[Modern]] Black Boardwipes?
Modern forum
Posted on March 25, 2013, 1:13 a.m. by Bauhom
Other than Mutilate , are there any other good mono-black boardwipes in Modern?
Damnation !! To that I say, damnation! That's an expensive card. :P
Thanks!
March 25, 2013 1:22 a.m.
Life's Finale is a full board wipe with a little deck-thinning as a bonus for two more mana. Black Sun's Zenith is not a proper board wipe but even if it doesn't kill the opponent's creatures it's going to stick. Unless you're going against a Melira deck.
March 25, 2013 1:50 a.m.
Epochalyptik says... #5
Moved to Modern.
Life's Finale is too expensive to be Modern-viable, and Black Sun's Zenith is iffy at best. Damnation is really one of your only options, especially if you're looking for a consistent sweeper in such a fast format.
March 25, 2013 1:56 a.m.
March 25, 2013 2:51 a.m.
Epochalyptik says... #7
They probably aren't fantastic, but they're the best sweepers you'll have at your disposal. Spot removal might be better if you aren't getting wrecked by aggro and aren't at severe board disadvantage.
March 25, 2013 3:03 a.m.
Any ideas on the best mono-black spot removal, Epo? I've found Dismember and Go for the Throat . Is Go for the Throat good in Modern, or are there a lot of artifact creatures?
March 25, 2013 3:13 a.m.
Epochalyptik says... #9
It depends. If you're talking about mono-black, then Dismember is great. It's the most widely-played spot removal spell, it hits most relevant threats, and it can be cast for one mana. Go for the Throat always requires two, and it falters when it comes to affinity matchups. The latter isn't a bad option, but it isn't the best.
If you include green, then you get Abrupt Decay and Maelstrom Pulse .
BR gives you Terminate .
March 25, 2013 3:22 a.m.
I really like black sun's zenith because hexproof creatures are not excluded from that, since they are not being targeted, as well as indestructible creatures. Basically, nothing is safe from the zenith of the black sun.
March 25, 2013 10:39 a.m.
For spot removal you have a ton of options:
There are a whole host of others for different edge cases (card draw, specific color, specific CMC)
April 5, 2013 1:54 a.m.
KrazyCaley says... #13
Consume the Meek works great, IF you can get to it in Modern, which is iffy.
April 5, 2013 5:17 a.m.
Schuesseled says... #14
I'm a fan a Black Sun's Zenith as it can kill indestructible creatures.
April 5, 2013 3 p.m.
Consume the Meek is pretty cool, but it seems really expensive for an instant. How does it play?
April 6, 2013 3:39 a.m.
Wow a whole page and no one's mentioned Mutilate !? I am disappoint. The Staple of old school (Odyssey block) Mono Black Control (or MBC as it was called then).
April 6, 2013 3:59 a.m.
April 6, 2013 4:03 a.m.
Yeah I love me some Mutilate . But I already have four of them. :-)
swordz2plowshares says... #2
I think Damnation is legal in modern.
March 25, 2013 1:18 a.m.