Sponges

Standard BG (Golgari) Counters Midrange

Ambejian

Creature (22)

• 2x Ammit Eternal
• 1x Baleful Ammit
• 3x Channeler Initiate
• 4x Crocodile of the Crossing
• 3x Exemplar of Strength
• 3x Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
• 2x Rishkar, Peema Renegade
• 4x Verdurous Gearhulk

Land (23)

• 1x Cradle of the Accursed
• 10x Forest
• 2x Grasping Dunes
• 2x Ifnir Deadlands
• 8x Swamp

Instant (5)

• 2x Fatal Push
• 2x Hapatra's Mark
• 1x Hour of Glory

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Doomfall
• 2x Driven / Despair
• 2x Never / Return
• 2x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Yahenni's Expertise

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Nest of Scarabs

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Sideboard

Sorcery (3)

• 2x Doomfall
• 1x Yahenni's Expertise

Creature (2)

• 2x Ammit Eternal

Instant (2)

• 2x Blossoming Defense

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Green black Midrange with some -1 synergies.

Channeler Initiate and Exemplar of Strength act as sponges for other high value creatures that come with side effects. This lets you play Ammit Eternal and Crocodile of the Crossing with out having to worry about those annoying draw backs. The channeler and exemplar also act as great sponges since overtime, they get rid of -1 counters. Meanwhile Hapatra's Mark , Rishkar, Peema Renegade and Verdurous Gearhulk create extra buffs that help your board state and rinse off those sponges.

Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons gives the counters some extra value and create extra defenders/sponges for the future. Rishkar creates some extra ramp while the gearhulk is just for pure value.Cradle of the Accursed adds an extra sponge if need be, and Grasping Dunes and Ifnire Deadlands add extra counters. Our only source of card draw however comes from Driven / Despair so its pretty low ut it comes in handy.

and the fact that this deck is black allows for a lot of removal.

Note: I only have 2 copies of fatal push and am currently looking for more.

Please leave any suggestions you might have below. Thanks!!!

Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 18 - 3 Rares 19 - 4 Uncommons 1 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.14
Tokens	Insect 1/1 B, Snake 1/1 G, Snake 1/1 G w/ Deathtouch, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	deck builds