Braids, Cabal Minion I have a 1v1 list with braids being the commander, now that she is banned I need a comparable replacement so I don't have to change a lot of the deck does anyone have any suggestions on a mono black replacement? any help with this would be appreciated.
I have been playing Kess, Dissident Mage competitively for about 2 years now, and only had these combos a few times for opening hands, but for the most part you can drag a game out to be safe or just go for the combo win, my decklist averages turn 2-3, turn 1 win is very rare, plus for all you Kess players the is a new card coming out in Theros Beyond Death called Thassa's Oracle It Reads: When Thassa's Oracle enters the battlefield, look at the top X cards of your library, where X is your devotion to Blue. Put up to one of them on top of your library and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order if X is greater than or equal to the number of cards in your library you win the game, so you can use Tainted Pact, or Demonic Consultation, to mill yourself then play Thasa's Oracle for the win given the opposing player doesn't have a counter.
Turn 1 win without Doomsday and perfect hand again.
OPENING HAND:
Underground Sea
Mana Crypt
Lotus Petal
Lab Man
Demonic Consultation
Gitaxian Probe
Pact of Negation
Play Underground Sea, Mana Crypt, and Lotus Petal. Tap Mana crypt, and sac Lotus Petal for 1U to play Lab Man, tap Underground Sea to cast Demonic Consultation, and pay 2 life to cast Gitaxian Probe = GG, and you have the Pact for a possible Force of Will.
you can doomsday turn one with the absolute perfect opening hand:
OPENING HAND:
Underground Sea
Mox Opal
Mana Crypt
Lotus Petal
Dark Ritual
Doomsday
Thought Scour
DOOMSDAY PILE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM:
Predict
Laboratory Maniac
Gitaxian Probe
Lion's Eye Diamond
Yawgmoth's Will
Play UnderGround Sea, Mox Opal, Mana Crypt, and Lotus Petal, Then tap Underground Sea to play Dark Ritual, use the 3B mana and play Doomsday, search for Doomsday Pile Listed above, tap Mox Opal to play Thought Scour to draw Predict, tap Mana Crypt, and sac Lotus Petal for 1U to play Predict (naming Lab Man), draw 2 cards, play Lion's Eye Diamond, and Gitaxian Probe for 2 life, while Probe is on stack sac LED for 3B, LED resolves 1st, then Probe, draw Yawgmoth's Will and use the 3B to cast, then play LED tap and sac for 3U cast Lab Man, then Probe for the turn 1 win
OPENING HAND:
Underground Sea
Mana Crypt
Lotus Petal
Lab Man
Demonic Consultation
Gitaxian Probe
Pact of Negation
Play Underground Sea, Mana Crypt, and Lotus Petal. Tap Mana crypt, and sac Lotus Petal for 1U to play Lab Man, tap Underground Sea to cast Demonic Consultation, and pay 2 life to cast Gitaxian Probe = GG, and you have the Pact for a possible Force of Will.
OPENING HAND:
Underground Sea
Mox Opal
Mana Crypt
Lotus Petal
Dark Ritual
Doomsday
Thought Scour
DOOMSDAY PILE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM:
Predict
Laboratory Maniac
Gitaxian Probe
Lion's Eye Diamond
Yawgmoth's Will
Play UnderGround Sea, Mox Opal, Mana Crypt, and Lotus Petal, Then tap Underground Sea to play Dark Ritual, use the 3B mana and play Doomsday, search for Doomsday Pile Listed above, tap Mox Opal to play Thought Scour to draw Predict, tap Mana Crypt, and sac Lotus Petal for 1U to play Predict (naming Lab Man), draw 2 cards, play Lion's Eye Diamond, and Gitaxian Probe for 2 life, while Probe is on stack sac LED for 3B, LED resolves 1st, then Probe, draw Yawgmoth's Will and use the 3B to cast, then play LED tap and sac for 3U cast Lab Man, then Probe for the turn 1 win