Zombies

20 Swamp
20 lands


4 Diregraf Ghoul
2 Walking Corpse
3 Unbreathing Horde
4 Cemetery Reaper
2 Ghoulraiser
1 Rotting Fensnake
4 Skinrender
3 Vengeful Pharaoh
2 Geth, Lord of the Vault
25 creatures


2 Ghoulcaller's Chant
2 Doom Blade
2 Go for the Throat
2 Altar's Reap
2 Geth's Verdict
2 Endless Ranks of the Dead
2 Call to the Grave
1 Army of the Damned
15 other spells


Sideboard


Load & View in Deck Builder (Beta)

Thoughts on the deck and possibly sideboard entries. I'm thinking Nihil Spellbomb for sure.

Am I a fool if I don't add Grave Titan?

Might add Phyrexian Obliterator too, just because it's mono black.

Phyrexian Obliterator is a staple in any mono black deck......didnt you hear?  . For sure add a 4 drop 5/5 trample that causes peeps to sac permanents.  I run two in my mono black vamp deck...... Just because he is not part of the tribe theme does not mean he does not belong.  I would suggest swapping out those cheesy rotting fensnakes but that is an argument for another thread lol that was a joke

Yeah you're right. Sideboard ideas? That was my main reason for posting this same deck 5 other people have lol.

Also, I just added the one Fensnake as a joke towards a certain somebody lol. I hope they catch it.

Thoughts on the deck and possibly sideboard entries. I'm thinking Nihil Spellbomb for sure.

Am I a fool if I don't add Grave Titan?

Might add Phyrexian Obliterator too, just because it's mono black.

The Obliterator is pretty much all upside in a monoB.  I can't see a reason not to add him.  Staying on theme is important, but not at the risk of leaving out solid cards.  Don't be a slave to your theme.

I don't think I'd call you a fool for not adding the Titan, but it is a powerhouse.  I would give up a Vengeful Pharoh slot for one.

I love the addition of Geth.  I didn't know he was a zombie, and I thought he only worked on artifacts.  Double fail for me.  ;_;  I think he'd do well in a U/B mill 'n zombie deck too!

I'm glad to see that you have renders AND snakes working in harmony. 

edit:  yes, I got it.

nim deathmantle. I know some people don't want to keep four mana available but the +2+2 and intimidate is very handy especially when equipped on a grave titan

The only reason I might think twice about the Titan is the sucky feeling you'd get if you had to sac him to the Call to the Grave.  But, it wouldn't stop me, I'd think the odds are low.

Well, mana curve might be another reason, too.  But hey, I'm a casual multiplayer Johnny, what do I know about mana curves?   

The Deathmantle idea isn't bad to make the Titan a Zombie.

Anyways, I replaced a Geth for a Titan so the mana curve remains unchanged.

Added some sideboard cards too.

Zombies
60 cards, 8 sideboard
20 Swamp
20 lands


4 Diregraf Ghoul
2 Walking Corpse
3 Unbreathing Horde
4 Cemetery Reaper
2 Ghoulraiser
4 Skinrender
2 Phyrexian Obliterator
2 Vengeful Pharaoh
1 Geth, Lord of the Vault
1 Grave Titan
25 creatures


2 Ghoulcaller's Chant
2 Doom Blade
2 Go for the Throat
2 Altar's Reap
2 Geth's Verdict
2 Endless Ranks of the Dead
2 Call to the Grave
1 Army of the Damned
15 other spells


Sideboard
2 Nihil Spellbomb
2 Dismember
2 Black Sun's Zenith
2 Phyrexian Metamorph
8 sideboard cards

Hey!  Where'd the Rotting Fensnake go?  ;P

The Deathmantle idea isn't bad to make the Titan a Zombie.

That's what I did in my zombie deck. 4nim deathmantle and 4grave Titan's. Works out really well especially when call to the grave is out. I also love it when I have a cemetery reaper or 2 out cause that will make your Titan even bigger since it becomes a zombie when equipped with the deathmantle.

Hey!  Where'd the Rotting Fensnake go?  ;P

Well it's a decent card for a Zombie deck, but now that I've added the Obliterators it definitely isn't worth it now. Still 4 for a 5/5 with an awesome effect.

That's what I did in my zombie deck. 4nim deathmantle and 4grave Titan's. Works out really well especially when call to the grave is out. I also love it when I have a cemetery reaper or 2 out cause that will make your Titan even bigger since it becomes a zombie when equipped with the deathmantle.

I'll definitely try the deck out and see if it needs it. But I currently only have one Grave Titan in it lol.

Quote from: BlackJester on December 05, 2011, 05:25:39 PM

Hey!  Where'd the Rotting Fensnake go?  ;P

Well it's a decent card for a Zombie deck, but now that I've added the Obliterators it definitely isn't worth it now. Still 4 for a 5/5 with an awesome effect.

In a mono-black deck, it's hard to justify not putting the Oblit in the four-slot.  That is, if you have them. 

As for the snake, I wouldn't expect to see it in this deck.  Since you are running a little light on removal, the Skinrender makes more sense here. (See!  I'm not married to the snake.    )

Where's the Victim of Night?

Why no splash blue? It makes the deck 80% more fun.

You're very right. I'll see if I have any and add them.

As for adding blue, this is a Standard deck lol. Fun isn't necessarily the idea. I'm looking for something competitive.

To be honest I'd forget the victim of night and run doomblade because there are a lot of innistrad tribal decks running in standard and victim can't kill their creatures