standard black discard cards
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Posted on Dec. 26, 2013, 8 p.m. by patrickloyd
i am building a deck around shrieking aaffection and i need to know what black standard cards discard either on your will or mine with a cards like Duress or Thoughtseize and fact, those are the only cards i know :(
PrimeEpoch says... #3
He's building a deck around Shrieking Affliction , so only Mind Rot and Rakdos's Return would help from that list. Tbh, discard isn't really that good, and I wouldn't recommend building the deck if you want to be competitive, cause what happens after your opponent is out of cards? Oh dear, you've lost. Trust me on this because there is a guy in our meta with a completed MODERN discard deck, and my standard deck rapes it.
December 26, 2013 8:17 p.m.
MindAblaze says... #4
There's also Purge the Profane . It's not great, and the format doesn't particularly favor a discard strategy at the moment. It'd probably end up playing like a weaker esper (or RWB if you want Rakdos's Return ) control with the plan to slowly bleed them out. Maybe some early extort...I dunno.
That being said I wouldn't go as far as saying discard isn't viable as its been done many times over the years. Modern has the cards to do it, but as with any strategy you have to also play defense. Straight mill and straight discard don't defend themselves and any threats that are landed just walk in all alone. If nayaftw rolled over someone with their modern Discard deck, their deck isn't as good as it could be. No standard deck should beat a tuned, competitive modern build.
December 26, 2013 10:19 p.m.
The Gatherer is a great way to search for cards instead of making a new thread whenever you need to find a specific card or cards.
DrLitebur says... #2
There is Mind Rot , Breaking / Entering , Mind Grind , Paranoid Delusions , (these require blue though), Rakdos's Return (requires red).
Just a few ideas.
December 26, 2013 8:11 p.m.