Mono-Black Devotion

Casual* Casual Devotion Mono-Black

TheMadRocketeer

Creature (21)

• 4x Black Knight
• 1x Dauthi Slayer
• 1x Ghoulraiser
• 4x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Liliana's Reaver
• 2x Marshmist Titan
• 1x Nether Traitor
• 1x Royal Assassin
• 1x Uncle Istvan
• 4x Vampire Nighthawk
• 1x Zombie Master

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 4x Duress
• 2x Ghoulcaller's Chant
• 3x Sign in Blood

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Underworld Connections

Instant (3)

• 3x Victim of Night

Land (21)

• 20x Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Artifact (2)

• 1x Explorer's Scope
• 1x Hall of Triumph

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Creature (22)

• 2x Cackling Fiend
• 2x Cadaver Imp
• 1x Deathgaze Cockatrice
• 1x Erebos's Titan
• 1x Foul Imp
• 1x Gatekeeper of Malakir
• 1x Geralf's Messenger
• 4x Liliana's Shade
• 4x Liliana's Specter
• 2x Lim-Dul's High Guard
• 2x Order of the Ebon Hand
• 1x Phyrexian Obliterator

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Call to the Netherworld
• 1x Disentomb
• 1x Distress
• 4x Drain Life
• 1x Eviscerate
• 1x Macabre Waltz
• 1x Syphon Soul

Artifact (1)

• 1x Whip of Erebos

Instant (7)

• 1x Gravepurge
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Murder
• 1x Sudden Death
• 3x Tendrils of Corruption

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Palace Siege
• 1x Sanguine Bond

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Work in Progress:

The idea is to be a mono-black devotion deck featuring Gray Merchant of Asphodel.

Notes:
I don't have that many zombies in the deck yet. If I don't add more, I can remove the following.
1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1x Zombie Master
1x Ghoulraiser -- Or maybe I keep this one (or even add more if I have them) for reusing copies of Gray Merchant of Asphodel.

New thoughts along the same lines:
Remove all zombie cards except Gray Merchant and Ghoulraiser (because he lets us bring a Merchant back out). Include cards that either allow us to bring Merchants into play from the graveyard (and kill, them if necessary, to get them there) or add to the life gain/drain effects. Don't need to over-support the former, as one Merchant ETB can often turn a game on its own. (Will add one more card than I take out, as the deck is currently at 59 cards.)

Out:
1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1x Zombie Master
1x Liliana's Reaver
2x Victim of Night (Maybe)

In:
1x Swamp - Keeps the land count the same.
1x Whip of Erebos - Gains life and brings creatures back.
1x Palace Siege - Gets creatures back or gains/drains life, whichever you need more.
1x Sanguine Bond - Makes every life gain a life drain.
1x Hero's Downfall (Maybe) - Kills even zombies.
1x Murder (Maybe) - Kills even zombies.

Might need to swap in some extra Swamps or Dark Rituals, as the cards swapped in here are more expensive than the ones swapped out. Could probably shed the Marshmist Titans to make room.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is Casual legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Rares 13 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	59
Avg. CMC	2.82
Tokens	Zombie 2/2 B