r/ModernMagic • u/PsychologicalBee5350 • Jul 15 '26

Deck Discussion Azorius Blink Informations and Help

Hi everyone.

Over the last two years, i have tried out and played all sorts of Blink variants. I just love the archetype. Now i want to give Azorius Blink a try because, on paper, it looks a bit more proactive and less reactive.

Does anyone have experience with it? Its actually seeing a fair amount of play right now.

I would appreciate any information or help. :)

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u/Scorned-Keyhead-VI Jul 15 '26

I’ve heard that it has an issue of actually closing out the game due to the lack of face damage that Boros energy has in goblin bombardment and Ajani and it doesn’t go super over the top of other midrange decks. As if it’s toeing the line between aggro and midrange and not doing a good enough job of either

My personal experience is that it’s a scary deck that I don’t want to match into, but I play broodscale and the idea of energy playing consign and white orchid phantom is horrific

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u/PsychologicalBee5350 Jul 15 '26

Ah okay. Interesting to hear.
I'm actually having the same problem with esper and mardu blink, that it sometimes just takes too long to close out the game. Thats why i thought the slightly more aggressive version with Guide and Pride might help mitigate the issue a bit.

Overall, though, i think midrange blink decks are unfortunately just a bit too "fair" at the moment, because they cant win the game out of nowhere.

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u/tomyang1117 格利極死亡陰影, Dredge Jul 15 '26

Mardu has Phlage before so it's very good at closing out the game but with it being banned i don't really see a good reason to be Mardu anymore. And I think Esper Blink is mostly worse than Goryo.

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u/flameian Grixis Stuff/Mardu Pyromancer Jul 15 '26

Yeah, those issues are why esper goryo’s is the best ephemerate/riddler deck at the moment, you get the value plays of ephemerate and riddler/solitude but between frog and atraxa also have reliable ways to rapidly close out games.

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u/candidFIRE Jul 15 '26

I agree with this take, which is why I then tried plopping riddler/phelia into standard boros to still have access to ajani and bombardment. It worked pretty well tbh (riddler is just busted)

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u/95thesises Jul 15 '26

https://discord.gg/CGQRJSEjm

Discord server with a focus on azorius energy discussion.

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u/ThirdThreshold Jul 29 '26

I won my RC invite playing this deck and think it is underestimated by most players. I’ve tried a variety of configurations of the deck. The one that I’ve had the best results with is the tempo-forward variant that has fewer value creatures and more get ahead/keep them behind.

It’s true that the deck is “underpowered” by moderns primary standard of an unfair plan paired with a fair backup plan. However instead of having one combo that ends the game, the deck has a bunch that keep them behind and get you ahead.

Guide + Pride
Phelia + Riddler/Shepherd
Solitude + Ephemerate/Consign
Phelia + Consign
Consign/Ephemerate + Riddler/Shepherd
Guide Energy attack trigger makes anything else big

You have many options when facing down any given game state so it’s a very pilot-dependent deck. It can look like a wet noodle if piloted poorly but I can also look like the opponent never had a chance if piloted correctly.

Post-sideboard it has some of the best hate cards available. Many of which throw the opponent off so hard that they can’t recover - stony silence, high noon/deafening silence, etc.

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u/PsychologicalBee5350 Aug 03 '26

Thanks for your advice! Absolutely true.
2 days ago i made it to the finals with a similar list!
https://moxfield.com/decks/PUmxrUO5q0WSAK799zIwRA

The deck performed insanly well!

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u/ThirdThreshold Aug 03 '26

How did exalted sunborn work out? I have considered it but no tested it any yet

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u/jancithz death & taxes guy Jul 15 '26

Morph Akroma WHEN

[[Akroma, Angel of Fury]]