pie chart

cult of the blood bairn ravnica

Standard* Control Suicide Black UB (Dimir)

quadspell1


Sideboard

Instant (8)

Sorcery (7)


Maybeboard

Artifact (1)

Sorcery (1)


objective of this deck is to steal your opponents' creators and use them against them or simple use them as fuel for Blood Bairn.

I tried to optimize synergy in this deck as much as possible, Festering Newt Tenacious Dead, and Mortus Strider all can evolve Simic Manipulator easily and they also love to be sacrificed to the all mighty Blood Bairn.

Festering Newt, Hydrosurge, Agoraphobia, and Wring Flesh also help weaken tougher creatures so that the Simic manipulators! can recruit them to the cult faster.

Also this deck allows for taking a creature's Soul Ransom to the cult. If the opponents try to take it back, feed them to the bairn or the Corpse Blockade and laugh as they discard their cards and you draw two.

Also, after Blood Brain has a big feast, you can Essence Harvest for an extra punch.

sideboard is mainly for decks with little to no creatures, or to side out Soul Ransom once they figure out the sacing combo with it.

Maybeboard: Pithing Needle stops planeswalkers, Olivia Volarden, atherlings, ect. Reap Intellect forces opponents to lose a major win condition if played at the right time.

Theros spoiler cards that might fit: Thassa, God of the Sea, (3 cmc, scry at upkeep and make blood bairn unblockable) Bident of Thassa, (possible draw power, force opponent to attack me which would be good vs guttersnipe ect.)Thoughtseize reprint (to replace duress)Read the Bones (2cmc scry 2, draw 2, lose 2 life)lost in a Labyrinth (target gets -3/0 until end of turn, scry 1) to replace Hydrosurge

criticism and advise are welcomed, I know there are things that need to be ironed out still, and I would love the help. Especially for post rotation replacements for cards rotating out soon.

Suggestions

Updates Add

Casual testing vs friends is going well so far. As long as Simic Manipulator or a Blood Bairn is on the field and stays protected, good things happen. I will also try to keep updated on new Theros spoilers and add ones I am thinking of recruiting to the cult in the description.

Comments

Date added 11 years
Last updated 11 years
Legality

This deck is not Standard legal.

Rarity (main - side)

4 - 0 Rares

8 - 0 Uncommons

35 - 15 Commons

Cards 61
Avg. CMC 2.33
Folders blue/black, ideas, Blue/Black
Votes
Ignored suggestions
Shared with
Views