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Title: DD1: The Faustian Bargain
Post by: Spikepit on September 28, 2014, 10:59:39 AM
DD1: The Faustian Bargain

100 cards, 1 sideboard


1 {Rakdos the Defiler}
1 {Blackcleave Cliffs}
1 {Blood Crypt}
1 {Command Tower}
1 {Dragonskull Summit}
1 {Graven Cairns}
1 {Miren, the Moaning Well}
1 {Molten Slagheap}
5 {Mountain}
1 {Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx}
1 {Opal Palace}
1 {Rakdos Carnarium}
1 {Rakdos Guildgate}
1 {Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace}
1 {Sulfurous Springs}
16 {Swamp}
1 {Temple of Malice}
1 {Urborg Volcano}
1 {Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth}
1 {Urza's Mine}
1 {Urza's Power Plant}
1 {Urza's Tower}

40 lands


1 {Vexing Devil}
1 {Abyssal Persecutor}
1 {Desecration Demon}
1 {Anger}
1 {Mogis, God of Slaughter}
1 {Halo Hunter}
1 {Indulgent Tormentor}
1 {Ravenous Demon}
1 {The Wretched}
1 {Urabrask the Hidden}
1 {Boris Devilboon} ♻️
1 {Harvester of Souls}
1 {Hellcarver Demon}
1 {Nefarox, Overlord of Grixis}
1 {Ob Nixilis, Unshackled}
1 {Reaper from the Abyss}
1 {Xathrid Demon}
1 {Defiler of Souls}
1 {Malfegor}
1 {Sire of Insanity}
1 {Abhorrent Overlord}
1 {Hollowborn Barghest}
1 {Lord of the Pit}
1 {Rune-Scarred Demon}
1 {Molten Primordial}
1 {Demon of Death's Gate}
1 {Necropolis Fiend}
1 {Spirit of the Night}
1 {Dread Cacodemon}

29 creatures


1 {Bond of Agony}
1 {Bonfire of the Damned}
1 {Infernal Plunge}
1 {Sol Ring}
1 {Demonic Tutor}
1 {Exsanguinate}
1 {Go for the Throat}
1 {Tibalt, the Fiend-Blooded}
1 {Dreadbore}
1 {Rain of Gore}
1 {Rakdos's Return}
1 {Rakdos Riteknife}
1 {Attrition}
1 {Liliana of the Veil}
1 {Toil // Trouble}
1 {Mark of Mutiny}
1 {Dismember}
1 {Barter in Blood}
1 {Consuming Vapors}
1 {Diabolic Tutor}
1 {Grave Pact}
1 {Greed}
1 {Portent of Betrayal}
1 {Exquisite Blood}
1 {Mass Mutiny}
1 {Witch Hunt}
1 {Act of Aggression}
1 {Beseech the Queen}
1 {Army of the Damned}
1 {In Garruk's Wake}

30 other spells


Sideboard

1 {Caged Sun}

1 sideboard cards

♻️Swappable for Commander


Notes:
An old favourite of mine from back in the early days of EDH that has evolved over time, originally captained by {Boris Devilsborn}. Demons have long been one of my favourite Subtypes and Dr. Faustus (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faust) has long been one of my favourite stories. It looks quite bad ass from the outside but very self destructive and that was the fun of it; "quick, kill me before I kill you or myself!"

I have also built another deck used to teach my girlfriend how to play the format called DD2: Guardian Angels (http://imtgapp.com/forum/index.php?topic=41442.0). That deck directly opposes this one's basis of mass life loss and sac outlets to give her the easy win (and it worked as I've still never beaten that deck with this one!)

Caged Sun is sideboarded because I only have one and it is in the other deck if I'm play against it.
Title: Re: DD1: The Faustian Bargain
Post by: Spikepit on October 01, 2014, 04:48:53 AM
Bump. Any recommendations or comments are welcome. I've always loved this deck in its so competitive way. There's no harm in improving it though!
Title: Re: DD1: The Faustian Bargain
Post by: rarehuntertay on October 01, 2014, 06:30:28 AM
For flavor, though one will be expensive:
{Hellfire}- A Faustian Deal will send you to Hell, so here's a little suffering beforehand
{Doomsday}- Your time is nigh, can you win before your Soul is taken?
{Chains of Mephistopheles}- Dr Faust did summon him. Make him work for you now! -Expensive though
Title: Re: DD1: The Faustian Bargain
Post by: Spikepit on October 01, 2014, 10:56:18 AM
Nice! Thanks RH! I actually used to have the chains of meph in it but got sick of having to explain it everytime, so I swapped it out for {Greed}.

But holy geez! I can't believe I never thought of the other two! I'm gonna have to go flicking through d binders now to see if I have them!
Title: Re: DD1: The Faustian Bargain
Post by: rarehuntertay on October 01, 2014, 03:36:34 PM
Just remembered this one!!
{Hell's Caretaker}
{Dark Ritual}
Title: Re: DD1: The Faustian Bargain
Post by: Spikepit on October 01, 2014, 06:35:18 PM
Yeah I had Dark Ritual in right up till SOM came out. I just like sacing for three mana in {Infernal Plunge} (the need to get rid of {Lord of the Pit} or {Xathrid Demon} Is a very real at times haha!)

But the other guy is great! Imma look into him...

Thank you Rare, great suggestions!
Title: Re: DD1: The Faustian Bargain
Post by: rarehuntertay on October 01, 2014, 06:38:48 PM
I also just saw  {Infernal Contract}... Though that is steep
Too bad  {Contract from Below} is banned...
I'll see if I can find any more obscure cards that can fit the theme from older sets
Title: Re: DD1: The Faustian Bargain
Post by: Spikepit on October 01, 2014, 07:03:03 PM
A lot of them have been in the deck, cycling in and out as the years went on. There was a time when it was pretty much a mono black deck with one fireball and one {Lava Axe} under Boris' leadership haha