@hawgdriver

also, i didnt have issues against heavy aggro decks even before i added Deathrite Shaman. I always had a kill spell in hand to gimp their swing, kill their mana dork, kill champion of the parish, or swing freely with a demon on turn 5. Also will have slaughter games and sever the bloodline to deal with ghostcrawler, messenger, and falkenrath aristocrat (also curse of death's hold)

You cycle this one deck like 4 times a day.

I do indeed. More people seeing he deck, higher chance of getting good advice. Also can cycle easily from phone.

Red added. Debating dropping Lord of the Void for Necropolis Regent for an easier mana curve, and dropping something for 1x Olivia Voldaren. What do you guys think?

I feel like i have too many red sources...though they are dual sources so i don't feel as badly. I am considering sideboarding Guild Feud to act a a semi win con against control decks, either way works well with Elixir of Immortality. I'm considering reintegrating Liliana of the Dark Realms and Fling for a stealth win against control (on top of my big demons of course).Also considering splashing a teensy bit of green for Kessig Wolf Run and to proc Deathrite Shaman life gain effect....though i wanna focus on the Rakdos aspect first.

Splashed Green......the addition of Golgari Charm to sideboard, Deathrite Shaman, and Kessig Wolf Run seem like reason enough to get a set of Overgrown Tomb. Putting Liliana of the Dark Realms back in for now, because i still want her mana fixing, her +x/+x in conjunction with Kessig Wolf Run makes it hilarious, and obvoiusly her ult has two pump locations now.

Also...testing Olivia Voldaren over Lord of the Void because i can easily scrounge up the 7 mana for a ping and mind control (and then some) in a single turn.

Why not just go full Jund control and look into getting some Rakdos's Return and Huntmaster of the Fells  ^Flip

I like my creature set up, for the most part. Also have two rakdos's return in and huntmaster hits the board to softly for my liking.

Sorry, I didn't see the the Rakdos returns. The deck looks pretty good but I think Huntmaster would help against aggro match ups because of the 2 life and the tokens and his flip is awesome dealing 2 to target player and 2 damage to a creature that player controls. But alright. Good luck next FNM. :)

I had no problem even against naya aggro at last fnm....and now i have lilly of the veil and deathrites in. Control was my main issue...but golgari charm and slaughter games addition help greatly in testing. Also very focused on having most/all flyers...because even aggro has issues with big fatty flyers alongside kill spells

hey id mainboard that Duress. my only slight complaint here is that your deck needs to be more focused. i mean the idea of going big mana with the ghast and dark realms is awesome. being able to kessig for like 10, cast griselbrand easy, rakdos return for like 10 is all great. . id try to get 4x of the dark realms and of the ghast to make this ramp a consistant target. why of the veil? iyou should focus more on theis strategy.i love it aside from this tho,id question your other 3 and 4 drops. eveen tho desecration demon and olivia are awesome, maybe you could 4x the shamans and other one drops Rakdos Cackler? give you a beter rearly game presence. whne it comes to testing id worry about this area.

This is definately a mid range deck. The only reason i put in a one drop (deathrite shaman) is because he isnt a dead draw. My main goal is to not be focused on drawing a dark realms or crypt ghast for the deck to work. The main goal was a great mono black deck that no one expected with great card advantage. The color splashings were to increase my odds against control and provide outlets for mana ramp

Lilly of the veil is god tier removal, bane of aggro, and a devastating 3 drop. 4 of a planeswalker is very rarely a good thing....lilly of the DR is only in atm because i like her -3 and ult for my playstyle....

contemplating Ghor-Clan Rampager, but i probably have enough combat tricks for what i want as is.

Also toying with the idea of replacing Sign in Blood with Faithless Looting for more cycling variety and it doesnt become a dead draw when im low on life...but most of thr time sign in blood is better....had some issues against rdw if i didnt start the round with 3 lands or a removal spell. Otherwise the deck still flows well.

IF i can trade for two Huntmaster of the Fells  ^Flip i will work them in....to pricey to buy atm

Tweaked sideboard to make it more realistic, its mainly anti control...but i also put in a secondary set of kill spells just in case Victim of Night and Ultimate Price aren't good against what i am facing.

Any last suggestions for tomorrow's FNM?

-2 Ultimate Price

+2 Tragic Slip great as you are running kill-construct

-1 Griselbrand

-1 Crypt Ghast

+2 Abrupt Decay or Essence Harvest (harvest turn 5 after Desecration Demon is a 12-point life swing which is more broken then Thragtusk )

Added Demonic Rising over Griselbrand because it gives me an edge against mirror decks and stabilizes me against control decks fairly well. A turn after a wipe i play my creature AND get a 5/5 flyer.

Griselbrand is back in.........because i missed him and ABHORED drawing both Demonic Rising at the same time.

I just purchased a set of Master of Cruelties...2 are going in to replace Griselbrand ....seriously contemplating dropping the Green...making this solid rakdos control and adding 3 more extort outlets (to spam kill spells like i already have and Mizzium Mortars to do extra damage and give me a buffer)...though it depends on the kill spells they add....the strength of the golgari champ....or if they release another black planeswalker...though I was hoping for a rakdos one.....i doubt they will add one in the same set as MoC.

What do you guys think of the Kill spell Spamalot (with essentially the same creature base minus Deathrite Shaman ) and dropping Liliana of the Dark Realms for possible Chandra, the Firebrand or just more kill/damage spells.

Mk, Tweaked the deck a bit.....begrudgingly dropped Liliana of the Dark Realms because i was mainly using her as a kill spell in real matches (not bad...but not 100% great either).

Testing Rakdos, Lord of Riots which can be procced off of combat damage, just giving trample via Wolf Run, Sign in Blood , Staff of Nin , or Rakdos's Return

I will be putting two Master of Cruelties in (guaranteed), though im not sure if the Rakdos, Lord of Riots slot or Griselbrand slot works better. Snagged a set of Exava,Rakdos Bloodwitch for 9 bucks...but not sure if she is a fit until the other big critters cycle out.

For those who have played Rakdos, Lord of Riots What were your results? I can see how he can be a dead card..but i also see how he can be devastating.

With the introduction of some of the champion powerhouses....i may drop Ultimate Price or Victim of Night to run a full set of Dreadbore in mainboard.