Shoeski11

I'd mainboard Bloodthrone Vampires for another sac outlet. You may also want some kind of card draw like Sign in Blood or Alter's Reap.

No Obzedat, Ghost Council in a standard Orzhov Ghosts deck? I'm shocked!

You're right - I was thinking of Hexproof. My mistake.

Indestructible doesn't prevent mass removal like Supreme Verdict :)

I like Delver a lot - it's a great turn two threat in a lot of cases that most decks probably won't have an answer for that early, other than just removal which you can counter. But even an average midrange/combo deck will probably have an answer for it by turn 4-5. Plus, what if you don't draw one on turn 1? What if you don't draw one at all?

I recommended Doomed Traveler instead of Champion of the Perish because I would assume you're using it to chump block - I'm not sure what else you'd be using it for. It isn't going to win any games, and as great as Snapcaster Mages are for control, it isn't going to win any games either. Aetherling is a fantastic mid-late game finisher.

Personally, I think you should drop the Doomed Travelers, drop the Syncopates and maybe two Cyclonic Rifts, and add 2-3 Aetherlings, 4 Supreme Verdicts, and 2 more Detention Spheres.

A lot of good points - of course, with the mana base, the challenge is always money. But I think you're right. This deck needs more turn 1 white mana sources for the Doomed Traveler. Thanks for pointing it out - I hadn't noticed that. I'll probably be playing with this idea a bit more over the next few days. Getting the mana base right is going to be the most difficult thing.

I've actually thought about dropping Disciple of Bolas. When it works, it really works - I like using it to blow up a buffed Bloodthrone Vampire, but I may consider dropping it... the CMC on it is a bit high. I love Desecration Demons though... that one is tough for me to pull, especially in a deck like this that thrives off of sacrifice. But you may be right - I'm sure I'll test it with a few different combinations. If I was to pull the Desecration Demons, I might add another Skirsdag High Priest to compensate.

Ajani is an interesting idea I might have to try. I could see its -3 ability on a buffed Bloodthrone Vampire ending games out of nowhere right when he hits the field. There's a lot of potential there.

That's a good point - this deck needs some sort of mass removal, though. I might look at Divine Reckoning as an alternative, at least as a sideboard.

Funny, I was actually going to say that I didn't like Champion of the Parish in this build. If you're looking for something with a low CMC, I'd run with Doom Traveler. Much more expensive, but I think Aetherling is a creature you might want to consider as well.

That's a really good suggestion - I had actually considered a Thraben Doomsayer (and a few other token generators), but I decided against them because I was afraid they would be too slow, being that they only generate one token per turn. But admittedly, I haven't tested it, and it might be worth trying. What would you take out?

Yeah, I was just refering to card draw. Haha, I probably shouldn't write cycling.

Your average CMC is so low that I don't know that you need Dark Ritual anyway. You may want to include some card cycling - Sign in Blood comes to mind.

I'm curious if you've tested this deck and how it runs. My initial thought is that you've got too many board wipes, but I don't typically run this much control either, so maybe it works for you. I also think you should also run a 4th Azorius Charm.

Agreed, and as much as I like High Priest of Penance, I don't know that it's the best card for this type of deck. A creature with undying or some sort of token producer or creature with a sacrifice mechanic might be more effective.

I had an Orzhov deck that I ended up cannibalizing into two decks - one is an untested sacrifice/token deck and the other is a lifelink deck. Orginally, I tried to combine the two ideas into one, but it just took too many cards and made the win conditions very inconsistent. I've noticed that you're running a bit of both - I know you're looking for another win condition, but you might find more success by drilling down on a main strategy.

Have you considered adding some sort of sac engine, like Bloodthrone Vampire? Also, you may want to consider running Tragic Slip or some faster removal than Murder.

haha, yea, I probably should have thought harder about the name