Dominaria Mono Black Control v.2

Standard* Control UBR (Grixis)

SS1985

Land (25)

• 1x Arch of Orazca
• 1x Cabal Stronghold
• 4x Dragonskull Summit
• 2x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Island
• 1x Mountain
• 2x Scavenger Grounds
• 13x Swamp

Artifact (2)

• 2x Treasure Map  ^Flip

Sorcery (19)

• 2x Bontu's Last Reckoning
• 3x Cut / Ribbons
• 3x Doomfall
• 3x Golden Demise
• 4x Lay Bare the Heart
• 2x Mastermind's Acquisition
• 2x Never / Return

Planeswalker (7)

• 2x Angrath, the Flame-Chained
• 3x Karn, Scion of Urza
• 2x Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver

Instant (5)

• 2x Cast Down
• 3x Vraska's Contempt

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Torment of Scarabs

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Sideboard

Creature (6)

• 3x Dire Fleet Poisoner
• 3x Dread Shade

Artifact (3)

• 1x Silent Gravestone
• 2x Sorcerous Spyglass

Instant (6)

• 3x Abrade
• 3x Moment of Craving

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Maybeboard

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Divest
• 1x Duress
• 2x Mastermind's Acquisition
• 2x Painful Lesson
• 1x Settle the Score
• 1x Walk the Plank
• 1x Yawgmoth's Vile Offering

Land (10)

• 2x Cabal Stronghold
• 1x Canyon Slough
• 1x Crypt of the Eternals
• 3x Dragonskull Summit
• 3x Drowned Catacomb

Artifact (6)

• 1x Edifice of Authority
• 1x Mirage Mirror
• 1x Sorcerous Spyglass
• 1x Thaumatic Compass  ^Flip
• 1x Thran Temporal Gateway
• 1x Visage of Bolas

Creature (5)

• 1x Ravenous Chupacabra
• 1x Skittering Surveyor
• 2x The Scarab God
• 1x Voltaic Servant

Instant (6)

• 1x Final Reward
• 1x Fungal Infection
• 1x Hour of Glory
• 1x Reaver Ambush
• 1x Vicious Offering
• 1x Vona's Hunger

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Phyrexian Scriptures
• 1x Revel in Riches
• 1x The Eldest Reborn
• 2x Trespasser's Curse

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Mono-black control in preparation for the upcoming standard rotation. Open to all other feedback and suggestions. Thanks in advance for your time and consideration.

Win cons:

• Cabal Stronghold + Ribbon
• Torment of Scarabs + Angrath, the Flame-Chained or Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver

Toughest match-ups:

• Approach of the Second Sun decks
• Anointed Procession decks
• Dimir control
• Red aggro with burn

6/6/2018 Update:

Dropped 1x Revel in Riches , 1x Primal Amulet  , and 2x Never from the maindeck. Brought in 2x Angrath, the Flame-Chained , 1x Cut and 1x Vraska's Contempt .

Although at sorcery speed, Cut is a strong early game removal card that can handle quite a few creatures. Late game, Ribbon becomes one of the deck's win conditions.

Angrath, the Flame-Chained provides extra removal with his -3, his +1 combos with Torment of Scarabs and his -8 is a win condition vs control decks.

Keys to Victory:

• Maintain early game card advantage with Treasure Map  , Painful Lesson , and Karn, Scion of Urza .
• Look to keep a starting hand with removal, a Golden Demise / Bontu's Last Reckoning and discard or card draw.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	3 years
Splash colors	UR
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 24 - 7 Rares 11 - 5 Uncommons 3 - 3 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.77
Tokens	City's Blessing, Construct 0/0 C, Treasure, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Cool Decks