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Brutal Nursery

Deck:

The Eldrazi are born into a world of cruelty. Strength is the only virtue, survival the only ideal, and kill or be killed the only rule.

Brutal Nursery is a Blue/Red devoid deck that uses burn spells and counters to whittle opponents down to nothing.

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Overview

Control

A Blue-Black-Red control deck that uses removal, and card advantage to answer every threat, grinding down opponents before deploying powerful finishers.

Signature Cards

Keywords

DevoidFlying

Game Plan

Early Game

Turns 1-2

Prioritize hitting land drops and hold up interaction. Answer the most threatening plays rather than developing proactively.

Mid Game

Turns 3-4

Start transitioning from pure reaction to building card advantage. Identify your path to a win condition while keeping answers open.

Late Game

Turn 5+

Deploy Serpentine Spike and Brutal Expulsion when the opponent's resources are exhausted. Keep interaction mana open even when winning — never tap out unnecessarily.

Deck Play Profile

Derived from automated card-by-card analysis across all known versions. The Capability Profile shows how the deck measures up across six functional dimensions — pressure, interaction, card advantage, and more. The Play Style hexagon uses the same data to place the deck on the aggro–control–combo–midrange spectrum.

Capability Profile

Play Style

Deck average (all versions)

Strengths & Weaknesses

Answer-heavy gameplan that adapts to any threat type
Late-game card advantage overwhelms opponents who run out of threats

Slow to establish a win condition against very aggressive starts
Tight sequencing requirements mean misplays are punishing