Old Discard Revamped

Vintage Discard UB (Dimir)

Balinor5

Creature (11)

• 1x Abyssal Specter
• 1x Blizzard Specter
• 2x Burglar Rat
• 1x Guul Draz Specter
• 3x Hypnotic Specter
• 2x Nyxathid
• 1x Shimian Specter

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana Vess

Land (20)

• 4x Drowned Catacomb
• 7x Island
• 9x Swamp

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Waste Not

Artifact (3)

• 1x Geth's Grimoire
• 2x The Rack

Instant (13)

• 2x Boomerang
• 3x Condescend
• 2x Contagion
• 4x Dark Ritual
• 2x Unsummon

Sorcery (11)

• 4x Hymn to Tourach
• 1x Mind Twist
• 1x Scheming Symmetry
• 2x Silent Departure
• 3x Unhinge

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This was my old discard deck from some 15 years back. I recently got into playing MTG again so I revamped this old deck. It focuses on discard with black, and control from blue through return to hand cards and counter spells. Damage comes from creatures/artifacts. I also added some card draw to keep it going.

I love playing Unsummon... It's a cheap spell, and when your opponent is top decking, and brings out a big creature, you can send it back to his hand to be discarded. It can also be used to save your creatures from opponent's spells. Silent Departure serves a similar purpose, and its flashback is great if the game drags on.

Boomerang can be used in the same way, but lets you target a pesky artifact or special land... Or in multi-player you can bounce your Rack back to your hand to reassign it to another opponent.

Condescend is an effective counter spell for any point in the game, and the scry will help you bypass land draws later on.

Dark Ritual is a must in black decks. It helps you get the early advantage. Or it can be used as a quick discard with Contagion if your opponent gets off to a quick start.

Lilliana Vess fits well in here; although, her CMC is high. She has a nice tutor, and if you can get to her ultimate... its usually game over.

This deck in 2v2 is very heavily dependent on card draw. If you can get Geth's Grimoire or Waste Not out early, it will give you a big advantage. Scheming Symmetry is in there since I play a lot of team games, and can be pitched to Contagion otherwise.

I'm very open to suggestions and recommendations. I play a lot of 2v2 casual games with friends, so keep that in mind. Thanks and hope you enjoy.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Vintage legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 11 - 0 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 18 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.30
Tokens	Zombie 2/2 B