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.
Get expert insights and tactics for playing control decks in Magic: The Gathering from Magic Pro, Corey Burkhart.
Learn about the different types of control decks and how they approach the game.
The most proactive of the control arechtypes, learn how to overpower your oppenent.
Master the art of blue control decks, which rely on countering your opponent's spells and disrupting their game plan.
Explore how to control the game by managing the board state, using removal spells and creature interactions.
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.
Answering the age old question of whether you can be aggro and control, and what it actually means.
In this section, we'll cover understanding your own and your opponent's threats to build an effective deck.
Dig into reviewing opponents plays, and how to anticpate their path to victory.
Discovering the best answers to counter your opponents' strategies.
Mastering the art of creating the perfect mana base.
How to identify the strongest threats and utilize them.
Creating a successful sideboard strategy to counter specific matchups.
Exploring unique and powerful sideboard cards to give you the edge in any game.
In this section we'll go from the abstract to in-game decisions.
Prepare for success in your next tournament with tips and tricks for pre-tournament adjustments.
Learn how to identify and disrupt your opponent's game plan to gain the upper hand in every matchup.
Master the midgame and learn how to turn the tides in your favor.
Take control of the late game and emerge victorious by making the right decisions at the right time.
Get an edge in every matchup by mastering the art of sideboarding and building the perfect sideboard strategy.
In this section, Corey takes you through an overview of control decks across various Magic formats.
How to build and play control decks from the cards cracked in the Sealed format.
How to draft cards with building a control deck in mind.
Building and playing control decks in Standard best-of-one matches.
Building and playing control decks in Standard best-of-three matches.
Building and playing control decks in the Modern format.
Building and playing control decks in the Legacy format.
Building and playing control decks in the Vintage format.
Not everything has to be rare! Building and playing control decks in the Pauper format.
Strategies for playing control decks against different macro archetypes.
How to approach playing control decks against aggressive decks.
How to approach playing control decks against midrange decks.
How to approach playing control decks against other control decks.
How to approach playing control decks against combo decks.
Final thoughts and conclusions on playing control decks in Magic from Corey.