Mono-Black Burn?

Pauper Cycling Mono-Black Sacrifice

hiddengibbons

Land (20)

• 4x Barren Moor
• 4x Desert of the Glorified
• 4x Piranha Marsh
• 4x Swamp
• 4x Vault of Whispers

Instant (8)

• 4x Cast Down
• 4x Deadly Dispute

Sorcery (20)

• 4x Alms of the Vein
• 4x Bone Shards
• 4x Bump in the Night
• 4x Sovereign's Bite
• 4x Vampire's Kiss

Creature (12)

• 4x Qarsi Sadist
• 4x Serrated Scorpion
• 4x Tattered Mummy

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Sorcery (2)

• 1x Fruit of Tizerus
• 1x Soul Reap

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Attempt at a mono-black burn deck. Is it as effective as a mono-red burn deck? It gains life which may win a race against mono-red. Some interesting interactions of note: Bone Shards allows Alms of the Vein to be discarded, as do the blood tokens created by Vampire's Kiss. Vampire’s Kiss also provides artifacts for Deadly Dispute if no creatures are available. Vault of Whispers can also be used for deadly dispute in a pinch. Piranha Marsh? Why not? It makes black mana and burns the opponent. I find that the mana curve is low enough that the deck doesn’t suffer too much from having a land enter tapped to make the opponent lose 1 life. The cycling lands are there because they make black mana and aren’t a total dead draw when not needed. Also: Cast Down is pauper legal and very useful. How many common legendary creatures are there? According to gatherer there are 19 and they rarely see play.

Date added	2 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Pauper legal.
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.80
Tokens	Blood, Treasure