Grixis Control Battlebox
(100 Card Cube)
Grixis Control Battlebox
Art by Aleksi BriclotArt by Aleksi Briclot
100 Card Unpowered Battle Box Legacy Cube0 followers
Designed by nyx1337
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A Battlebox inspired by Andy Mangold's Jeskai Control Battlebox but in Grixis colors. The main motivation for this change is the inclusion of hand disruption cards, such as Thoughtseize. A large portion of the game, especially early on, consists of players shaping their hands. Introducing a way to interact with the opponent's hand provides an interesting angle of attack, bringing even more challenging decisions to the table. Additionally, in my experience playing the Jeskai Battlebox, there was little incentive to cast the first spell, leading to discarding to hand size as a common occurrence. Introducing hand disruption provides an engaging early-game play while still maintaining the Battlebox's deliberately slow-paced, control-oriented nature.

The whole box is shuffled and split at random into two separate decks. Players play with a four-card opening hand, cannot mulligan, and have access to the following lands from outside the game:




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