UW Control aims to answer all your threats with Seam Rip, Get Lost, and counterspells before closing with large threats or card advantage engines. Oko, Lorwyn Liege is a resilient planeswalker they struggle to remove cleanly, while Surrak, Elusive Hunter dodges sorcery-speed removal and must be answered immediately. Explosive Prodigy generates value and keeps applying pressure. Starting Town and Wistfulness are the slowest cards in your deck and do the least work against a reactive control strategy focused on one-for-one trading.