https://www.mtgsalvation.com/decks/13814-mono-black-devotion
just a mono black devotion deck that i started. however, i'm not omniscient, so i probably missed some cards that are perfect for this deck. but that's what these forums are for right?
But of course, everyone is going to ignore this post just like all of the others, so why even try?
but hey, maybe this time will be the time that someone replies to one of my decklists. just maybe
I don't think that comment about being ignored is going to win you any points, but whatever.
Looking at your curve, you seem to have a need for better 3 drops. Ayara is, of course, fantastic, but you won't always have her in hand. My first recommendation is Murderous Rider. Gains life, kills planeswalkers and creatures, in an all-around house. If that doesn't appeal to you, you have other options at 3. Rotting Regisaur is huge, though the discard may be inconvenient at times. Bloodthirsty Aerialist gives you a bit of flying in your deck, and it grows whenever you use a drain effect. All are good, solid creatures at 3.
I also notice a few cards here that might not work as well. Blight-Breath Catoblepas might care about devotion, but 6 mana is a lot. He's no Ravenous Chupacabra. Witch's Cottage is cute, but you need lands that come in untapped before turn 4. Get 4 Castle Locthwain ASAP. Omen of the Dead is...ok. Getting one of your important creatures back is not bad, and it does add one to devotion. Still you, have some better things to do there. You could run some form of card draw to not gas out, or a crowd control option like Cry of the Carnarium or Massacre Girl.
Finally, I, personally, am not a fan of the cat oven combo. I'm not advising you to take it out, since it would require you to retool your deck. Still, I'm not crazy about the idea of running four artifacts that do little on their own except gain you life inefficiently alongside four creatures that don't do much without said artifact. The ceiling is high, sure, but the floor has gotten me some free wins against decks that run this combo.
For 3 drops i decided to go for Underworld Dreams. My deck had a tad too many creatures already, and 3 devotion that is not easily removed, plus pining my enemy for 1 more each draw sounds pretty nice to me.Blight-Breath Catoblepas i replaced with Bolas's citadel for card draw like you recommended, plus 3 devotion. i replaced the witches cottages with normal swamps, as Castles are a little too far off my budget. and i removed one of the ovens. a 1/1 for 1 that dranins when it ETB's is decent, so I'm fine keeping that in.
sorry about the complaining, I'm just a bit annoyed that most of my posts are getting ignored.
For 3 drops i decided to go for Underworld Dreams. My deck had a tad too many creatures already, and 3 devotion that is not easily removed, plus pining my enemy for 1 more each draw sounds pretty nice to me.Blight-Breath Catoblepas i replaced with Bolas's citadel for card draw like you recommended, plus 3 devotion. i replaced the witches cottages with normal swamps, as Castles are a little too far off my budget. and i removed one of the ovens. a 1/1 for 1 that dranins when it ETB's is decent, so I'm fine keeping that in.
sorry about the complaining, I'm just a bit annoyed that most of my posts are getting ignored.
I've actually played against a mono-black brew that used Underworld Dreams. I can say three good things about it, and one bad thing. The good bits are the BBB mana cost, being great against slower decks, and that it's a nice card to curve Tyramet into, since it'll be harder for your opponent to suddenly yoink away your devotion than with Ayara. The negative is that there's no tempo to it. It's an awful card against anything remotely aggressive (like the Orzhov Knights list I was using), so you'll lose a lot of ground against decks that want you to play removal or a blocker on turn 3.
Bolas's Citadel is certainly a powerful card advantage generator. Just watch out for Erebos's Intervention, for which you can only pay 1 life and do nothing because X has to be 0 when paying that alternate cost.
You'd be surprised. Last time i went to Fnm i went 2-1, and the only once i lost was my deck had a weakness to flyers at the time, and he made a few lucky draws.
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just a mono black devotion deck that i started. however, i'm not omniscient, so i probably missed some cards that are perfect for this deck. but that's what these forums are for right?
But of course, everyone is going to ignore this post just like all of the others, so why even try?
but hey, maybe this time will be the time that someone replies to one of my decklists. just maybe
Looking at your curve, you seem to have a need for better 3 drops. Ayara is, of course, fantastic, but you won't always have her in hand. My first recommendation is Murderous Rider. Gains life, kills planeswalkers and creatures, in an all-around house. If that doesn't appeal to you, you have other options at 3. Rotting Regisaur is huge, though the discard may be inconvenient at times. Bloodthirsty Aerialist gives you a bit of flying in your deck, and it grows whenever you use a drain effect. All are good, solid creatures at 3.
I also notice a few cards here that might not work as well. Blight-Breath Catoblepas might care about devotion, but 6 mana is a lot. He's no Ravenous Chupacabra. Witch's Cottage is cute, but you need lands that come in untapped before turn 4. Get 4 Castle Locthwain ASAP. Omen of the Dead is...ok. Getting one of your important creatures back is not bad, and it does add one to devotion. Still you, have some better things to do there. You could run some form of card draw to not gas out, or a crowd control option like Cry of the Carnarium or Massacre Girl.
Finally, I, personally, am not a fan of the cat oven combo. I'm not advising you to take it out, since it would require you to retool your deck. Still, I'm not crazy about the idea of running four artifacts that do little on their own except gain you life inefficiently alongside four creatures that don't do much without said artifact. The ceiling is high, sure, but the floor has gotten me some free wins against decks that run this combo.
sorry about the complaining, I'm just a bit annoyed that most of my posts are getting ignored.
I've actually played against a mono-black brew that used Underworld Dreams. I can say three good things about it, and one bad thing. The good bits are the BBB mana cost, being great against slower decks, and that it's a nice card to curve Tyramet into, since it'll be harder for your opponent to suddenly yoink away your devotion than with Ayara. The negative is that there's no tempo to it. It's an awful card against anything remotely aggressive (like the Orzhov Knights list I was using), so you'll lose a lot of ground against decks that want you to play removal or a blocker on turn 3.
Bolas's Citadel is certainly a powerful card advantage generator. Just watch out for Erebos's Intervention, for which you can only pay 1 life and do nothing because X has to be 0 when paying that alternate cost.