Mono black after RTR rotates out?
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Posted on April 12, 2014, 5:39 p.m. by crappyidiot
Right Now, I am playing Mono Black Devotion and I am loving it. I am using the usual Desecration Demon , Pack Rat , and Nightveil Specter . However, with Return to Ravnica rotating out in October, I was wondering if I could somehow keep this deck alive after the rotation, even when the bulk of my deck is going to be non-standard. I am still running Grey Merchant of Asphodel, Whip of Erebos , and Erebos, God of the Dead , and most of the other things that commonly appear in Mono-Black Devotion. What are some suggestions for cards I could add? Is it worth it to keep the deck? Is it too early to tell?
Thanks!
Epochalyptik says... #3
It's not even worth discussing rotation until we have spoilers for the first set of the new block. A lot will change with JOU and M15, so we can't begin to predict now what will happen then.
April 12, 2014 5:41 p.m.
SwiftDeath says... #6
thank you Epochalyptik
SpaderAce he has to be because people ask this every time another set is about to come out or rotation begins looming in sight. People need to realize that there is no possible way to know what can/will happen until we know what cards are going be coming out for each set.
April 12, 2014 6:15 p.m.
SwiftDeath says... #7
all that aside Mono B Aggro and B/W Aggro are looking strong for this set.
April 12, 2014 6:16 p.m.
Blizzicane says... #8
Yeah Mono-Black Aggro won't really be too much effected by the rotation as its only losing Mutavault , Desecration Demon , and Rakdos Cackler but not all list even run Desecration and Cackler will be replace by the new 2/1 one drop that is coming in JOU.
April 12, 2014 6:21 p.m.
SwiftDeath im on the same side as you. It was supposed to be like a pat on the back for Epochalyptik
April 12, 2014 6:52 p.m.
SkyRaider42 says... #10
I so badly want the Nighthowler and Agent of the Fates combo to be a thing post-rotation
April 12, 2014 7:39 p.m.
I run a Rat/DDeamon/Mutavault less MBD deck and I have been doing really well, winning around 80% of my games lately. The nice thing is that I only need to change 5 cards in my MB post rotation. It will be interesting to see what happens with M15 and the new block so things might change drastically. But I feel like I could make the changes right now and not be pretty good, I'm mostly looking for more cmc2-3 removal and hopefully some card drawing. As is I',m looking at upping my temples for more scrying and 2 Erebos, God of the Dead + 3 Read the Bones MB for the added card draw.
Anyway, the deck is great in the current meta and crushes Monsters, B/W and MBD. It's a fun alternative to the standard MBD if you feel like it's getting stale to Pack Rat
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SpaderAce says... #2
You possibly could, depending what happens in M15, JOU, and whatever comes in Fall
April 12, 2014 5:41 p.m.