Which black removal spell...?
Modern forum
Posted on March 11, 2014, 2:41 p.m. by grindcardoso4
Hello,
I have a doubt about which black removal spell to keep in the sideboard in a Rakdos burn deck in Modern.Is it Go for the Throat ? Doom Blade ? Or even Slaughter Pact ? Important to note that I'm not running any planeswalkers, so I don't really need urgent protection for them
AnagonLordofSnakes says... #3
Yeah I would suggest Terminate as well. Even over Hero's Downfall in many situations. Unlike all the cards you said in your post Terminate is without weakness.... Besides counterspells of course
March 11, 2014 2:57 p.m.
If your mana base can handle it, Terminate is good.
Else, Smother , Doom Blade , Disfigure , and Go for the Throat are all situational.
This should be in addition to the 4x Lightning Bolt s that you should already be running.
March 11, 2014 3:13 p.m.
Victim of the night Is quite nice, but requires double black which might be a problem depending on the deck.
In modern Ultimate Price can quickly be better than a lot of other stuff since most of the actual targets I can recall now are monocolored.
March 11, 2014 3:31 p.m.
I get the feeling that Go for the Throat might actually be your best option (after the aforementioned Terminate and Lightning Bolt ). The only thing that really dodges it is Affinity and Tron, and for Affinity you should already have Pyroclasm or Anger of the Gods .
March 11, 2014 7:17 p.m.
grindcardoso4 says... #10
Damn, how did I overlook Terminate ? Well thank you all for the suggestions.
DaggerV says... #2
Use Terminate if you don't already.
March 11, 2014 2:52 p.m.