Defenders of Darkness

Standard Control Five Color Infinite Combo Ramp Superfriends

DarkSylux315

Creature (22)

• 4x Axebane Guardian
• 4x Basilica Guards
• 1x Deathrite Shaman
• 4x Fog Bank
• 2x Galvanic Alchemist
• 3x Gatecreeper Vine
• 1x Hover Barrier
• 3x Trestle Troll

Planeswalker (5)

• 1x Chandra, the Firebrand
• 1x Jace, Architect of Thought
• 2x Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
• 1x Sorin, Lord of Innistrad

Land (20)

• 1x Azorius Guildgate
• 1x Boros Guildgate
• 1x Dimir Guildgate
• 5x Forest
• 1x Golgari Guildgate
• 1x Gruul Guildgate
• 3x Island
• 1x Izzet Guildgate
• 1x Maze's End
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 1x Plains
• 1x Rakdos Guildgate
• 1x Selesnya Guildgate
• 1x Simic Guildgate

Artifact (5)

• 3x Chromatic Lantern
• 2x Door to Nothingness

Instant (3)

• 1x Murder
• 2x Volcanic Geyser

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Devil's Play
• 2x Dreadbore
• 1x Frenzied Tilling
• 1x Mizzium Mortars

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Sideboard

Creature (2)

• 1x Angel of Jubilation
• 1x Primordial Hydra

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Builder's Blessing

Instant (8)

• 1x Beckon Apparition
• 3x Electrickery
• 1x Murder
• 3x Negate

Sorcery (4)

• 3x Demolish
• 1x Rain of Thorns

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Maybeboard

Land (11)

• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Temple Garden

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Come at me, Bro

This deck is supposed to be super fun since you can modify it to do pretty much anything. You can switch to land destroy (if you are that kind of person), ramp to huge, fun drops, make it into burn/control, or do super-mill with Doorkeepers and Mind Grind, Jace, Memory Adept, or Increasing Confusion. Really, you can change anything that isn't needed for the mana combo into whatever you want, which is the core idea here.

It's sort of rampish, depending on if you get the Axebanes and Gatecreepers early.If you soulbond a Galvanic Alchemist with an Axebane Guardian and have at least three other defenders out, you can tap and untap the Guardian for infinite mana of whatever colors you want.

Primarily, you want to get the infinite mana combo going and then Devil's Play ftw. I like having lots of every color of mana so you can play a bunch of planeswalkers. I personally enjoy using Jace, Architect of Thought to summon Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker (how cool is that!?) or pull your Door to Nothingness, but pulling other planeswalkers is fun too. Note that you CANNOT use Jace's ability to cast Devil's Play. Aside from the defenders being used in the mana combo, they also exist in order to defend (what a twist!) your planeswalkers. I also threw in a Primordial Hydra for sh*ts and giggles. If you can't seem to pull any cool cards, you can alternatively extort the opponent to death (which is super boring and kind of douchey).

This deck uses cards I actually own, which is why there are no Bonfire of the Damneds in here but I am willing to invest in this deck if it prospers.

I'd love to hear any comments and +1 if you enjoy the idea. All suggestions are greatly appreciated and will be considered.

Date added	11 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 1 Mythic Rares 10 - 1 Rares 8 - 2 Uncommons 27 - 11 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.08
Tokens	Emblem Sorin, Lord of Innistrad, Spirit 1/1 WB, Vampire 1/1 B w/ Lifelink
Based on	Burning Bolas DarkSylux315 UNK