My B control

Ogle · Joined: 06 Aug 2009 Posts: 71

Creatures[12]
4 x Nantuko Shade
4 x Hypnotic Specter
2 x Nyxathid
2 x Tomb Stalker

Spells[29]
4 x Duress
3 x Cabal Therapy
4 x Hymn to Tourach
4 x Diabolic Edict
3 x Extirpate
3 x Damnation
2 x Unearth
4 x Dark Ritual
2 x Sign with Blood

Lands
19 x Swamp

Sideboard
4 x Smallpox
2 x Reliquie of Progenitus
2 x Defense Grid
1 x Cabal Therapy
1 x Damnation
2 x Pithing Needle
2 x Nevenyral's Disc
1 x Nyxathid

bedlam · Joined: 30 Sep 2006 Posts: 45

Did you just decide to toss some cards together or is there some greater purpose you are trying to achieve?

This is not a jab. You are missing some pretty common (and potent) tools in here that are available in Legacy and im curious about what method you used for card selection.

Ogle · Joined: 06 Aug 2009 Posts: 71

it's discard... and nantuko shades are just awesome like nyxathid in this deck.
the problem is i have no sink holes, so i have a bad matchup against landstill but i can beat pox, high tide or any other combo decks.

Desensitizer · Joined: 27 Jul 2009 Posts: 6

bedlam · Joined: 30 Sep 2006 Posts: 45

You must be pretty stoked about all the black control saucyness comming up in Zendikar.

thnkr · Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 7

I'm afraid I disagree with the Extirpate comment. I use them in my Pox deck and find the amazingly useful in my meta. Of course, my meta is full of decks that run 3-4 of's. It's a great feeling to Extirpate Tarmogoyfs, etc.

Against combo decks, early discard (like Thoughtseize) and Extirpate is usually followed by a scoop.