Mostly Black Control, Now with Wishes!

thranarama · Joined: 23 Apr 2005 Posts: 171

I'm sure by now i've posted at least 3-4 different versions of this deck on this forum, and I've always gotten positive feedback/good suggestions. So I figure now with Future Sight handing me a wish I can actually use,I've decided to post the list, which changed a bit since last time. I had a lot of success during extended season, this deck helped boost my rating due to PTQ's some 80 points. Enjoy!

// Lands
4 [ON] Polluted Delta
4 [ON] Bloodstained Mire
4 [RAV] Overgrown Tomb
4 [GP] Godless Shrine
3 [TO] Cabal Coffers
4 [ST] Swamp (1)
1 [PLC] Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

// Creatures
2 [RAV] Helldozer
2 [RAV] Loxodon Hierarch

// Spells
3 [AP] Gerrard's Verdict
1 [OD] Haunting Echoes
2 [MR] Chalice of the Void
3 [RAV] Putrefy
3 [AP] Pernicious Deed
2 [SC] Decree of Justice
2 [AP] Vindicate
4 [TO] Chainer's Edict
4 [US] Duress
1 [9E] Consume Spirit
3 [9E] Phyrexian Arena
3 [FS] Glittering Wish
1 [AP] Death Grasp

// Sideboard
SB: 2 [RAV] Loxodon Hierarch
SB: 2 [MR] Chalice of the Void
SB: 1 [AP] Pernicious Deed
SB: 1 [AP] Vindicate
SB: 1 [AP] Death Grasp
SB: 2 [TO] Mutilate
SB: 1 [PLC] Damnation
SB: 3 [PLC] Extirpate
SB: 1 [IN] Aura Mutation
SB: 1 [DIS] Crime/Punishment

BattleofWits · Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 206

Not to be a jerk, but doesn't Burning Wish do more in this deck and is easier to support?

Burning - Damnation, Mutilate, Vindicate, Crime/Punishment, Death Grasp.

Glittering - Deed, Aura Mutation (could be replaced by Hull Breach to support Burning), Hierarch.

I guess you're already into green with the MD Deed's and Putrefy's but still, Burning only costs 1R instead of GW, which is easier to cast. Just a suggestion. Cool looking deck though.

Engrishskill · Joined: 15 Jan 2007 Posts: 400

I would consider the opportunity to look for hierarchs and deeds to be of more importance. The abillity to search for loxo's is huge because it allows you to race your opponent in some situations. One thing that I would consider is just biting the bullet and adding three loxo's main. Another thing is why aren't there any other beats creatures in your sideboard? I would consider a brush hopper or something to be a very strong choice as a wish target, considering the card advantage the deck can generate. I am sure there are other choices for a strong beatdown creature but perhaps one that can finish a game in short order. Phantom nishoba or something maybe?

thranarama · Joined: 23 Apr 2005 Posts: 171

I do appreciate the idea of the loxo's main, that makes sense as to put another creature threat in the board. I'm thinking Spiritmonger makes a decent idea for a threat for wish, as well as Phantom Nishoba, as you suggested. If you have any idea as to what i could possibly take out for the 3rd hierarch, that'd be appreciated.

Engrishskill · Joined: 15 Jan 2007 Posts: 400

The addition of spiritmonger is a very very good idea. I'm surprised I didn't suggest him, considering how much I used to play rock in the old days of extended with duals and so forth.

I would say a good card to take out would be putrefy perhaps. Considering the number of removal card, five three mana removal spells seems like it could be dropped to four.

An interesting card to add for a beatstick could also maybe be an sss, granted that would require a watery grave to be added but untargetable coupled with flying and trample means that it just crashes through the majority of creatures in the format. Spiritmonger's merits are that he survives high end deed explosions and gets progressively bigger each time he has a chump thrown in front of him.
The nishoba can allow you to gain thirteen life and comeback in a big way, over the course of three turns...he also tramples over the majority of the formats creatures. The only problem with him is that he can get fire and iced etc down to a very small body, rather quickly.

A creature with evasion is what I think would be the best fit for the deck.

Something that I failed to think about is the increased popularity that friggorid will likely experience. Bridge and a huge pool of potential reanimation targets will make leyline of the void a very important sideboard card imho.