Reckless Spite to replace Ashes to Ashes? Is instant speed better than exile?

EDH has too much recursion, even in non-reanimator decks. If I need to answer something, I need to make sure it doesn't come back. Generally I don't have to worry about things at instant speed. I'll survive until a wrath or my other sorcery speed removal can deal with it.

May I suggest Contamination to completely lock out non-black decks and also to function as a pseudo Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth. It's a good card for soft locking the board while you recover from a wipe/set up your board and combos.

Trashmaster, while Contamination is a a neat card, it can be a little cruel. Not saying this deck can't be cruel....the real issue is i don't have enough consistent reanimator to make it a sustainable approach. I tested it out early on in the deck and found it hard to maintain, and I've actually lowered my creature count since then.

Considering swapping Blood Artist for Cemetery Reaper. Blood artist seems win more, and reaper is a lord that gravehates and gives me blockers.

I agree with Blood Artist being a win more. My dedicated token/sacrifice Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest deck has never gotten it to go off in 30 matches. It's not worth the include imo unless you can get a reliable infinite combo engine going. It being a 0/1 is also a big deterrent.

I have 6 zombie creatures, and 2 cards that make zombies. So the Lord effect isn't useless. My only concern is it ups my curve and blood artist works well with Strands of Night combo.

God I wish I could upvote twice so I can be the one to get you to 200. ;-;

Also, landmark of sorts. I beat my rival. I finally found out how to deal with his 12 counter spells and 20+ wraths. I dictated the process quickly in "Matchups/Mulligans" section.

Strands of Night won the game with both Liliana emblems and a Gray Merchant of Asphodel

Taking this to FNM this week.

This deck is badass +1! I just finished creating my first ever monoblack deck would you mind reviewing it? Here's the link Don't Touch Anything! (Horobi EDH).