50 Shades of Flickering (Standard MTG Deck)

Featured card: Gray Merchant of Asphodel

50 Shades of Flickering

Standard* Lifegain WB (Orzhov)

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Creature (13)

Land (24)

Enchantment (8)

Instant (4)

4x Hero's Downfall

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Instant (4)

Maybeboard

Creature (1)

1x Erebos, God of the Dead

Artifact (2)

Sorcery (2)

Work In Progress

Any input or advise is welcome.

Concept is simple:

High Priest of Penance is your early game blocker and Black Devotion booster. Good early anti-aggro.

Cartel Aristocrat is used to flick your Gray Merchants / easy push-through damage and blocker. Also provides additional Black Devotion.

Gift of Immortality allows you to recycle your Gray Merchant after each flicker.

Gray Merchant of Asphodel is your work horse. Flicker constantly to drain opponent life and sustain your own.

Sanguine Bond doubles your opponent's loss.

Dark Prophecy gives nice card advantage and huge boost to Black Devotion.

This is still a very rough concept so I'm seeking the advice and input of more experienced members to help shape and polish... Or to be told to just abandon the idea because it plays too slow.

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Oct. 1, 2013

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UPDATE 1: Land changed to reflect more efficient drops / white cycle.

Additionally, Desecration Demon added for the purpose of ensuring flying defense and create large flyer if opponent is willing to sac to lock him down. Credit to Runeroads for the idea.

High Priest of Penance replaced Tenacious Dead for early game defense. Although I think this reflects a shift away from early game, cheap defense; the long term benefits will compensate for this.

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Date added	11 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	21 - 0 Rares 12 - 2 Uncommons 0 - 2 Commons
Cards	49
Avg. CMC	3.28
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