Mono Black Enchantfall

Remember landfall? Every time you dropped a land on the table, you reaped extra benefits. Well this new mechanic constellation is essentially "enchantfall": each time you cast an enchantment, benefits come to you.

Or in the case of black, penalties come to the opponent....

So obviously we want to load up on enchantments. But not just any old enchantments... there's a theme here: deal damage. Sinister Possession and Stab Wound turn the opponent's creatures against them, and Contaminated Ground turns their own lands against them, all stacking up to rack up a LOT of damage quickly. Grim Guardian pings for additional damage each time you play one of those enchantments (while also providing good defense). Doomwake Giant can finish off more troublesome creatures or swarms of little ones. Oh, and remember that Brain Maggot is an enchantment too. Mwaha!

The sideboard offers additional copies of a few cards already in the mainboard, more auras that can sap enemy creatures' strength or boost your own, as well as a pair of Garys (and a Whip) if you need lifegain. Also, Fate Unraveler is plenty good on its own, but combos especially nicely with Master of the Feast, turning that big drawback into additional pain for the opponent as well. He's almost a must-add if your opponent has any extra card draw of their own.

I've been having great success in playtesting this. Sure, there are decks it doesn't do as well against, like creature-light control decks and heavy aggro, but even there it's been much more hit than miss. NOBODY sees this sort of thing coming, at least not yet, and the damage really does rack up quick, especially with a couple early Contaminated Grounds and/or Stab Wounds. Try it out and see for yourself!

• Standard
• Constellation
• Damage
• Mono Black