This week on Deck Doctors, Aryeh and Kevin are performing surgery on an R/U deck built around Erratic Cyclops. This deck, submitted by community member Ben, is built around the classic tactic of hurting the opponent through the repeated use of instants and sorceries.
Erratic Cyclops is a solid defender on its own, but its real power comes from its ability to gain power equal to an instant or sorcery’s converted mana costs each time it is cast. When combined with red instants that buff it up, the Cyclops can quickly become nearly unstoppable in the right hands.
When combined with the classic support from Guttersnipe (dealing two damage for each sorcery or instant spell cast), and Piston Fist (attack as though there are no blockers if an instant/sorcery has been cast,) this deck certainly has the potential to become a powerhouse with the right approach.

Finally, to close out the battle, Ben has included Apex Of Power, which can turn Erratic Cyclops into a 10/8 and provide a myriad of potential instants to cover. In addition, Ben has also included Thousand-Year Storm to double the impact of his instants and sorceries, allowing him to turn the tide of a battle in his favor.






The full deck list includes:
Creatures (18)
2 Electrostatic Field
4 Erratic Cyclops
3 Goblin Electromancer
2 Guttersnipe
2 Murmuring Mystic
1 Niv-Mizzet, Parun
2 Piston-Fist Cyclops
2 Smelt-Ward Minotaur
Sorceries (8)
1 Apex of Power
2 Banefire
1 Beacon Bolt
1 Cosmotronic Wave
2 Gravitic Punch
1 Quasiduplicate
Instants (11)
1 Inescapable Blaze
2 Invent
2 Ionize
3 Lightning Strike
1 Negate
2 Shock
Lands (22)
6 Island
12 Mountain
4 Sulfur Falls
Enchantments (1)
1 Thousand-Year Storm
Doctor’s Orders:
The first order of business is to remove Smelt-Ward Minotaur from this deck.




Creatures (18)
4 Electrostatic Field
4 Erratic Cyclops
3 Goblin Electromancer
2 Guttersnipe
4 Murmuring Mystic
1 Niv-Mizzet, Parun
Instants (13)
2 Invent
3 Lightning Strike
2 Opt
4 Radical Idea
2 Shock
Sorceries (6)
1 Apex of Power
2 Banefire
1 Beacon Bolt
2 Gravitic Punch
Lands (22)
6 Island
12 Mountain
4 Sulfur Falls
Enchantments (1)
1 Thousand-Year Storm
To see Kevin and Aryeh’s full rundown on the construction of this deck, watch the video below!
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