This is a little spin off of MBD, and its more on the control side. i also took the approach of having more non-creature permanents, due to the fact that most decks run creature removal as a priority.
Creatures:Gray Merchant of Asphodel - this guy is essential, and in this deck the goal is to play him, and then rescue from the underworld him to hit them again.
Erebos, God of the Dead - okay god, but hes good as a draw engine, and you'll have lots of life to spare anyway with Whip of Erebos and Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Abhorrent Overlord - strong 6/6 flyer and with the devotion will give me even more flyers to end the game.
Disciple of Phenax
- i dont know about this guy, i used to like him but i guess if i have Thoughtseize there isnt much need for him, i may replace him.
Brain Maggot - hes like a mini Thoughtseize and he could give devotion given that he hasn't died by then
Other spells:
Hero's Downfall - good card, gets rid of many things
Dictate of Erebos - this guy gives good devotion, and you can flash him in when your opponent tries to kill your creature. it also keeps the opponent from trading creatures with you cause it ends in a 2 for 1 trade for them. only running one though cause there arent many creatures in this deck.
Sanguine Bond - this also gives good devotion, and if you can pull out a Gray Merchant of Asphodel or Whip of Erebos, things can get ugly for your opponent.
Bile Blight - i like this card, it is solid early game removal, and it could possibly take two out with one card.
Thoughtseize- so good
[[lilliana vess]- planeswalker gives devotion, can help bring back your dead gray merchants, kills the opponents hand
Underworld Connections - good draw engine as well, and gives good 2 devotion
Whip of Erebos - good card, helps you stay alive, gives devotion, brings stuff back
Extinguish All Hope
- good board wipe that'll keep some of my creatures
Waste Not - I'm going to try this one out. I think this will work well with the discard from lilliana, duress, thoughtseize, disciple of phenax. plus its an enchantment and will give me early game devotion.
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx - one couldn't hurt, only help
Sideboard:
Devour Flesh - very good against hexproof decks or pro- black decks.
Drown in Sorrow- if they are running a creature-aggro deck, this will slow them down enough for me to come back later in the game.
Duress - if they're running burn, control decks with a lot of counters, there is no need for thoughtseize and losing 2 life, so duress is a good replacement. or if their hand needs more destruction then duress is good too.
Erebos, God of the Dead - just in case i need him in game, like if they run a life gaining deck.
Whip of Erebos - good if they have lots of creature removal, i can expect to get one and whip some
Disciple of Phenax
back or Gray Merchant of Asphodel.
Shrieking Affliction - again, if they're running a fast paced deck, or they have no card draw, i can use this to penalize them with my discard. it also gives me devotion.
let me know how this is! its brand new and it could use a lot of tweaking cause i feel it is all over the place. so help is greatly appreciated!
