Talrand Historic Brawl Control
BrawlDeck Strategy
A mono-blue Historic Brawl control deck that counters every key spell and generates drake tokens with Talrand, Sky Summoner, winning through combat or Jace self-mill.
Talrand creates a 2/2 drake on each instant or sorcery, so heavy countermagic and cantrips produce a steady army. Baral reduces costs and filters draws. God-Eternal Kefnet copies instants and sorceries for extra drakes. Torrential Gearhulk reuses counterspells or draws.
Keep hands with 3+ lands and a cheap counterspell or draw spell. Avoid all-high-cost hands. Look for Talrand or Baral as a curve threat.
Early: play lands and cheap cantrips or counters to protect life. Mid: deploy Talrand, counter crucial spells, accumulate drakes. Use bounce on resolved threats. Late: overwhelm with drakes or win via Jace's alternate victory.
Aggro decks that land threats before you have mana for counters. Uncouterable spells and triggered abilities. Board wipes that sweep tokens.
| Type | Rarity | Card Name | Mana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creatures (12) | Rare | Baral, Chief of Compliance | |
| Mythic Rare | Brazen Borrower | ||
| Rare | Docent of Perfection | ||
| Mythic Rare | Dream Eater | ||
| Rare | Gadwick, the Wizened | ||
| Mythic Rare | God-Eternal Kefnet | ||
| Uncommon | Merfolk Trickster | ||
| Uncommon | Murmuring Mystic | ||
| Uncommon | Spectral Sailor | ||
| Mythic Rare | Sphinx of the Final Word | ||
| Rare | Talrand, Sky Summoner | ||
| Rare | Torrential Gearhulk | ||
| Planeswalkers (2) | Mythic Rare | Jace, Architect of Thought | |
| Rare | Jace, Wielder of Mysteries | ||
| Instants (27) | Common | Anticipate | |
| Common | Behold the Multiverse | ||
| Uncommon | Censor | ||
| Common | Consider | ||
| Common | Counterspell | ||
| Common | Curate | ||
| Common | Devious Cover-Up | ||
| Rare | Disallow | ||
| Common | Disdainful Stroke | ||
| Common | Dive Down | ||
| Common | Essence Scatter | ||
| Common | Hieroglyphic Illumination | ||
| Common | Into the Roil | ||
| Common | Mana Leak | ||
| Rare | Memory Deluge | ||
| Uncommon | Miscast | ||
| Common | Negate | ||
| Uncommon | Neutralize | ||
| Common | Opt | ||
| Uncommon | Saw It Coming | ||
| Uncommon | Sinister Sabotage | ||
| Uncommon | Spell Pierce | ||
| Common | Syncopate | ||
| Rare | Thassa's Intervention | ||
| Uncommon | Thirst for Discovery | ||
| Uncommon | Unsubstantiate | ||
| Uncommon | Wizard's Retort | ||
| Sorceries (5) | Uncommon | Chart a Course | |
| Common | Preordain | ||
| Rare | River's Rebuke | ||
| Uncommon | Serum Visions | ||
| Common | Strategic Planning | ||
| Artifacts (3) | Common | Arcane Signet | |
| Uncommon | Mind Stone | ||
| Rare | Sol Ring | ||
| Enchantments (1) | Common | Witness Protection | |
| Lands (36) | Rare | Castle Vantress | |
| Basic Land | Island | ||
| Common | Mystic Sanctuary | ||
| Rare | Otawara, Soaring City |