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Title: Mono Black Aggro
Post by: Teysa karlov on February 15, 2014, 07:10:46 PM

Mono Black Aggro

60 cards, 11 sideboard


19 {Swamp}
3 {Mutavault}

22 lands


2 {Desecration Demon}
4 {Rakdos Cackler}
4 {Pack Rat}
4 {Herald of Torment}
3 {Mogis's Marauder}
2 {Pain Seer}
4 {Tormented Hero}
3 {Lifebane Zombie}

26 creatures


4 {Thoughtseize}
2 {Ultimate Price}
4 {Hero's Downfall}
2 {Bile Blight}

12 other spells


Sideboard

4 {Dark Betrayal}
4 {Duress}
1 {Erebos, God of the Dead}
2 {Devour Flesh}

11 sideboard cards


Title: Re: Mono Black Aggro
Post by: Teysa karlov on February 15, 2014, 07:11:28 PM
This is the mono black Afro deck that is being used atm. I need to make it better!
Title: Re: Mono Black Aggro
Post by: Sparkle Ninja on February 15, 2014, 11:08:32 PM
I love my afro decks
Title: Re: Mono Black Aggro
Post by: Everforward on February 15, 2014, 11:49:03 PM
{Desecration demon} is an all around good card, I'd also consider since your playing a lot  of black permanents something like you might play {grey-merchant of asphodel} to get that last bit of damage in that you need to win
Title: Re: Mono Black Aggro
Post by: Joshnoodles on February 16, 2014, 12:55:33 AM
I used to run  {Dark Favor} in my mono black list because it combos well with tormented hero. Not only does it trigger heroic but it gives it a rather large front end that trade well with a lot of stuff
Title: Re: Mono Black Aggro
Post by: Teysa karlov on March 29, 2014, 05:18:21 AM
Won the FNM last night 4-0-0 with this deck
Title: Re: Mono Black Aggro
Post by: Sto5rm on March 29, 2014, 07:11:03 AM
{Thrill-kill assassin}
{Pain seer}
{Xathrid necromancer}
Lol for days

I'll post my mono black aggro list later.
Title: Re: Mono Black Aggro
Post by: Dmreiss on March 29, 2014, 08:30:37 AM
I don't see the point of  {Tormented Hero} in this deck. You are not taking advantage of its heroic. Are there better choices for a 1 drop?
Title: Re: Mono Black Aggro
Post by: Teysa karlov on March 29, 2014, 12:35:35 PM
He is a 2/1 for one he is good. And won me many a game. And I have one a game when I had them at 1 life. And could not get through for the last point. And so targeted my {tormented hero} winning the match
Title: Re: Mono Black Aggro
Post by: Dmreiss on March 29, 2014, 02:01:25 PM
Quote from: Teysa karlov on March 29, 2014, 12:35:35 PM
He is a 2/1 for one he is good. And won me many a game. And I have one a game when I had them at 1 life. And could not get through for the last point. And so targeted my {tormented hero} winning the match

I understand a 2/1 for 1 is good, but they have nothing in this deck to take full advantage of the heroic.
Title: Re: Mono Black Aggro
Post by: Teysa karlov on March 31, 2014, 08:48:56 AM
Quote from: Dmreiss on March 29, 2014, 02:01:25 PM
Quote from: Teysa karlov on March 29, 2014, 12:35:35 PM
He is a 2/1 for one he is good. And won me many a game. And I have one a game when I had them at 1 life. And could not get through for the last point. And so targeted my {tormented hero} winning the match

I understand a 2/1 for 1 is good, but they have nothing in this deck to take full advantage of the heroic.

I see want you are saying but this deck what's to kill quickly. Using the heroic slows the deck down. So he treated like a plain 2/1 one drop.
Title: Re: Mono Black Aggro
Post by: Wally on March 31, 2014, 09:09:38 AM
I think I'd rather play  {Underworld Connections} rather than the  {Herald of Torment}, but that's just me.


Also {Gray Merchant of Asphodel} and the  {Whip of Erebos} are great win con/sideboard tech for mono black.
Title: Re: Mono Black Aggro
Post by: Sto5rm on March 31, 2014, 12:01:13 PM
There are two types of GOOD mono black in standard
1: monoblack devotion: uses demons, merchants and underworld connections to keep a constant midrange assault on your opponents life/creatures.
Often utilizing merchant as the final hit.
Uses a higher count of kill spells and draw engine and a lower count of monsters to keep control of your opponents field while you rack up on devo.
2: monoblack aggro: uses low cost cards that have either great effects or great power/toughness to mana ratio.
Uses a higher count of monsters and a lower count of kill spells to out swarm and devestate your opponent early game.
Main bread winner here would often be considered {Mogis Maurauder} due to his EXCELLENT smuggling abilities.

Both are amazing decks but have vastly different play styles
The omissions of DDemon and merchant from the aggro variant are mostly due to their lack of speed or ability to get hits in, whereas the devo version uses both and capitalizes it's immense amount of kill spells to take time and chip away at your life in chunks.

Blood Baron and U/W control are the main enemies of both decks.
While the devo variant will often loose game one to Boros burn the aggro variant can often outrace it.

:)
Title: Re: Mono Black Aggro
Post by: Teysa karlov on March 31, 2014, 09:43:02 PM
Quote from: Sto5rm on March 31, 2014, 12:01:13 PM
There are two types of GOOD mono black in standard
1: monoblack devotion: uses demons, merchants and underworld connections to keep a constant midrange assault on your opponents life/creatures.
Often utilizing merchant as the final hit.
Uses a higher count of kill spells and draw engine and a lower count of monsters to keep control of your opponents field while you rack up on devo.
2: monoblack aggro: uses low cost cards that have either great effects or great power/toughness to mana ratio.
Uses a higher count of monsters and a lower count of kill spells to out swarm and devestate your opponent early game.
Main bread winner here would often be considered {Mogis Maurauder} due to his EXCELLENT smuggling abilities.

Both are amazing decks but have vastly different play styles
The omissions of DDemon and merchant from the aggro variant are mostly due to their lack of speed or ability to get hits in, whereas the devo version uses both and capitalizes it's immense amount of kill spells to take time and chip away at your life in chunks.

Blood Baron and U/W control are the main enemies of both decks.
While the devo variant will often loose game one to Boros burn the aggro variant can often outrace it.

:)

Thank you for this comment lots of people think MBD is the only black deck. Which is wrong.
Title: Re: Mono Black Aggro
Post by: MisterJH on March 31, 2014, 10:56:31 PM
Personally i like this much more, mono devotion is so freakin annoying to see every other game -.- lets get some originality here! Woo goo job on the deck looks deceivingly brutal