Rise of Darkness

Standard* Cruel Control Mono-Black

Skelasoldier

Creature (11)

• 2x Phylactery Lich
• 2x Phyrexian Obliterator
• 2x Solemn Simulacrum
• 3x Spellskite
• 2x Wurmcoil Engine

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Liliana of the Dark Realms

Land (22)

• 3x Inkmoth Nexus
• 19x Swamp

Artifact (5)

• 3x Pristine Talisman
• 2x Sphere of the Suns

Instant (9)

• 1x Doom Blade
• 2x Geth's Verdict
• 1x Go for the Throat
• 3x Murder
• 2x Tragic Slip

Sorcery (13)

• 2x Black Sun's Zenith
• 2x Despise
• 1x Diabolic Revelation
• 1x Increasing Ambition
• 3x Mutilate
• 2x Sever the Bloodline
• 2x Sorin's Vengeance

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Sideboard

Creature (3)

• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Liliana's Shade
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Curse of Death's Hold

Artifact (4)

• 2x Ratchet Bomb
• 2x Witchbane Orb

Instant (1)

• 1x Surgical Extraction

Sorcery (4)

• 3x Duress
• 1x Memoricide

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The goal of this deck is to control the board with your sorcery and instant spell, mana-ramp up to big nasty creatures and utilize Liliana's second ability.

Win Condition 1: Control + Sorin's Vengeance

Win Condition 2: Liliana's second ability combined with Inkmoth Nexus or Phyrexian Obliterator

Win Condition 3: Aggro + control

Top Ranked	Achieved #29 position overall 12 years ago
Date added	12 years
Last updated	12 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 1 Mythic Rares 21 - 8 Rares 5 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 4 Commons
Cards	62
Avg. CMC	3.25
Tokens	Emblem Liliana of the Dark Realms, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink