The better performing control decks these days are typically the ones that are fairly threat dense
[11] Mono-black devotion is one of the few pure devotion decks that dont win with a combo of some kind
Legendary Creature - Wizard Elder G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn Lifelink Throw Wide the Gates Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, you may pay X life, where X is that spell's mana value
Jackal, Genius Geneticist This is my, "Possibly overrating a Simic card just because you want to play it" of the set
So, what do you think about Shinryu [14-115L]
Most spellslinger decks fall into three broad categories: quick aggro decks, explosive combo decks, and controlling decks trying to win a long game