There are a lot of good cards available in Modern.
So, what if we just played all of them?
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Lutri Singleton Control | Modern | Collins Mullen
- Creatures (8)
- 1 Brazen Borrower
- 1 Fury
- 1 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
- 1 Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
- 1 Murktide Regent
- 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Subtlety
- Planeswalkers (4)
- 1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
- 1 Kaya, Orzhov Usurper
- 1 Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
- 1 Teferi, Time Raveler
- Instants (17)
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Consider
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Drown in the Loch
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Kaya's Guile
- 1 Kolaghan's Command
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Lightning Helix
- 1 Logic Knot
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Deluge
- 1 Opt
- 1 Prismari Command
- 1 Terminate
- 1 Unholy Heat
- Sorceries (5)
- 1 Expressive Iteration
- 1 Inquisition of Kozilek
- 1 Prismatic Ending
- 1 Serum Visions
- 1 Thoughtseize
- Enchantments (1)
- 1 Dress Down
- Artifacts (1)
- 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
All the Modern talk during before last week's Banned and Restricted Announcement was about Lurrus of the Dream-Den, which currently sees play in almost 40% of Modern decks.
But we're not here to play Lurrus today!
Former SCG Tour grinder Collins Mullen posted on Twitter a little while back that he had been playing Modern on Magic Online and had 5-0ed three leagues in a row with a singleton Lutri control deck. Now between all the companions there is a significant gap in power level, with Lurrus of the Dream-Den seeing universal play while some others have never seen play outside of Limited, and Lutri comes with one of the most challenging deck-building restrictions. We play four of each great card in our deck for a reason, so only getting to play one is quite the challenge.
However, as I said earlier, there are a lot of good cards in Modern! While Logic Knot, Jace, Vryn's Prodigy, and Mana Leak all have been mostly outclassed by newer printings, they've all got Modern-level pedigree, and of course you get to play all the great cards printed in the last few years as well.
Now this deck is definitely something more of a challenge or a fun exercise than an ideal choice for a tournament. I'm sure if Collins had to play the World Championship tomorrow, he would not select this deck. However, on both a fun factor scale as well as a great practice scale, playing a deck like this is a wonderful tool to challenge yourself. You will constantly be put into unexpected situations (as well as putting your opponent in unexpected situations) and need to think on your feet, which is great for exercising your core Magic skills - as opposed to simply learning a deck and getting good at it.
Do you have what it takes to ride with the Otter?