Monoblack Devotion (Standard)

by Vaaldeth on 12 February 2014

Main Deck (62 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)


Sorceries (5)

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Deck Description

Mono-black devotion based on Owen Turtenwald's list.

Considering adding an Elixir of Immortality to the sideboard if mill strategies really get more popular.

How to Play

Sideboard Plan
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General vs. Aggro
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-4 Underworld Connections, -3 Thoughtseize (maybe -1 Thoughtseize)

+3 Lifebane Zombie, +2 Drown in Sorrow, +2 Devour Flesh (maybe +1 Doom Blade)


General vs. Control
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-4 Bile Blight, -2 Devour Flesh, -2 Pack Rat (or 2 Hero's Downfall, but prefer anti-planeswalker)

+2 Erebos, God of the Dead, +3 Duress, +3 Lifebane Zombie

If Orzhov and you suspect or know Blood Baron is there, leave in Devour Flesh, and bring in 2x more from Sideboard (taking our pack rat)


vs. Mirror
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-4 Hero's Downfall, -4 Desecration Demon

+2 Dark Betrayal, +2 Erebos, +3 Duress, +1 Devour Flesh

If Orzhov variant with Blood Barons, bring in the fourth Devour Flesh as well, and remove a Pack Rat.


vs. Monoblue Devotion
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-4 Underworld Connections, -2 Thoughtseize, -2 Desecration Demon or Pack Rat (on the Play vs. on the Draw)

+3 Lifebane Zombie, +2 Drown in Sorrow, +2 Devour Flesh, +1 Doom Blade


vs. UW Control
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-4 Bile Blight, -2 Devour Flesh, -2 Pack Rat (maybe -2 Heroes Downfall, but prefer anti-planeswalker)

+3 Duress, +2 Erebos, +3 Lifebane Zombie

If Blood Barons are there, leave in Devour Flesh, add the other 2x Devour Flesh, and remove some Pack Rat (or Heroes Downfall / Gray Merchant).


vs. GR Monsters
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+3 Lifebane Zombie, +2 Devour Flesh, +1 Doom Blade

-4 Underworld Connections, -2 Thoughtseize


vs. White Weenie / Monored Devotion
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+3 Lifebane Zombie, +2 Drown in Sorrow, +2 Devour Flesh, +1 Doom Blade

-4 Underworld Connections, -4 Thoughtseize


vs. RDW Burn
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+3 Duress, +3 Lifebane Zombie

-2 Devour Flesh, -4 Bile Blight

(May have Chandra why leaving in Heros Downfall over Bile Blight, even though they may have Young Pyromancer / Chandra's Pheonix)


vs. Rakdos Aggro
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(Split between creature aggro and burn/removal)

+3 Duress, +3 Lifebane Zombie, +2 Drown in Sorrow

-4 Underworld Connections, -2 Devour Flesh, -2 Heroes Downfall

Deck Tags

  • Standard
  • Control
  • Monoblack
  • Devotion

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Card Legality

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

Deck discussion for Monoblack Devotion (Standard)

Why Temple of Silence? Are you just running with what you own and just wanted an extra scry card?

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Posted 13 February 2014 at 08:56

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Ya its mostly just cause of what I own. =D Also like the idea of having a few different types of lands for underworld targets - pithing needle worries lol, as well as being able to cast more easily off of white decks with the specter, rare but hey.

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Posted 13 February 2014 at 15:09

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Adding two more Scry lands in the form of Temple of Malice in the place of 2 more swamps.

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Posted 19 February 2014 at 15:32

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