UB Standard

by dragoonkf on 03 October 2011

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Deck Description

Okay, so basically i have to decided to try to build a UB part Zombie Standard. It is not totally tribal as i want it to at least be decent and able to stand on its own in standard.
Note : I'm still testing out this deck and it clearly won't be able to defeat any Tier 1 deck consistently ( aka Birthing Pod/ UW / Vampires(?))

Onto the card choices
Diregraf ghoul : A very strong turn 1 zombie. It can at least get in some damage.
Phantasmal Bear : A weird choice indeed, but it is a good aggro card and can serve as graveyard fodder.
Snapcaster mage : Obvious choice, too sick.
Phantasmal Image : Another sick card, but i decided to only include 2 because it could become a dead card early on in the game
Skaab Ruinator : I would say a good card overall as it doesnt die to dismember and DOJ won't be able to stop it. I build this deck around this card
Cemetery Reaper : Zombie lord, great way to exile opponents graveyard for creatures
Vengeful Pharaoh : Interesting 5 drop zombie that can return to your hand and at the same time destroy opponent's creatures. Having 1 is enough though coz of the BBB cost.
Grave Titan : Obvious reasons.

Black sun's Zenith : Mass removal , too good not to include
Mana Leak : Counterspell.
Doom Blade : Removal spell
Think Twice : I like to consider it a Jace Beleren :) and it is an INSTANT. Cast it when opponent end turns and you have free mana.
Forbidden Alchemy : I like this card alot as it allows you to draw solutions while at the same time get graveyard fodder for Skaab Ruinator and it is an INSTANT again.

Overall i built this deck to be Aggro/Control, but it has it's flaws though. Do give me some feedback on what better cards to include. Thanks.

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  • Experimental

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Card Legality

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

Deck discussion for UB Standard

Undead Alchemist is an amazing card. I played with it in the release draft and it is really powerful especially in an mostly or all zombie deck. also I would mix up doom blades with Go for the Throats in main and have the abilitity to switch to all of one or the other in SB. Also the rare black priest that can make 5/5 flying demons is a good choice.

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Posted 03 October 2011 at 15:32

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undead alchemist makes this deck into a semi-mill deck that swarms the board wif zombies which is a nightmare for you opponent. =)

and the priest you're talking about is Skirsdag High Priest.

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Posted 03 October 2011 at 19:01

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Yes both are good for limited/draft games but when it comes to constructed, it is a different story.

Undead Alchemist is too slow and gets killed very easily, Worst of all it changes damage to milling which is not i want for this deck. As for the high priest, it needs morbid AND 2 creatures to tap for a creature. Therefore both wouldn't fit into my deck.

As for go for the throat, it is meant to be sideboarded (which i havn't made up). Doom blade main is good because it kills artifacts(Tempered Steel) and not many deck runs black creatures.

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Posted 03 October 2011 at 19:47

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