Deck of the Day: Master of Waves UW Control (Theros Standard)

Instants (8)

• 4 Azorius Charm
• 1 Cyclonic Rift
• 3 Sphinx’s Revelation

Lands (25)

• 4 Azorius Guildgate
• 4 Hallowed Fountain
• 8 Island
• 4 Mutavault
• 5 Plains

Enchantments (3)

• 3 Detention Sphere

Planeswalkers (7)

• 2 Elspeth, Sun’s Champion
• 4 Jace, Architect of Thought
• 1 Jace, Memory Adept

Creatures (13)

• 2 Frostburn Weird
• 4 Master of Waves
• 4 Omenspeaker
• 3 Thassa, God of the Sea

Sorceries (4)

• 4 Supreme Verdict

Sideboard (17)

• 1 Domestication
• 2 Dramatic Rescue
• 1 Encroaching Wastes
• 2 Glare of Heresy
• 1 Jace, Memory Adept
• 2 Negate
• 2 Pithing Needle
• 2 Renounce the Guilds
• 2 Swan Song

Here is a very interesting Blue + White control deck which looks to abuse devotion to blue in a very strong way.  Using the standard shell with Azorius Charm, Sphinx’s Revelation, Detention Sphere and Supreme Verdict it is already a very powerful control machine.  Elspeth and Jace work their usual magic to power up the deck and work towards the end game.  But the addition of Thassa and Master of Waves is what takes the deck in a new direction, and with Frostburn Weird, Jace and the other blue permanents it isn’t hard to get the devotion online.