups.
2:58
Building Control Decks - Finding Spicy Sideboard cards
Exploring unique and powerful sideboard cards to give you the edge in any game.
0:47
Gameplay
In this section we'll go from the abstract to in-game decisions.
2:39
Gameplay - Pre-Tournament preparation
Prepare for success in your next tournament with tips and tricks for pre-tournament adjustments.
4:11
Gameplay - Identifying and disrupting the opponent
Learn how to identify and disrupt your opponent's game plan to gain the upper hand in every matchup.
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Gameplay - The Midgame
Master the midgame and learn how to turn the tides in your favor.
3:14
Gameplay - The Late game
Take control of the late game and emerge victorious by making the right decisions at the right time.
3:30
Gameplay - Sideboarding
Get an edge in every matchup by mastering the art of sideboarding and building the perfect sideboard strategy.
1:07
Control in Magic Major Formats
In this section, Corey takes you through an overview of control decks across various Magic formats.
5:50
Control in Limited: Sealed
How to build and play control decks from the cards cracked in the Sealed format.
7:10
Control in Limited: Draft
How to draft cards with building a control deck in mind.
4:23
Control in Standard B01
Building and playing control decks in Standard best-of-one matches.
5:39
Control in Standard BO3
Building and playing control decks in Standard best-of-three matches.
6:08
Control in Modern
Building and playing control decks in the Modern format.
5:08
Control in Legacy
Building and playing control decks in the Legacy format.
3:46
Control in Vintage
Building and playing control decks in the Vintage format.
3:27
Control in Pauper
Not everything has to be rare! Building and playing control decks in the Pauper format.
1:05
Playing Control against each macro archetype
Strategies for playing control decks against different macro archetypes.
3:30
Playing Control against Aggro
How to approach playing control decks against aggressive decks.
3:47
Playing Control against Midrange
How to approach playing control decks against midrange decks.
6:23
Playing Control against Control
How to approach playing control decks against other control decks.
5:38
Playing Control against Combo
How to approach playing control decks against combo decks.
0:47
Wrapping Up
Final thoughts and conclusions on playing control decks in Magic from Corey.
