uber black control
Legacy forum
Posted on Feb. 12, 2013, 5:27 p.m. by BanchoMistress
so i have a black control deck thatis failry modern in format with very little god- cards, lookign back on older sets i see just how awesome the older black was for creature and player control, and i very much want that for my own black deck; is there a way for me to make my black deck more powerfull and quicker?
BanchoMistress says... #3
Bancho MIsstress [i cant remmber most of the names but the list in on my maybe board fo rmy deck. i just started playing amgic a little over ayear ago so im pretty green to the competitive side of it all but format wise my deck is modern- legacy
February 12, 2013 5:39 p.m.
Competitive legacy pushes past $500 for "meh" decks. With fetch lands (like Polluted Delta ) and the original dual lands (like Tundra ), it's not hard to play a boat load of colors. Most control decks in legacy use blue for Jace, the Mind Sculptor , Force of Will , and Brainstorm .
February 16, 2013 3:38 p.m.
BanchoMistress says... #5
but i want to make a black control deck, is there any selections or cards that i can get to start building it?
February 17, 2013 5:30 p.m.
Unfortunately, all of black's strong control cards are banned in legacy (namely Mind Twist and Necropotence ). Hymn to Tourach and Sinkhole are still legal, though. I'd suggest a shell starting with:
4x Sinkhole
4x Dark Ritual
4x Wasteland
February 18, 2013 3:27 a.m.
Sylvannos is onto something there, there was a black discard deck in Vintage a few years back, very budget and did decent. This was before the real rise of Fish in the format though. And of course, Pox is still around if you want to focus more on land control.
March 30, 2013 6:39 a.m.
March 30, 2013 6:55 a.m.
BanchoMistress says... #9
you wouldnt need creatures in that deck you linked me?
April 4, 2013 4:54 p.m.
Nope because it uses Mishra's Factory . That way, you don't lose creatures to Smallpox . You cast it, then activate Mishra's Factory and swing since they won't have any blockers left. Not to mention, you can just sit there with Nether Void and play manlands, getting around the "counter unless you pay 3" part.
April 4, 2013 7:09 p.m.
Three-Left-Feet says... #11
Well, one fun creature that Pox decks does use is Bloodghast , because of the constant sacrificing, but whenever you play a land he comes right back. I've also seen some run Tombstalker . But these Pox decks really aren't creature based.
April 10, 2013 5:19 p.m.
BanchoMistress says... #12
those ideas are really cool. any other suggestions, or decks i could look up?
April 13, 2013 2:19 p.m.
Three-Left-Feet says... #13
Sensei's Divining Top (VERY synergistic with Dark Confidant )
For a mono-black deck, I do believe that Pox Decks (even B/G) variations are your best best. Pox is a deck that messes up a lot of decks, especially combo (Turn 1; Swamp +Duress . Turn 2; Swamp +Hymn to Tourach is just devastating to anyone)
Other than that, there's no MonoBlack decks that are doing to great. Haha, and in my opinion; B/G is the better version of Pox decks, because if Abrupt Decay , and (this card is wonderful anywhere, but with all the Heavy discarding, it gets so much better) Tarmogoyf . But Mono-Black Pox is still a force to be reckoned with.
Epochalyptik says... #2
None of us have any idea what your black deck is or what older cards you're interested in including.
Also, are you looking to play competitive Legacy, or is Legacy just the format in which your deck happens to be legal?
February 12, 2013 5:32 p.m.