Standard competitive deck, build around Master of Cruelties. I try to figure out what strategy is better against control and devotions decks. I think that this list fight aggro decks like mono red devotion with succes 'cause Anger of the Gods but I don't be sure about fights Esper control deck or similar. Suggest and help is gratefully received.
Simple idea, early removal and turn 3, drop Rakdos Keyrune with Shock (or Thoughtseize vs control case), this ramp to turn 4 with Master of Cruelties (or Rakdos's Return vs control). Then, play vs aggro is hit with cruelty and shock the face, there're so much removal to control this decks. Vs control, Underworld Connections can be help to card advantage and then kill slowly with Rakdos Keyrune and Mutavault 'cause Master of Cruelties will be principal target of removal. Hero's Downfall, Dreadbore and Pithing Needle help with opponent's Planeswalkers and Chandra, Pyromaster to card advantage and give evasion to the Cruel masked boy.
Sideboard:
x2 more Dreadbore vs Xenagos, the Reveler, Domri Rade, and x2 Pithing Needle vs Elspeth, Sun's Champion and Jace, Architect of Thought. I think may be run 4 Pithing Needle 'cause it control Underworld Connections and Pack Rat, Black Devotion haven't response to Pithing Needle.
Duress in this deck could be better that Thoughtseize overall vs Aggro-PW decks like Gruul. But Thoughtseize has proved to be more useful against control decks.
1x
rakdos return
and 2x Sire Of Insanity vs UW and Esper Control, also vs UWG Turbo-fog lands where Sire Of Insanity is really insane against.
2x Underworld Connections vs Control 'cause cards advantage.
2x Ratchet Bomb vs some enchantments or tokens. I think that could be 2 more copies of Pithing Needle, or 1 Whip of Erebos and 1 more Hammer of Purphoros, well this depend of the Metagame.
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