FNM U/B Dark Deal

by kmk888 on 26 January 2015

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)

Planeswalkers (1)


Artifacts (1)

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Deck Description

This is the start of a fun FNM deck. The reason to run this deck is Waste Not on turn 2 followed up with Dark Deal on turn 3. This generates mana, zombies, and huge card advantage and may let you follow with a second dark deal for a double sucker punch. Meanwhile, you are fueling delve and possibly stripping them of answers for your threats.

Which brings me to the backup plan: win with an unanswerable Master, Tasigur, or Ashiok. Since half or more of your cards are bad topdecks you mostly should aim to win quickly with this deck. You can't keep up with most of the meta if the game goes long.



For the bold: Tormented Thoughts

Deck Tags

  • Standard
  • FNM
  • Dark deal
  • Waste Not

Deck at a Glance

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Mana Curve

Mana Symbol Occurrence

054800

Card Legality

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

Deck discussion for FNM U/B Dark Deal

I like the inclusion of Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver in this deck as you have so many ways to threaten your opponent quite fast. I also believe some number of Torrent Elemental would be kind of cute. With all the Delve and self Discard/Mill this guy could really shine in a deck like this.

In a version I have been tinkering with I run something like this, essentially MB Hand Control with the Waste Not Dark Deal Combo, Torrent Elemental is a reoccuring threat that is kind of hard to keep out if play since he is easy delve fodder. Ashiok provides a threat in the form of decking opponents out in longer games as well as stealing opponents threats. Liliana is mainly a tutor but she has late game ourposes if she does ult (rarely happens but with the removal/hand control package not unheard of).


Just some few additions that could be potentially beneficial, this is built off my local meta which still sees reanimator decks, red decks, but mainly abzan variants. Torrent Elemental also loves Anafenza as she automatically exiles him and he brings himself to play.

Land 24
4 Polluted Delt
4 Temple of Deciet
4 Dismal Backwater
6 Swamp
1 Island
3 Evolving Wilds
2 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth



Creatures 5
3 Torrent Elemental
2 Tasigur, Gokdeb Fang

Other
3 Ashiok
4 Waste Not
3 Thoughtseize
3 Despise
4 Dark Deal
1 Murderous Cut
3 Treasure Cruise
2 Liliana Vess
3 Bile Blight
3 Hero's Downfall
2 Crux of Fate


SB 15
1 Silamgur
2 Murderous Cut
2 Drown in Sorrow
3 Monastary Siege
2 Palace Siege
2 Perilous Vault
4 Jorubai Murk Lurker

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Posted 29 January 2015 at 08:06

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Good feedback. I like Ashiok, he seems good. Torrent Elemental is also very interesting and I will try it out. As for the sideboard, I like Jorubai Murk Lurker, I forgot about him. Right now I would be looking for a bit more spot removal and the last Thoughtseize, more Cruxes of Fate, more Ashioks, and Silumgar.

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Posted 30 January 2015 at 17:10

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