Help me get out of my Demonic Pacts?
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Posted on July 1, 2016, 9:21 a.m. by Homura_Akemi
I have a Demonic Pact deck Demonic Oath and have been buffing it up to a competitive level. Only a few cards are essential to the idea of bouncing my Pacts while the rest are for blue black control. I have a few thoughts that I would like to have some outside opinions and thoughts on.
Oath of Jace is essential to blowing through my deck in search of win cons, but I have no planeswalkers in my deck to use its scrying aspect. Should I add in Ob Nixilis Reignited or Jace, Unraveler of Secrets? They both are 5CMC, which I need a playset of Silumgar's Command at. When Liliana, the Last Hope comes out I may add her. I am hoping for a new Tamiyo card, too.
Should I add in more counterspells? Negate seems helpful, but more of a sideboard thing. Overwhelming Denial has been a godsend to this deck. Counterspells can be the best in this deck countering other counterspells, believe it or not. When bouncing a Demonic Pact back to your hand right before you choose its fourth mode, I can't just have someone countering the bounce spell and have me lose the game.
Should I have a playset of Languish and Crush of Tentacles? Both cards have saved me from losing multiple times, so I don't see how having four of each would hurt, besides having to take out other cards.
Thing in the Ice Flip? Seems great for this deck, but I am anti-creatures so I haven't made that choice yet.
Sideboard? I have not made a sideboard yet, which is so important. I also don't know if I should add in some of the cards mentioned above in my sideboard. I have been told Dragonlord Silumgar is a must have for my sideboard, but, once again, I am anti-creatures.
I am considering splashing red for the new card "Harmless Offering" which could not be more perfect for Demonic Pact. It is a 2R Sorcery which has "Target opponent gains control of target permanent you control". Adding red into my deck could completely change it as a whole by using some burn spells or red planeswalkers.
These are just a few of the problems in my deck I feel I need to address and fix before Eldritch Moon comes out. Please comment and give suggestions! Thanks : )
Homura_Akemi says... #3
Thanks! Heres a link: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/demonic-oath-1/
July 1, 2016 10:22 a.m.
Grixis demonic pact with red for harmless offering and Goblin Dark-Dwellers and Radiant Flames. I have a starting point here:
EmblemMan says... #2
Hey I have also been playing a lot of demonic pact but only a BW version I feel like i might be able to help but i REALLY need a deck list you didnt link one and I dont see one on your profile so please set that up and Ill get to it
July 1, 2016 9:42 a.m.