Modern Delver deck

Delver is a blue-based Tempo deck for the Modern format. It is usually combined with other colors for enhanced utility, most commonly Blue-White, or Red-Blue-Green a.k.a. RUG Delver. In 2015, Grixis variants (Blue-Black-Red) became popular, due to the printing of powerful delve creatures and <c>Kolaghan's command</c>.
The deck relies on playing an early threat that is large, evasive or hard to kill such as the titular <c>Delver of Secrets</c>, <c>Tarmogoyf</c>, <c>Tasigur, the Golden Fang</c> or <c>Geist of Saint Traft</c>, then use counterspells and removal to prevent the opponent from answering these early threats. This is helped largely by <c>Snapcaster Mage</c>, which helps the reuse of such utility spells and places an additional threat on the table at the same time.
<deck title="RUG Delver - Antonino De Rosa - Winner Grand Prix Turin 2012">
Lands
2 Breeding Pool
1 Forest
6 Island
4 Misty Rainforest
1 Mountain
4 Scalding Tarn
2 Steam Vents
1 Stomping Ground
Creatures
4 Delver of Secrets
4 Snapcaster Mage
4 Tarmogoyf
2 Vendilion Clique
1 Phyrexian Metamorph
Spells
4 Lightning Bolt
2 Burst Lightning
4 Serum Visions
2 Spell Pierce
1 Spell Snare
3 Mana Leak
2 Deprive
2 Cryptic Command
1 Electrolyze
2 Vedalken Shackles
1 Garruk Relentless
Sideboard
2 Ancient Grudge
3 Blood Moon
1 Combust
3 Huntmaster of the Fells
1 Negate
2 Relic of Progenitus
1 Spell Pierce
2 Threads of Disloyalty
</deck>
<deck Title="Blue-White-Red Delver - Chris Pillund - Top 8 Grand Prix Columbus 2012">
Lands
4 Arid Mesa
1 Eiganjo Castle
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Island
3 Marsh Flats
2 Misty Rainforest
1 Moorland Haunt
1 Mountain
1 Plains
1 Sacred Foundry
4 Scalding Tarn
2 Steam Vents
Creatures
1 Grim Lavamancer
4 Steppe Lynx
4 Delver of Secrets
4 Snapcaster Mage
2 Geist of Saint Traft
1 Vendilion Clique
Spells
2 Spell Snare
4 Serum Visions
4 Path to Exile
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Lightning Helix
4 Remand
Sideboard
2 Disenchant
1 Dispel
1 Grim Lavamancer
2 Kor Firewalker
4 Molten Rain
2 Relic of Progenitus
3 Spell Pierce
</deck>
Category:Modern format
Category:Tournament decks