Death Sisters (competitive)

Modern thebdayskeleton

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Jhereg2467 says... #1

I think you should run Sanguine Bond for the combo with Exquisite Blood. Also add more copies of Sorin, and if you can get the Archangels add them! I also think Felidar Sovereign is good in this kind of deck. And since it's a bit slow, how about Angel's Grace , and Holy Day

May 14, 2015 7:44 p.m.

Jhereg2467

I already have Vizkopa Guildmage to combo with Exquisite Blood.Felidar Sovereign is a card that I was thinking about, but it is a bit expensive and if the game extends to the point where I have more than 40 HP and 8 manas it is a bit hard for me to lose.The only reason I don't have Angel's Grace and Holy Day is because they can't stop Infect, which is the only weakness I've found so far. Angel's Grace can, however, stop Storm decks, which is great.

May 15, 2015 11:39 p.m.

lanielas says... #3

As a massive soul sisters player myself I would say cut the heralds and add 2 more soul sisters, one of each. Exchange god's willing for brave the elements. Add some Martyr of Sands, works well with the Guildmage. Switch out the tidehollows for inquisition, and soul sisters always loves Ranger of Eos, and also switch out the dismembers for paths moving dismember to sideboard. Also with a playset of ranger you can run a sort of toolbox-like group of 1-ofs like a Typhoid rat, a Isamaru, a Mikaeus the Lunarch, and maybe even something like Order of the Stars. and of course a playset of serra ascendant should be on your list of things to get

July 17, 2015 4:27 a.m.

square711 says... #4

Emerge Unscathed is strictly better than Stave Off. And if you can tweak the mana base a bit so it's easier to get early, Geth's Verdict is better than Celestial Flare.

Oh, and Orzhov Basilica shouldn't be there. It screws up your curve for no good reason, and is a nice target for all the nonbasic land hate going around in Modern.

August 12, 2015 7:30 p.m.

square711

Stave Off is used to target THEIR creatures. Geth's Verdict lets them sacrifice any creature, most of the times I just want to remove the attacking one.

Orzhov Basilica is just there because I have no dual land other than the Tarkir ones.

August 12, 2015 8:10 p.m.

square711 says... #6

Is your meta so crowded with Infect decks? Because that's the only matchup I can think of where using Stave Off on one of their creatures is any good. You can't do that against Bogles, and pretty much no other Modern deck plays Auras or creature-pumping instants. At least none of the relevant archetypes do.

And your statement about Geth's Verdict and Celestial Flare assumes the opponent will always be attacking with only one creature at a time, while keeping others untapped for some reason. They'll only attack with a single creature when it's the only one they have on the board (as is normally the case with G/W Bogles and the aforementioned Infect). Those two are virtually the only decks that play color protection and/or hexproof in Modern - for anything else, you're better off running standard removal spells such as Go for the Throat or Victim of Night (or Path to Exile, which is the best of the bunch by a landslide). I can think of very few situations where you'll wish you had a Celestial Flare instead of a Path to Exile or Dismember in hand, and even less situations where a Geth's Verdict won't do the job.

August 12, 2015 9:33 p.m.

square711

There's quite a bit of infect and I've never had much problems with other decks. Stave Off can also stop twin if I need to, it is a very flexible card.

Finally, the reason why I don't run Path to Exile is because of hexproof and price. I still need to buy the Auriok Champions and I think they would be a much better purchase than Path to Exile. Thanks for the advice, but at least for now I think I'll leave the deck the way it is here.

August 13, 2015 1:38 p.m.

square711 says... #8

Fair enough. This is obviously a meta call, so I can understand the reasoning behind your choices. And Auriok Champion is the kind of card that has tremendous value in any deck that runs its color, so by all means buy them! Pro black/red might as well read "protection from removal".

August 13, 2015 1:43 p.m.

DMPv01 says... #9

I suggest Godless Shrine instead of your temples. With your lifegain, potentially shocking yourself to get spells out when you need them isn't a big deal. Archangel of Thune in place of Sunscorch Regent. You'll most likely get at least a couple lifegain triggers when it comes down which will boost your entire team. Also, Bitterblossom is great for incremental advantage. With 2+ sisters on the field, it gains you life every upkeep. With Archangel out, it boosts your entire team every upkeep. It can get out of control quickly.

Here's my B/W Sisters deck if you want to check it out for ideas.


Bitter Soul Sisters Playtest

Modern DMPv01

SCORE: 20 | 5 COMMENTS | 3046 VIEWS


September 30, 2015 11:01 a.m.

ArchFline says... #10

I feel like your sideboard could use some work, you seem to have a disproportionate amount enchant and artifact hate, yet you lack land hate vs tron decks such as Ghost Quarter as well as creature hate which black is king of. All and all it is a well built deck but without a sideboard capable of reacting to your opponents your ability to compete in competitive play will faulter.

December 17, 2015 1:40 p.m. Edited.

ArchFline I just got my shit beat by Tron and changed my mana base. What do you think I should side out and replace? I play a lot vs G/w Auras so I'd like to keep the sacrifices at least.

December 18, 2015 9:53 p.m.

ArchFline says... #12

Remove Erase from side board and add 2more Sundering Growth remove Shattering Blow in favor of Stony Silence and drop 2 Celestial Flare for Kataki, War's Wage. That pretty much gives you the gross and overbearing hate a proper side board should have.

December 18, 2015 11:27 p.m.

Cragon18 says... #13

Cool deck. I just built a modern deck (for casual play) based around Champion of Lambholt and Kavu Predator. It'd be an interesting matchup since Kavu is essentially the same card as Ajani's Pridemate. Obviously my deck would get destroyed by this deck though! Cheers!

March 19, 2016 10:09 p.m.

Cragon18

Kavu Predator is a card that I'd REALLY hate to play against. Thank God it's not a common card, as it's not very useful in other matchups.

March 19, 2016 11:19 p.m.

Mitrian says... #15

I've played around a lot with various Soul Sisters builds, and my favorite is B/W -- although I also dig your Boros build; adding Norin is clever, never though of that.

One of the issues I've run into most is running out of fuel. I've addressed it with Phyrexian Arena or Well of Lost Dreams, both of which work really well here. Also Mentor of the Meek has shown good value.

Last, have you ever tried Bitterblossom in this build? Works fantastic in my experience and provides chump blockers against fliers, something this deck can struggle against.

September 17, 2016 3:51 a.m.

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