Need help with Mono Black Control SB

CloaknDagger · Joined: 13 Jul 2009 Posts: 20

I have about 8 slots open and can't think of anything that can help me vs the Mono-W control matchup and the Jund matchup. Luminarch Ascension, if it hits, is very good against me, making me have to swing every turn. Pithing needle comes to mind, or hex mage. But against jund, What can black do? Right now I'm trying to Mind Sludge them and win off that advantage, but man when a Sprouting Thrinax hits, game over. Two and I don't have a chance. What can MBC do against Jund?

Vedrfolner · Joined: 04 Apr 2006 Posts: 1953

It depends on what you have in your maindeck.

Pithing Needle and/or Hexmage is necessary in the sideboard.

So is Sadistic Sacrament, in my opinion. Along with md+sb Haunting Echoes.

Duress is also necessary in sb. I wouldn't run it main.

Other than that, don't kill everything they got all the time. A 3/3 won't kill you alone. If you have a Bloodghast or two hitting back, while building up mana, Consume Spirit and Tendrils of Corruption controls Thrinax easily. You need Disfigure to shut down Leech (if it is hitting 2 per turn, it isn't a problem as long as he doesn't play anything else). If you Kick Gatekeeper to kill Thrinax, the tokens aren't dangerous before he kills Gatekeeper.

svenihilator · Joined: 01 May 2008 Posts: 19

Splash white for Path and Zealous Persecution. If you make your only sources of white 4 terramorphic expances, marsh flats and one or two plains, you have enough ways to find your white while everything else is still a swamp for tendrils. I don't really know why persecution isn't seeing play anymore. It kills literally everything but ranger of eos in the boros bushwhacker decks. Even if it's just in your sideboard, it's worth it to be able to instant speed wrath for 2 mana. It also helps your little thrinax problem if you didn't have a path handy and it lets your crappy guys trade or better with good creatures.

Spyx · Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Posts: 1009

marsh casualties > zealous persecution

SugarShark · Joined: 22 Mar 2009 Posts: 247

zealous persecution + bloodghast = dead bloodwitch

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