With so many aggro decks in the meta I would run searing spear and pillar of flame over slaughter games and rakdos's return.
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Round (1) I went 0-2 after not killing a rumbleback rhino when given the chanceRound (2) I went 2-0Round (3) I went 2-0Round (4) I went 2-0I got 3rd place which got me 3 packs. I choose Innistrad since they were out of M13.I got the following rares from the packs: Blasphemous Act, Falkenrath Mauraders, Kessig Wolf Run, Bloodline Keeper.
This looks pretty good for mono black ISD block. Have you playtested this deck?
Drop the mystic for wolfbitten captive or champion of the parish
Puresteel Paladin
Not bad rebuilding from memory, here is version # 1 http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=197354 I like the new additions, but you left all my contributions out =*( Add: 4x (Llanowar Elf OR Bird of Paradise) + 4x (Explore OR Sphere of the Suns) + 1x Blightsteel Colossus Remove: 4 Rusted Slasher + 2x Etched Champion + 1x Piston Sledge +1x Phyrexian Revoker + Hex Parasite
Thoughts on what to remove with explanations. Shriekhorn is not good by itself in constructed, either add 3 more or remove it. Turn aside is kinda worthless, real specific case. Add another Counter Spell instead. You don't need the Silver Myr unless you are going aggro which you aren't. Treasure Mage only allows you to search for one thing in the deck. Vedalken Infuser only triggers off 3 things in the deck. Either add stuff like tumble magnet or remove him.
Remove ========= Assault Strobe Vault Skyward Steady Progress Silverskin Armor Add ========== 3 Mana Leak 1 Red Sun's Zenith
I would remove the following cards Venser's Journal, Fling, Blue Sun's Zenith Add 4 counter spells (Mana Leak, Deprive, etc)