One Mana Series: Black

by BasilicaNero on 05 April 2016

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (35 cards)

Instants (10)

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Deck Description

I have always enjoyed quirky niche decks. I decided to try to build a series of decks where the main stipulation is that the deck must function on one Basic Land in play. Everything must be able to be played using one land (or through a simple combo using one land).

After about six versions (so far) this is what I ended up with for black.

How to Play

Two-fold strategy: sac mah little black clerics to get a quick Scion of Darkness while not defending with any particular urgency. At last minute drop a Death's Shadow and throw fear or life link on it to combo with it all the while stealing any interesting creatures I happen to kill along the way. Or I can just drain my own life using Blood Celebrant's ability to create black mana and drain my life as low as I want it, to power up Shadow and whack away! The trick with the deck was to get comfortable with having a flexible life total.

Bottom line : Power At Any Cost.

Here are the other decks in my One Mana Series:

http://www.mtgvault.com/basilicanero/decks/one-mana-series-green/
http://www.mtgvault.com/basilicanero/decks/one-mana-series-red/
http://www.mtgvault.com/basilicanero/decks/one-mana-series-blue/
http://www.mtgvault.com/basilicanero/decks/one-mana-series-white/
http://www.mtgvault.com/basilicanero/decks/one-mana-series-artifact/

Deck Tags

  • Mono Black
  • Cleric
  • Fun
  • Tribal
  • Casual
  • Theme
  • Owned

Deck at a Glance

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Mana Curve

Mana Symbol Occurrence

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Card Legality

  • Not Legal in Standard
  • Not Legal in Modern
  • Legal in Vintage
  • Legal in Legacy

Deck discussion for One Mana Series: Black

not bad at all. i agree with you on low cost decks. i hardly build a deck that requires more than 3 mana

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Posted 25 August 2018 at 19:45

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While I like this deck, and in particular rotlung reanimator, I think that rotlung actually doesn't fit your requirements here. It
Suppose it can be cheated into play with unearth or reanimated, I don't see any way to get it into the graveyard of it isn't in play already. I guess being able to put it out with dark ritual counts...?

Either way I suppose I am being nitpicky. Fun looking deck.

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Posted 26 August 2018 at 18:07

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agreed.. although if it was strictly clerics it would work.. https://www.mtgvault.com/lemeurtre/decks/zombie-cleric/ this is a similar deck that i have. uses basically the same creatures..

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Posted 27 August 2018 at 05:15

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I allowed it because of dark ritual. the Unearth is just a bonus at that point for if you sac it to get out Scion!

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Posted 27 August 2018 at 13:23

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thought so. no worries. :)

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Posted 27 August 2018 at 17:14

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