zarlack135

There are plenty of alternative cards. I can see that you already have put together a deck that does what's intended, only using RTR and M14 cards. Good fixing nonetheless. However, I recommend that you take out the Sphinx's Revelation from this deck because it uses up the precious mana you can't lose in a Midranged deck.

Thanks for the tips, but I've playtested this deck, and even with its very few creatures, draw engines, and response spells, it does exactly what I need it to; ramp up enough mana to control and pummel at the same time.

Midrange and Control are two very, very different things. One focuses on getting an armada of mediumly-large creatures, while the other focuses on locking down on your opponent, either killing him with small beatdown creatures or an epic combo. Bant is one of those funny combinations; many of the same cards in Bant Midrange are used in Bant Control, but once you start mixing the two, things start to choke each other, and the deck is all over the place. My advice? Keep to Bant Midrange because it has enough Control elements as it is, all with bigger creatures that you get out much faster than the Control deck can combo out. Overall, just stick to Midrange. Need a primer?

http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=450107

Everybody loves Griselbrand, right? Ever heard of him on turn 4? What about an opponent losing 6 life, as you gain 6 life, all while getting him out at instant speed? Like and comment:

http://www.mtgvault.com/zarlack135/decks/fear-the-apostlipse/

Try faith's reward. I just realized.

I considered Devil's Play, but I didn't include it is because this is a control deck. I don't need another mana-guzzling spell that will annoy my mana distribution. Also, I'm trying to limit the deck cost. Not only that, but I am trying to limit the amount of cards in the deck that will cycle out soon.

http://www.mtgvault.com/zarlack135/decks/standard-rakdos-control/

This deck I've seen... Its's a new version of an egg deck. I cant help you much with it, but if you look up some primers, I'm sure you can get some advice. Good concept though.

Thanks for the posistive feedback. As you can see, I have taken out the Ghost Quarter and added a Rakdos's Return. To return the favor, give me a deck link of your's, so I can call upon some possible improvements for your decks!

Thanks again,
Zarlack135

Thank you. To be honest, I cannot take all the credit for this deck. If you have ever seen Conley Woods's "Mono-Black" deck, you can see quite well that it is inspired from it. If you have any decks you would like me to look at, just give me the link, and I will get back to you.

Thanks, any sideboard options?

The main reason that I have Thought Scour in the deck is so I can go deeper into what I need; usually for getting either Grimgrin, the Corpse-Born or Havengul Lich out. This is an aggro-based deck, but it has that kind of reanimator feel to it, mostly because cards like Grimgrin and Lotleth troll get bigger as creatures fill the graveyard. The land base is a bit screwed up, but it's mostly because I NEED to have dual sources, and because of probability, nearly 80% of the time there's a shock land in my opening hand. I might try to include Deadly Allure in my sideboard, but I will have to see.
Thanks for the help,
Zarlack135

This deck has a great kill mechanic. I, for one, have a Stuffy Doll deck as well, but I see one problem with your's: There is absolutely no fetching of anything whatsoever. There is no way to get your kill mechanic out. Try looking at my deck for inspiration:
http://www.mtgvault.com/zarlack135/decks/stuffy-doll/
Be sure to leave comments if you see anything wrong with mine, and I will be sure to respond.

oh ok
sorry

Why not use Unsummon instead of Boomerang? It doesn't look like your going to be bouncing any of your own permanents except for creatures, so Unsummon is much more efficient.

Don't put in 4 Lavinia of the Tenths... She'd a legendary creature, so you can only have up to one on the battlefield at a time. Also, I don't see much of a win condition in this deck. The only one I do see (which is evasion) doesn't have enough of it. Also, try to go easier on the play sets.

Haha sorry for the abruptness xD

WHY IS THERE NO GIFT OF ORZHOVA IN HERE??????????

take my deck into account for some ideas:
http://www.mtgvault.com/zarlack135/decks/golgari-dredge/

Try to move out of RTR... standard involves anything from M13 and after... take my deck into account: