Ratnica!

Standard* Budget Mono-Black Theme/Gimmick Tribal

dragonsong

Creature (28)

• 3x Black Cat
• 2x Bloodthrone Vampire
• 4x Drainpipe Vermin
• 2x Gravecrawler
• 2x Gutter Skulk
• 4x Pack Rat
• 4x Ravenous Rats
• 3x Shadow Alley Denizen
• 4x Typhoid Rats

Land (15)

• 15x Swamp

Enchantment (5)

• 2x Dead Weight
• 3x Shrieking Affliction

Instant (6)

• 3x Tragic Slip
• 3x Undying Evil

Sorcery (6)

• 4x Duress
• 2x Ghoulcaller's Chant

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Sideboard

Creature (15)

• 3x Relentless Rats
• 3x Relentless Rats
• 3x Relentless Rats
• 3x Relentless Rats
• 3x Relentless Rats

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Maybeboard

Creature (9)

• 3x Bloodflow Connoisseur
• 2x Desecration Demon
• 2x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 2x Ogre Slumlord

Enchantment (5)

• 2x Skeletal Grimace
• 3x Underworld Connections

Instant (9)

• 2x Altar's Reap
• 2x Cremate
• 1x Murder
• 2x Necrobite
• 1x Ultimate Price
• 1x Victim of Night

Sorcery (8)

• 2x Bone Splinters
• 2x Immortal Servitude
• 2x Mind Rot
• 2x Sign in Blood

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My own variation of Standard mono-black rats, picking out cards from various other ratty decks on the site. (Name and original idea: Ratnica.)

Maybeboard is a selection of ideas for rat decks I've accumulated, for reference as I tweak and playtest different mechanics. Currently focused on discard + removal.

The way this plays is simple: I need 1 or 2 swamps in my opening hand, that's it. Every single card here has a CMC of only 1 or 2, and during playtesting on MTGO I found that this deck works best when I get an early advantage (especially with Duress and Ravenous Rats) and then don't draw lands except occasionally. This is a fast, cheap, black-aggro style deck, which has done surprisingly well against some much more powerful decks on MTGO.

It's no tournament piece though. It's just fun to play. :)

Date added	11 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Rares 3 - 15 Uncommons 36 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.33
Tokens	Copy Clone
Based on	Ratnica skeet70 STD