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Brutal Truth
The evidence is there, you just need to know where to look. Frantically scouring the clues, the mystery deepens, until at last...the truth is revealed.
Brutal Truth is a Blue/Red combo/control deck that assembles a Trail of Evidence/ Ghirapur Aether Grid combination that is unstoppable once it gets going.
A Black-Red combo deck that assembles key synergies to generate overwhelming value or win outright in a burst of activity.
Signature Cards
Keywords
InvestigateScry
Game Plan
Early Game
Turns 1-2
Dig for key pieces while applying light pressure. Identify which component of the combo is hardest to find and prioritize it.
Mid Game
Turns 3-4
Protect your setup and look for the right window to go off. Sequence carefully to minimize disruption risk.
Late Game
Turn 5+
Deploy Cryptic Serpent and Trail of Evidence to finish, or use the assembled engine to create an insurmountable advantage. Resolve threats through countermagic by sequencing them correctly.
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
Explosive potential to win from seemingly losing board states
Resilient to one-for-one removal due to synergy-based wins
Vulnerable to discard and counterspells that disrupt key pieces
Draws lose to fast aggro if the combo takes too long to assemble
