Casual mono black mana burn deck. I originally intended to make a land destruction deck but didn't want it to be too powerful, so I made some changes that will hopefully even things out.
I'm a casual player but would love tips and ideas for this! Want to offend my friends with it but not lose them.
Mana control/burn is the focus of the deck, so Pooling Venom and Contaminated Ground makes the opponent pay 2 life when they use mana. Contaminated ground also turns their mana into a swamp if they don't have any, which keeps them poor AND makes Blistergrub unblockable via swampwalk.
Blistergrub also burns 2 life when they die; Nice.
For removal I have Paralyze, which forces them to either pay 4(they won't want to) or keep their creature tapped if they don't. So maybe not removal in the traditional sense, but it works entirely in my favor. I also have Vengeful Strangler as creature/removal, since after it dies it comes back as a an enchantment forcing discard.
Had some trouble finding decent mana ramp that wasn't ritual and medallions, so I opted for Dark Ritual. Bubbling Muck also gives me a bit of a boost once I have more than 3 mana(it breaks even if I use it with 2 mana or less). In addition to these 2, Deadeye tracker lets me look at my decks top card; if it's a land I take it, if it's not he gets a +1/+1 boost which is pretty sweet.
I can only activate Deadeye Tracker's ability by paying 2 and exiling 2 cards from an opponents graveyard. Destroy the Evidence fills their graveyard and keeps the mana control flavor in check. It destroys a land, then mills them until they find another; which is great because I can hit it with pooling venom or Contaminated Ground.
Mana Skimmer I discovered while brewing this deck and it literally fits perfectly. When it deals damage to the player (which it should with all the removal I have), it taps one of their lands. So if they were avoiding a land with pooling venom on it, now they're forced to tap it and lose 2 health. Mana Skimmer also has flying which is delicious.
I'm expecting the opponent to also have tons of removal and needed something to bring my cards back, so Mortuary Mire will come in handy mid game when they've exhausted their options.
So that's the premise of the deck; forcing the opponent to burn themselves and not be able to afford rebuttal. Any tips and ideas would be appreciated, I'm not new to magic just SUPER casual and still learning the more I dive into it.
