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Modern 8-Rack Control Discard Mono-Black

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Sorcery (21)

• 2x Bloodchief's Thirst
• 1x Bontu's Last Reckoning
• 4x Inquisition of Kozilek
• 3x Raven's Crime
• 4x Smallpox
• 4x Thoughtseize
• 3x Wrench Mind

Planeswalker (4)

• 4x Liliana of the Veil

Land (25)

• 1x Castle Locthwain
• 4x Mishra's Factory
• 3x Polluted Delta
• 9x Swamp
• 4x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 4x Urza's Saga

Artifact (7)

• 1x Executioner's Capsule
• 1x Nihil Spellbomb
• 1x Pithing Needle
• 4x The Rack

Instant (3)

• 1x Dismember
• 2x Fatal Push

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Sideboard

Artifact (5)

• 2x Damping Sphere
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Grafdigger's Cage
• 1x Soul-Guide Lantern

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Bontu's Last Reckoning
• 2x Delirium Skeins

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Ashiok, Dream Render

Creature (4)

• 4x Rotting Regisaur

Instant (2)

• 2x Surgical Extraction

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Maybeboard

Sorcery (21)

• 1x Blackmail
• 4x Collective Brutality
• 2x Cry of the Carnarium
• 2x Feed the Swarm
• 1x Infernal Tutor
• 2x Infinite Obliteration
• 2x Legion's End
• 1x Lost Legacy
• 2x Necromentia
• 1x Never / Return
• 1x Shatter Assumptions
• 2x The Elderspell

Land (10)

• 1x Blast Zone
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 2x Buried Ruin
• 1x Dakmor Salvage
• 1x Desert
• 2x Field of Ruin
• 1x Ifnir Deadlands
• 1x Spawning Pool

Creature (20)

• 2x Asylum Visitor
• 4x Dark Confidant
• 3x Fulminator Mage
• 1x Hex Parasite
• 1x Necropolis Fiend
• 1x Nether Spirit
• 3x Pack Rat
• 1x Plague Engineer
• 1x Spellskite
• 1x Tombstalker
• 2x Vampire Hexmage

Enchantment (11)

• 2x Bitterblossom
• 1x Illness in the Ranks
• 4x Leyline of the Void
• 1x Night of Souls' Betrayal
• 1x Underworld Dreams
• 2x Waste Not

Planeswalker (3)

• 2x Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
• 1x Liliana, the Last Hope

Artifact (13)

• 1x Amulet of Safekeeping
• 1x Cursed Totem
• 1x Defense Grid
• 3x Ensnaring Bridge
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Phyrexian Totem
• 1x Pithing Needle
• 1x Ratchet Bomb
• 1x Relic of Progenitus
• 1x Silent Gravestone
• 1x Torpor Orb

Instant (8)

• 2x Bile Blight
• 1x Darkblast
• 2x Funeral Charm
• 1x Liliana's Triumph
• 1x Scarab Feast
• 1x Slaughter Pact

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The classic discard strategy in Modern. Tear apart your opponent's hand turn after turn, then punish them for their lack of cards with The Rack and Shrieking Affliction. Ensnaring Bridge takes care of most would-be creature problems.

The deck has unique advantages in that its strategy is great against every deck (everything values its hand, even Living End somewhat), and it's monoblack so isn't weak to Blood Moon and it doesn't hurt us with fetch/shock damage (although we take a little from Thoughtseize).

Leyline and Chalice of the Void are problems for the deck, but not at all unbeatable. You can splash to destroy them, but it's not really worth it, and not really necessary anyway, with options like Bitterblossom and Pack Rat to get around it (importantly, both are good regardless, and against blue decks).

You can find my article on 8Rack here. Budget version here.

Date added	11 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 18 - 8 Rares 17 - 5 Uncommons 8 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.54
Tokens	Construct 0/0 C
Folders	Fav, Modern, Modern, 8Rack, Interesting, Ideas, Decks, decks, Expensive, monoBlack