I'm debating on swapping out the 2 Unbreathing Horde and another Swamp with 3 Blood Scrivener since after playtesting this, I usually end up with no cards in my hand (except the occasional kill spell, which is why I'm unsure if Blood Scrivener is worth putting in - I won't get its effect if I'm holding on to a kill spell). My reasoning is I (should) have enough chump blocks by the time Unbreathing Horde is useful and it itself can be chump blocked as well.

Also, in relation to above, would it be wise to drop down to 22 lands? I've been fairly comfortable (often more than) with the 23, but I'm fairly new to deckbuilding so I don't know exactly how large of an impact it would be. I guess I can just playtest the heck out of it again and see.

http://deckbox.org/sets/432612

Any other suggestions are welcome! I'm trying to keep it mono black, but don't let that stop you from suggesting other color cards. Definitely want to keep it in Extended format though. Oh, and don't worry about the sideboard; it's still under process and is just a placeholder for cards I found interesting.

Thanks for your time!

Edit: Messed up the poll. It should have had a Nay option in there.

Extended is no longer a format as of, IIRC, this week.

Def 22 lands. I like the blood scriveners in principal. I really wanted them to be a card. Lifebane zombie might have a place in the deck. You're toppin gout at 3, you could probalby even go 20 lands.

timesnewspartan wrote:Extended is no longer a format as of, IIRC, this week.

It's going to be dropped in August 7th officially, yes. The group I play with decided to stick with it regardless though (I'm hoping Gatherer still keeps it to make searching for cards easier).

elpablo wrote:Def 22 lands. I like the blood scriveners in principal. I really wanted them to be a card. Lifebane zombie might have a place in the deck. You're toppin gout at 3, you could probalby even go 20 lands.

Thanks for the Lifebane Zombie suggestion! Do you think swapping out the Unbreathing Hordes for Blood Scriveners is a good idea then? I lose the nice defense and big creature but (might) get to play more cards late game (assuming I'm not holding on to a kill spell, which is what's causing my internal debate).

Another option (which I prefer) is to swap out the Highborn Ghouls for the Blood Scriveners, if the opponent is playing a black/artifact deck.

I think you can switch blood scriveners for the highborn ghoul... have you looked at liliana's reaver too? 4/3 4 drop with death touch. Makes tokens etc... with the door, he could be much bigger.

Good suggestion! I've removed one Endless Ranks of the Dead and one Adaptive Automaton to make room for two Liliana's Reavers.