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Serra Ascendant ? With all the blood artist and one of the sisters?

BattleWalrus: Usually I tutor for Grave Pact or Mark of Asylum depending on the deck I'm playing against (and whether or not I've already drawn one). But I've even tutored for Illness in the Ranks if I have a bunch of tokens on the board and Blood Artist out.

SpadezPro: Yeah, I used to have Blind Obedience in here for the extort, but it was too slow, and I don't usually have enough mana for it to make a huge difference in the long run.

3n3rgy2: The thing with Serra Ascendant is that I don't often make it above 30 life in this deck, since I'm paying with my pain lands and my Phyrexian Arena . It's not enough of a lifegain deck to make her worth it, though she is an awesome card.

I totaly didbt realize there was convoke cost to that card. Its actually a realy good tutor card. The deck is really tight sir. I cant think of any mods, everything you have helps other aspects of the deck. Like ive said before I really like this deck. BW decks are my favorite though so im a bit bias.

Have you thought about about Dash Hopes ? +1

I have, Grizzbear, because I'm reaching a point where I feel like I need just a bit more control with this deck. I really want to squeeze it in here. I'll be thinking about how I might do that. Let me know if you have any suggestions.

If you want more control in black, then might I point you to the humble Thoughtseize (or it's little brother, Inquisition of Kozilek ?)

I have Inquisition of Kozilek and he's been bounced in and out of this deck so many times, I can't even tell you. I don't know why I can't commit to it. It's such a great card.

Maybe try Thoughtseize instead? You have no small amount of lifegain, and it's the premier black control card for a reason.

You have six self-hexproofing cards in the sideboard. Why not try three for hexproofing and three for control?

That's a good answer, Grizzbear. I'll probably go that route for now. Thanks!

Have you considered Mortify ? Solid removal that can double as a way to ax your Phyrexian Arena if things get tight.

Miraxis: I've got Oblivion Ring in here already to kind of fill that role, but some Mortify in the sideboard in case I need additional enchantment removal wouldn't be a bad idea. Thanks!

love it.

Thanks, WicKid52!

Hey, just wanted to tell you that I built a deck around the same combo as you and I did draw some inspiration from your own. I'd really like to hear what ya think about it. You have tokens? Or not!

Looks great, DrkNinja. I have linked to it here.

Would Dictate of Erebos be good enough to replace Grave Pact while saving some money ?

I think so, TehPudding, plus the flash can be kind of nice. I don't run it in here because I don't really have enough lands for it, but if you were doing a cheap build of this, it would work just fine. Dark Tutelage is also a fairly decent budget alternative to Phyrexian Arena .

Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood should do wonders, infinite combo and would work great seperately

It's an awesome combo, TentacleTitan, and I run it in my Heartbleed and The Extort Fort decks, but I think its too slow for this deck. I've never seen anyone actually pull it off in competitive modern before.

Wow this deck is beautiful, some of the most creative combos I've read in a while. I wish I could +1 more then once.

Thanks, p7fox!

Awesome deck! see you started using Inquisition of Kozilek . Please let us know how it goes! =)

I made this deck and started playing with it. I really found a new appreciation for Beseech the Queen It allows you to run 3 ofs for your combo pieces. I absolutely love playing with this deck, and i thank you for bringing it to my attention.