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Monoblack tempo 60 cards, 0 sideboard 2 {Tectonic Edge} 2 {Mutavault} 3 {Mishra's Factory} 3 {Marsh Flats} 3 {Verdant Catacombs} 12 {Swamp} 25 lands 4 {Dark Confidant} 4 {Bloodghast} 4 {Hypnotic Specter} 2 {Vampire Nighthawk} 14 creatures 4 {Dark Ritual} 2 {Raven's Crime} 4 {Thoughtseize} 3 {Sensei's Divining Top} 2 {Distress} 1 {Go for the Throat} 1 {Doom Blade} 4 {Phyrexian Arena} 21 other spells Sideboard

Lots of self pain in this deck.  Add {death's shadow} since your life total will be relatively low.

Could you explain how this is a deck strategy. All it looks like is a destruction deck with self pain and mana ramp. I have a mono black destruction and it works great without mana ramp.

Quote from: Pakamper on January 05, 2012, 11:39:02 PM
Could you explain how this is a deck strategy. All it looks like is a destruction deck with self pain and mana ramp. I have a mono black destruction and it works great without mana ramp.

It's basically "try to win ASAP" with black.
No {Cabal Coffers}?

Quote from: Prophylaxis on January 05, 2012, 11:45:22 PM

Quote from: Pakamper on January 05, 2012, 11:39:02 PM
Could you explain how this is a deck strategy. All it looks like is a destruction deck with self pain and mana ramp. I have a mono black destruction and it works great without mana ramp.

It's basically "try to win ASAP" with black.
No {Cabal Coffers}?

If you're trying to win STAT, I wouldn't recommend the Coffers.  They take until at least turn five to be worthwhile and that's assuming you drop nothing be {Swamp}s.  {Lake of the Dead} fits into the "Self Pain" theme while ramping.

Why not take out some of the pain lands and use {terramorphic expanse} ?

Because the pain lands put lands into play untapped, that way they don't slow you down.

edit: I know that the pain lands can help thin your deck a bit, but considering this is a tempo deck, would you want to reduce the land count?  Maybe to 21-22?