Black Being Black

by pgb5534 on 11 November 2022

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (41 cards)

Enchantments (2)

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Deck Description

Sideboard [dark betrayal] to replace [[doom blade]] if against black.
[Victim of the night] to replace [[go for the throat]] if against artifact creatures.
[[Malicious affliction]] is a better [[doom blade]] for an extra dollar.

Deck Tags

  • Budget

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Card Legality

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

Deck discussion for Black Being Black

What about Cast Down or Defile as removal?

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Posted 18 November 2022 at 06:37

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Yeah, Defile would be a must since it works around Indestructible. Something that this deck lacks besides hoping something dies for Tragic Slip. Even with only 21 Swamps, it should be pretty nasty.

Some draw such as Read the Bones would also go a long way in this deck too. This does really pain me to say, as a predominantly Black player too, but there is such a thing as too much removal. That's why with my old Rakdos deck, I have burn spells that can hit players/Planeswalkers as well as, if not more commonly, than hard removal.

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Posted 18 November 2022 at 22:53

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I like tragic slip more than Defile here, but it's a good suggestion and I'm kind of a noob. But if I need something too she too activate tragic slip, I can block with one of my creatures to guarantee a tragic slip.

As far as card draw, read the vines is a once and done sorcery, but I did find asylum visitor for card draw and I think I'll play test with two of those in the deck.

Thanks for the cast down suggestion. I didn't know that card existed and it should be useful in most cases

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Posted 19 November 2022 at 05:26

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Asylum Visitor will be too inconsistent unless you're running a Discard deck. Read the Bones is also more than just a draw spell, it's got Scry. That lets you see if they'll be dead cards before drawing which is incredibly powerful.

Cards in hand are a major advantage that you can't ignore. But if you're after more consistent draw, try looking at Phyrexian Arena instead.

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Posted 19 November 2022 at 09:38

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Pauper uses Thorn of the Black Rose/ Phyrexian Rager as draw-creatures, and Read the Bones/ Sign in Blood as draw spells.
Personally I'm running Duress in the sideboard in case I have to many removal and too few targets for them.

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Posted 19 November 2022 at 20:25

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