Black aggro

Standard Aggro Mono-Black

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Creature (28)

• 2x Bontu the Glorified
• 2x Deadeye Tracker
• 1x Demon of Catastrophes
• 4x Fathom Fleet Captain
• 4x Gifted Aetherborn
• 1x Gonti, Lord of Luxury
• 1x Josu Vess, Lich Knight
• 4x Ruin Raider
• 3x Scrapheap Scrounger
• 4x Vicious Conquistador
• 2x Yahenni, Undying Partisan

Land (22)

• 2x Cabal Stronghold
• 3x Ifnir Deadlands
• 17x Swamp

Sorcery (4)

• 2x Harsh Scrutiny
• 2x Torment of Hailfire

Instant (4)

• 3x Cast Down
• 1x Fatal Push

Artifact (2)

• 2x Bontu's Monument

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Sideboard

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Bontu's Last Reckoning
• 1x Liliana's Defeat
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 4x Walk the Plank

Creature (5)

• 2x Bone Picker
• 3x Ravenous Chupacabra

Instant (2)

• 2x Vraska's Contempt

Artifact (1)

• 1x Throne of the God-Pharaoh

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Mono black aggro deck last updated with dominaria. Basic gameplan involved getting the board filled up with creatures, usually starting with the Vicious Conquistador and then moving into the Fathom Fleet Captain which can help build the board state with a pair of them on the battlefield and Gifted Aetherborn. The Ruin Raider allows for some card draw with very little risk to our life as the curve is low. Removal is available with Cast Down which could be sideboarded out for Walk the Plank when facing any legends matter decks.

The low curve allows Bontu's Monument to do some real damage with low cmc creatures constantly entering the battlefeild and slightly offsetting any life loss from Ruin Raider, and Bontu the Glorified can help scry past unneeded lands and swing in for a bit of extra damage.

The big end game if the game stalls or drags on is the combination of Cabal Stronghold + Torment of Hailfire for removal and hand disruption or Cabal Stronghold + Josu Vess, Lich Knight with the kicker for a massive board advantage.

I haven't thought about what to add for M19 or what to do with the deck upon rotation so any thoughts would be appreciated.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	6 years
Key combos	Cabal Stronghold + Torment of Hailfire Cabal Stronghold + Josu Vess, Lich Knight
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 22 - 5 Rares 19 - 10 Uncommons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.18
Tokens	Pirate 2/2 B, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie Knight 2/2 B