Kuroikage

Modern Death's Shadow Mono-Black Tempo

Andramalech

Creature (25)

• 4x Boggart Trawler  ^Flip
• 4x Death's Shadow
• 4x Nethergoyf
• 3x Orcish Bowmasters
• 3x Scourge of the Skyclaves
• 3x Shadow of Mortality
• 4x Street Wraith

Instant (11)

• 4x Fatal Push
• 4x Fell the Profane  ^Flip
• 3x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip

Land (8)

• 4x Swamp
• 4x Verdant Catacombs

Sorcery (12)

• 4x Agadeem's Awakening  ^Flip
• 4x Thoughtseize
• 4x Toxic Deluge

Enchantment (4)

• 4x Ripples of Undeath

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Sideboard

Instant (9)

• 3x Dismember
• 3x Flare of Malice
• 3x Surgical Extraction

Sorcery (6)

• 3x Feed the Swarm
• 3x Postmortem Lunge

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Maybeboard

Instant (12)

• 4x Not Dead After All
• 4x Supernatural Stamina
• 4x Undying Malice

Creature (8)

• 4x Hex Parasite
• 4x Necroplasm

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This deck is a mono-black ({B}) Death's Shadow shell utilizing cards from Modern Horizons 3 (MH3).

Theme

(the name of the deck comes from the Japanese translation of "Black Shadow", since I'm such a big fan of the Naruto universe.)

• I have researched Death's Shadow prior to 2015 Era magic, and it was formerly a staple in 'Grixis Shadow' or even 'Jund Shadow' builds.

• My attempt here is to commit to the mono-colored shell and succeed with an idea where otherwise, the meta might say is simply too restricted; two and three colored decks always have more access to tech and response spells.

• Nevertheless, I'm about this concept because initially when this deck was popular, Shadow of Mortality and Scourge of the Skyclaves were not yet printed. So I'm curious to see if there's any utility brought back to the archetype.

Construction

• This deck is being created (well, recreated) following the release of Modern Horizons 3 (2024). It's meant to capitalize on the printed cards Boggart Trawler  , Fell the Profane  , and formerly printed cards Malakir Rebirth   and Agadeem's Awakening  .

No Pain (lands), No Gain

• My intention is to use as many pain lands that sting as deep as 3, or spells that cost life to execute, such as Postmortem Lunge, Feed the Swarm, etc.

• As I previously mentioned, I've done a bit of research and a short compiled list of typical, featured pieces key to the functionality of a 'Shadow' shell include the following:

Hand Disruption

• Thoughtseize, Grief, Inquisition of Kozilek are typical choices due to the efficacy of preventing those pesky removal spells.

Draw Advantage

• Street Wraith as a dual use card, lowering our life total and drawing a card, thinning the deck, doing all the things necessary.

• Ripples of Undeath was chosen over Necrodominance due to the circumstantial setup choice, and how Undeath functions almost like a Black Sylvan Library.

Removal

• The only noteworthy thing in the mainboard is really Fatal Push, and otherwise we have Dismember in the sideboard.

Discussion

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Date added	7 months
Last updated	2 months
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	15 - 0 Mythic Rares 22 - 6 Rares 19 - 6 Uncommons 0 - 3 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.00
Tokens	Orc Army