justintryon's Merchant of Death
 
Type: Deck Idea
Format (legal 👍) modModern
Approx. Value:
$103.98

0 Likes 9 Comments
Avg. CMC 3.4
Card Color Breakdown
Card Type Breakdown

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Main Deck - 60 cards, 12 distinct
Columns
Name  Edition $ Type Cost
Rarity Color
Creature (31)
4 Deathgaze Cockatrice
$0.05 Creature - Cockatrice
4 Dread Presence
$2.06 Creature - Nightmare
4 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
$0.76 Creature - Zombie
4 Grimdancer
$0.10 Creature - Nightmare
4 Liliana's Shade
$0.13 Creature - Shade
3 Nekrataal
$0.18 Creature - Human Assassin
4 Vampire Nighthawk
$0.28 Creature - Vampire Shaman
4 Vampire of the Dire Moon
$1.75 Creature - Vampire
Instant (4)
4 Defile
$0.94 Instant
Artifact (4)
4 Conjurer's Closet
$10.08 Artifact
Land (21)
1 Leechridden Swamp
$1.06 Land - Swamp
20 Swamp
$1.17 Basic Land - Swamp
Sideboard - 14 cards, 14 distinct
Name  Edition $ Type Cost
Rarity Color
Creature (12)
1 Baleful Eidolon
$0.06 Enchantment Creature - Spirit
1 Banehound
$0.10 Creature - Nightmare Dog
1 Boot Nipper
$0.05 Creature - Beast
1 Demigod of Revenge
$2.32 Creature - Spirit Avatar
1 Endling
$0.22 Creature - Zombie Shapeshifter
1 Foulmire Knight // Profane Insight
$0.08 Creature - Zombie Knight // Instant - Adventure //
1 Hired Poisoner
$0.10 Creature - Human Assassin
1 Korlash, Heir to Blackblade
$2.85 Legendary Creature - Zombie Warrior
1 Paragon of Open Graves
$0.45 Creature - Skeleton Warrior
1 Pharika's Chosen
$0.12 Creature - Snake
1 Pitiless Gorgon
$0.02 Creature - Gorgon
1 Twisted Abomination
$0.04 Creature - Zombie Mutant
Planeswalker (2)
1 Ashiok, Dream Render
$2.34 Legendary Planeswalker - Ashiok
1 Karn, the Great Creator
$5.63 Legendary Planeswalker - Karn

Notes
 
Sleeve color:
Tokens:

New Additions:

~Drag to the Underworld

Changes done:

-1 Pontiff of Blight ------------> to Daxos
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Ambitions' Cost???
Sign in Blood X 3
Nekrataal X 3
Swamp
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  • [avatar]
    Shawn (15-Nov-2013 15:51)

    I'd cut the magus for a swamp.  I don think you need the ramp here and 21 lands is a little light.  

     
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      justintryon (15-Nov-2013 16:16)

      I'm feeling pretty good about it though. It's a mono-colored deck, has relatively in-expensive card draw, and ramp in the form of Liliana's Shade. I agree that the Magus doesn't do much. Maybe go for Pontif of Blight since I do own one copy.

       
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    Knuttypoo (13-Nov-2013 21:47)

    How did you come up with the title Gay Closet?

     
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      justintryon (14-Nov-2013 13:50)

      Ha ha ha! I originally called it Gray Matter, but since I added Conjurer's Closet I've re-named it. I NEED A BETTER NAME! I also don't own any Dread Warlock(s) anymore. Damn! I do have Nekrataal(s) though! And several Ambition's Cost. Better/worse than Sign in Blood?

       
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        Knuttypoo (14-Nov-2013 22:31)

        Nekrataal looks like it would be good in there.

         
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          justintryon (15-Nov-2013 14:18)

          I think it will be. What do you think about Ambitions Cost vs. Sign in Blood? And what about a new deck name? How about 'Merchant of Death"? I like that!

           
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            Knuttypoo (15-Nov-2013 14:24)

            Sign in Blood is superior to Ambition's Cost in that it can target another player, is half the casting cost, and is black bordered.

             
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    Shawn (13-Nov-2013 18:16)

    Dash Hopes is just a Lava Axe.  I'd cut them.

    I'd also look for more creatures that have good enters the battlefield effects if you want to use the closet.  I really like it with the Gray dude.

    You need more lands.


    Options for more black for the Grey dude:

    - Garza's Assassin to replace (or supplement) Murder

    - Gravestorm instead of Sign in Blood

    - Kuon, Ogre Ascendant

     
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      justintryon (13-Nov-2013 21:00)

      Why you always down on my Dash Hopes!? I need to look through my collection and see what might be better but I love the idea of having someone on the ropes trying to resolve something against me :-)

      Great options all of them but I'm pretty sure I own none of them! Closet works well with Merchant and Shade, I could do a Nekrataal or two? Oh yeah!