Mono Black deck - need help improving

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Posted on Feb. 17, 2014, 6:26 p.m. by Setrop

Please take a look at my deck and recommend any upgrades/replacements

Thanks in advance, setrop.

Magiclover318 says... #2

Always post your deck in the forum question please.

February 17, 2014 7:14 p.m.

The Doctor says... #3

February 17, 2014 7:24 p.m.

The Doctor says... #4

You pretty much need Desecration Demon , and Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx . It would also do you some good to have Ultimate Price .

February 17, 2014 7:25 p.m.

The Doctor says... #5

Also, Thoughtseize .

February 17, 2014 7:26 p.m.

The Doctor says... #6

...and Underworld Connections , Pack Rat , and more land.

February 17, 2014 7:26 p.m.

mckin says... #7

4x Pack Rat , Underworld Connections is only like $2ea and Ultimate Price are some of the cheapest upgrades

February 17, 2014 7:27 p.m.

Setrop says... #8

Thanks for all the input guys, i really appreciate it, sorry for not having the deck on post, my mistake. i m in the process of making some improvements, ill post it correctly next time

February 17, 2014 9:55 p.m.

Magiclover318 says... #9

Hey no problem :) I am still learning the correct ways of doing things on this site and it takes some practice. I ran mono black in standard and now I am running it in modern as well.

February 17, 2014 10:01 p.m.

Setrop says... #10

okaaaaayy so here is what i did,Removed from deck
Whip of Erebos x2
Thrull Parasite x2
Grisly Spectacle x2
Doom Blade x2, moved to sideboard
Swamp x2

added to deck

Temple of Deceit x4 for scry.
Bile Blight x4 for removal
Ultimate Price x2 for removal
Doom Blade x2,it was already in the original deck, i failed to post it.

Removed from sideboard

Devour Flesh x2 removed
Pharika's Cure x4 removed
Crypt Incursion x3
Devour Flesh x2

Sideboard looks like this now

Duress x2
Dark Betrayal x4
Doom Blade x2
Ultimate Price x2
Encroaching Wastes x4 . my attempt at dealing with guildgate decks. accepting better solutions, lol
Link to new deck Mono Black Devotion

February 17, 2014 11:01 p.m.

The Doctor says... #11

February 18, 2014 2:04 a.m.

Setrop says... #12

yah really want those cards. but they are a lil out of budget at the time. i ll work on it over time :P, thanks for input

February 18, 2014 2:45 a.m.

Setrop says... #13

okay so i updated my deck and put up for some expensive cards,took away -4 Rakdos Shred-Freak

-4 Rakdos Cackler

-4 Shadow Alley Denizen

-4 Read the Bones

-2 Child of Night

-2 Temple of Deceit

and put all of The doctors recommendations, however the deck feels a lil clunky.well Reallly clunky. without the smaller cheaper creatures the beginning of the game is been really slow for me. all i didnt add where the two Mutavault do they really make that much a difference...?

February 22, 2014 10:18 p.m.

The Doctor says... #14

The early stages of the game are always slow unless you get Pack Rat out. That's why the deck has so many kill spells in it. I can post my variation of mono-black if you'd like.

February 22, 2014 11:26 p.m.

Setrop says... #15

i would really appreciate it

February 22, 2014 11:49 p.m.

The Doctor says... #16

Here you are.

The Pandorica

February 24, 2014 4:03 p.m.

Mightywiggy says... #17

Last FNM i played my MBD at my lgs against a Gruul deck (with mana screw at this game)

Had a game with: (In my hand 2x Swamp 1x Thoughtseize 2x Mutavault 1x Pack Rat 1x Bile Blight )

Turn 1 Swamp + Thoughtseize

Turn 2 Swamp + Pack Rat (from my hand).

Turn 3 Mutavault + an other Pack Rat (from my draw step).

Turn 4 Mutavault + an other Pack Rat (from my draw step).

Turn 5 Bile Blight (killed the potential blockers) + an other Pack Rat (from my draw step).

Game over, top decked, great game. Lol.

February 24, 2014 4:43 p.m.

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