Mono-black zombies in Pioneer

Pioneer Aggro Competitive Mono-Black Zombie

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Creature (30)

• 4x Champion of the Perished
• 4x Cryptbreaker
• 4x Death Baron
• 2x Diregraf Colossus
• 2x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
• 3x Lord of the Accursed
• 4x Murderous Rider
• 4x Relentless Dead
• 3x Tainted Adversary

Land (24)

• 2x Castle Locthwain
• 1x Hive of the Eye Tyrant
• 3x Mutavault
• 15x Swamp
• 1x Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip

Sorcery (6)

• 3x Dark Salvation
• 3x Thoughtseize

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Sideboard

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Thought Distortion
• 1x Thoughtseize

Enchantment (3)

• 3x Leyline of the Void

Instant (3)

• 3x Fatal Push

Creature (2)

• 2x Gray Merchant of Asphodel

Artifact (3)

• 3x Damping Sphere

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Liliana, Untouched By Death

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I had a superb time playing mono-black zombies after Gerry Thompson won Pro Tour Amonkhet, and that inspires this tribal deck. Tribal decks in Pioneer have had limited success. Humans has been the most successful, and spirits have done fairly well. Outside of those two decks, though, tribal anything-else hasn't done well. I think zombies has the potential, and Innistrad: Midnight Hunt and Innistrad: Crimson Vow have provided a few powerful additions, primarily Champion of the Perished and Tainted Adversary.

I have 2x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet in the main board. It's such a powerful card that I think it does well in the main board. I know that most people run 2x or 3x in the sideboard, but I don't get it-- when Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet hits the battlefield, it has a HUGE impact on the game immediately, so I prefer to play it in the mainboard.

I think this deck can hold its own, but I think the top decks in Pioneer might be too much for it. It is explosive, and it is definitely an aggro deck (so it is fast), but it can also play the long game. Maybe it would be good? I'll have to try it at FNM to find out, and my local game store has stopped running Pioneer events. I guess I won't be able to try it any time soon, unfortunately.

Top Ranked	Achieved #30 position overall 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Pioneer 4 years ago
Date added	4 years
Last updated	1 month
Legality	This deck is Pioneer legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 2 Mythic Rares 33 - 3 Rares 3 - 9 Uncommons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.08
Tokens	Human Cleric 1/1 BW, On an Adventure, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie 2/2 B w/ Decayed
Folders	motivation!!!, Zom, Mono-Black Pioneer, Competitive Pioneer, Decks