Unholy Life (Control w/o Blue)

by djkirchik on 21 October 2013

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (30 cards)

Instants (4)


Enchantments (12)

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Deck Description

While looking through Theros, I found out I could create a control without blue deck. Utilizing my B/W Lifegain extort deck with red made a mean deck. This set up at FNM did extremely well, still room to grow, I've since strengthened my sideboard for what may come.

How to Play

Any suggestions, constructive criticism and plus 1's are greatly appreciated.

There's many strategies to this deck, I'll just touch on a few. Most is obvious considering my instants and sorcery's.

Archangel of Thune- She can give +1/+1 for each instance of life gain. Elspeth for her +1 creating 3 1/1 creatures added with Whip of Erebos. In ex. say the 3 1/1 soldiers brought on by Elspeth each cause 1 damage but die i still get at end of turn my other creatures each get +3/+3- tie it in with Path of Bravery I gain life equal to the number of attacking creatures, major win win there. Especially most useful with Vizkopa Guildmage. could be very damaging, very quickly.

Thoughtseize great for controlling and upsetting. dreadbore and hero's downfall, both equally as amazing for slowing down. Magma Jet, great card, plus scry! YAY!

Considering I will be loosing life, shock lands and Thoughtseize, I'll be gaining life relatively quickly, I'm not worried about that. Fair trade off.

Lifebane Zombie, he's there because I can peak the hand every time I cast him also why there's 4 of him.

High Priest of Penance, because let him die and i can take out a big creature or spell.

Stormbreath dragon is just so full of WIN. make him monstrous and he's a bad ass. with Whip of erebos, he'd be a hard one to kill. It's proven itself. I love that card in this deck he's my I'll save him for later tight jam.

Sideboard... Rest in peace, sometimes you must not allow resurrections. it's always paid off for me.
Desecration Demon.. well Elspeth's little 1/1, sacrifice it, tap him he's a 7/7 ontop of everything else.. sometimes you need a scary card.
Blind Obedience... Well... this card I need especially against fast decks and green weenies mainly.
Boros reckoner and Purphoros, those two are to be together. Boros cause he has a nice little you hurt me i hurt you, I can target it to player. Purphoros, because with Boros, ill be able to make his devotion, which makes everything meaner down the run.

Deck Tags

  • Life Gain
  • Control
  • Orzhov
  • Tempo

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Mana Symbol Occurrence

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Card Legality

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

Deck discussion for Unholy Life (Control w/o Blue)

Wondering what others think on this, going all shock lands with Nykthos, shrine to nyx, godless shrine, blood crypt and sacred foundry?

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Posted 23 October 2013 at 07:22

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