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[u]Basic Idea[/u]This deck is intended for first-time players. To make a beginner friendly deck I decide to keep the deck extra simple, so that the new player can focus on getting to know the rules, tactics and understanding what's going on.Mono black suicide is an iconic deck archetype and has many fans. The problem is that many of the "standard" cards the deck uses are out of legality or budget range. I tried to come up with my own version and keep the spirit of the deck: Win at all costs and use life as an additional resource.[u]Cardpool and Budget[/u]Mass-strengthening-effects (+x/+x to all creatures) and cards with multiple effects are not allowed. Lands are limited to Common's and Uncommon's, no Rare's or Mythic's. Other cards are limited to Common's, Uncommon's and 1 Rare (max. 4 copies) per deck, no Mythic's.The overall budget should be between 15 to 20$. (Estimated mid value).[u]Upgradeability/ Room for improvements[/u]This deck is bound to a general strategy, named "Life gain", thus getting benefits from gaining additional life. As this is a general strategy, in opposite to concentrating on a certain keyword or tribe, it should be easy to improve the cards used in this deck and to keep the deck up to date. New editions will often contain a variety of cards that can be fitted into this deck. [u]Tests[/u]I have tested this deck against other beginner decks. The decks I tested against are a mixture of Control and Aggro and the result are recorded in a spreadsheet. If you're interested in details from the spreadsheet, feel free to ask. I'm open to all suggestions and ideas that may help to improve this deck.
"Lifegain" refers to a Magic deck archetype in which a player increases their own life total, often with the goal of turning their own large life total into a resource that can be wielded to defeat their opponents. Most of your creatures with lifelink, as well as [[Ajani's Mantra]] simply are in this deck to support [[Ajani's Pridemate]]. Pridemate gets a +1/+1 counter each time you gain life. You gain 1x10 life, Pridemate gets 1 counter, you get 1x2 life, Pridemate gets 1 counter. But if you gain 10x1 Life, Pridemate gets 10 counters. [[Nykthos Paragon]] helps all your creatures to get stronger by placing 1 +1/+1 counter on each of your creatures when you gain life, but only once a turn.
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