Give them nothing, take from them EVERYTHING!

Commander / EDH* Control Mono-Black Ramp

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Creature (29)

• 1x Archfiend of Depravity
• 1x Avatar of Woe
• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Bloodline Keeper  ^Flip
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Chainer, Dementia Master
• 1x Consumptive Goo
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Dark Impostor
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Dread
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Helldozer
• 1x Hythonia the Cruel
• 1x Indulgent Tormentor
• 1x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
• 1x Korlash, Heir to Blackblade
• 1x Liliana's Shade
• 1x Magus of the Coffers
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Midnight Banshee
• 1x Nirkana Revenant
• 1x Phyrexian Obliterator
• 1x Shadowborn Demon
• 1x Skeletal Vampire
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Twilight Prophet
• 1x Visara the Dreadful

Artifact (11)

• 1x Armillary Sphere
• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Charcoal Diamond
• 1x Doubling Cube
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Gauntlet of Power
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Tower of Fortunes
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Land (37)

• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Cabal Stronghold
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 33x Swamp

Instant (5)

• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Silence the Believers
• 1x Slaughter Pact
• 1x Sudden Spoiling
• 1x Vona's Hunger

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Liliana of the Dark Realms
• 1x Ob Nixilis Reignited
• 1x Sorin Markov

Commander (1)

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Consume Spirit
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Diabolic Revelation
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Extinguish All Hope
• 1x In Garruk's Wake
• 1x Mutilate
• 1x Plague Wind
• 1x Praetor's Grasp
• 1x Sign in Blood
• 1x Torment of Hailfire

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Seal of Doom

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Maybeboard

Creature (21)

• 1x Ashling, the Extinguisher
• 1x Big Game Hunter
• 1x Corrosive Mentor
• 1x Dark Hatchling
• 1x Griselbrand
• 1x Guul Draz Assassin
• 1x Horobi, Death's Wail
• 1x Hypnotic Specter
• 1x Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
• 1x Maga, Traitor to Mortals
• 1x Myojin of Night's Reach
• 1x Necroskitter
• 1x Needle Specter
• 1x Nether Traitor
• 1x Patron of the Vein
• 1x Pestilence Demon
• 1x Reassembling Skeleton
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Shriekmaw
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Vampire Nighthawk

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Beseech the Queen
• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Consuming Vapors
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Drain Life
• 1x Dregs of Sorrow
• 1x Rise of the Dark Realms

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x No Mercy
• 1x Pestilence

Instant (7)

• 1x Chill to the Bone
• 1x Doom Blade
• 1x Eyeblight's Ending
• 1x Go for the Throat
• 1x Murder
• 1x Terror
• 1x Victim of Night

Artifact (3)

• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Mind's Eye
• 1x Staff of Nin

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath

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Deck verified current as of 8/14/18. The maybeboard is the current 'consideration' list and includes all wants/maybes up to Commander 2018. Generally, I am happy where this deck is, but I always welcome suggestions. Great suggestions will be added to the maybeboard. (and probably play-tested) Sometimes you just get that under-performing card and want a quick swap out idea.

The Deck

Mono- FUN!!!

Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief is the lovely commander. This deck, along with her, does nasty things with large amounts of black mana. TONS of black mana. Ideally, the first few turns will set up my mana ramp... auto-pilot from there on out.

This deck is pretty simple, there are two main card 'types' I am going for here: 1) Ramp and 2) Ways to use that ramp.

Ultimately, I want it to be mean... REALLY MEAN. But I also want it to be fun to play... and fun to play against. Magic is a game, and I like to play decks that have interactions with cards. I also like to win while granting my opponent the same courtesy.

The Mana

This deck wants mana, and a lot of it! With a large supply of mana, Drana can keep virtually any other creature (minus pro-black) off the board. Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief only needs 19 mana to be a 21/4 flying kill-shot. AND new bonus with the new tuck rule, she is almost immortal as 19 mana will allow you to cast her for the 8th time.

Anyhow...

The mana ramps can be further classified into two types:

Class 1 includes cards like Solemn Simulacrum, Charcoal Diamond, Wayfarer's Bauble, Burnished Hart, etc. These accelerate, thus allowing me to play larger spells faster.

Class 2 includes cards like Magus of the Coffers, Cabal Coffers, Nirkana Revenant, Crypt Ghast, Caged Sun, Extraplanar Lens, Gauntlet of Power, Doubling Cube, and Liliana of the Dark Realms. These essentially double my mana, allowing me to do big bad things...

The Rest

With the mentioned cards, it is not crazy to assume I will have ~25 by turn 8-10. With that you do crazy stupid things with cards like Silence the Believers, Exsanguinate, Consume Spirit, Helldozer, Consumptive Goo, Dark Impostor, and last BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief!

Beyond that, other cards are just present to keep tempo on my side. And so far, they do a damn good job!

All of that being said, I am seeking some advice/suggestions for this deck to maybe replace some lesser effective cards like Seal of Doom without creating too much (more) redundancy. So please, PLEASE suggest away!!!

Final Comment

+1 Upvote if you like what you see here! It's always appreciated!

There are cards, such as Lashwrithe, etc..., that would be GREAT in this deck. That said, I consider them win-more and choose to omit them. I like to keep with the ramp/kill/boardwipe play style and at the very least I know I will be able to recast my commander many MANY times and she has never had a problem with lethal damage without the mentioned cards.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 0 Mythic Rares 39 - 0 Rares 7 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.21
Tokens	Bat 1/1 B, City's Blessing, Emblem Liliana of the Dark Realms, Emblem Ob Nixilis Reignited, Faerie Rogue 1/1 B, Vampire 2/2 B, Zombie 2/2 B