justintryon's Merchant of Death
 
Type: Deck Idea
Format (legal 👍)
modModern
Approx. Value:
$60.21
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Avg. CMC 3.4
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Main Deck - 60 cards, 12 distinct
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Rarity Color
Creature (31)
4 Deathgaze Cockatrice
$0.18
Creature - Cockatrice
4 Dread Presence
$3.30
Creature - Nightmare
4 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
$0.95
Creature - Zombie
4 Grimdancer
$0.30
Creature - Nightmare
4 Liliana's Shade
$0.15
Creature - Shade
3 Nekrataal
$0.30
Creature - Human Assassin
4 Vampire Nighthawk
$0.26
Creature - Vampire Shaman
4 Vampire of the Dire Moon
$0.47
Creature - Vampire
Instant (4)
4 Defile
$1.47
Instant
Artifact (4)
4 Conjurer's Closet
$4.24
Artifact
Land (21)
1 Leechridden Swamp
$0.72
Land - Swamp
20 Swamp
$0.17
Basic Land - Swamp
Sideboard - 14 cards, 14 distinct
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Creature (12)
1 Baleful Eidolon
$0.07
Enchantment Creature - Spirit
1 Banehound
$0.26
Creature - Nightmare Dog
1 Boot Nipper
$0.17
Creature - Beast
1 Demigod of Revenge
$0.58
Creature - Spirit Avatar
1 Endling
$0.36
Creature - Zombie Shapeshifter
1 Foulmire Knight // Profane Insight
$0.30
Creature - Zombie Knight // Instant - Adventure
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1 Hired Poisoner
$0.19
Creature - Human Assassin
1 Korlash, Heir to Blackblade
$3.12
Legendary Creature - Zombie Warrior
1 Paragon of Open Graves
$0.37
Creature - Skeleton Warrior
1 Pharika's Chosen
$0.22
Creature - Snake
1 Pitiless Gorgon
$0.08
Creature - Gorgon
1 Twisted Abomination
$0.18
Creature - Zombie Mutant
Planeswalker (2)
1 Ashiok, Dream Render
$1.34
Legendary Planeswalker - Ashiok
1 Karn, the Great Creator
$2.67
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
Comments
  • 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.  
    • 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.
  • Knuttypoo | 13-Nov-2013 21:47
    How did you come up with the title Gay Closet?
    • 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?
      • Knuttypoo | 14-Nov-2013 22:31
        Nekrataal looks like it would be good in there.
        • 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!
          • 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.
  • 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
    • 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!
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