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Marrow Gnawer 100 cards, 0 sideboard 1 {Marrow-Gnawer} 1 {Cabal Coffers} 1 {Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx} 1 {Reliquary Tower} 1 {Bojuka Bog} 1 {Crypt of Agadeem} 30 {Swamp} 35 lands 1 {Ogre Slumlord} 1 {Deathmask Nezumi} 1 {Nezumi Bone-Reader} 1 {Gnat Miser} 1 {Gutter Skulk} 1 {Typhoid Rats} 1 {Bog Rats} 1 {Skullsnatcher} 1 {Muck Rats} 1 {Disease Carriers} 1 {Dirty Wererat} 1 {Pack Rat} 1 {Razortooth Rats} 1 {Kuro's Taken} 1 {Ravenous Rats} 1 {Rotting Rats} 1 {Throat Slitter} 1 {Earsplitting Rats} 1 {Nezumi Cutthroat} 1 {Chittering Rats} 1 {Swarm of Rats} 1 {Scrib Nibblers} 1 {Okiba-Gang Shinobi} 1 {Locust Miser} 1 {Crypt Rats} 1 {Nezumi Ronin} 1 {Infected Vermin} 1 {Rabid Rats} 1 {Pestilence Rats} 1 {Diseased Vermin} 1 {Sewer Rats} 1 {Drainpipe Vermin} 1 {Stronghold Rats} 1 {Stabwhisker the Odious} 1 {Nezumi Graverobber} 1 {Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni} 36 creatures 1 {Liliana Vess} 1 {Phyrexian Arena} 1 {Whip of Erebos} 1 {Sorin Markov} 1 {Despise} 1 {Dark Prophecy} 1 {Hall of Triumph} 1 {Underworld Connections} 1 {Jet Medallion} 1 {Ring of Xathrid} 1 {Diabolic Tutor} 1 {Dark Ritual} 1 {Thoughtseize} 1 {Decree of Pain} 1 {Diabolic Revelation} 1 {Dictate of Erebos} 1 {Bad Moon} 1 {Demonic Tutor} 1 {Extraplanar Lens} 1 {Grave Pact} 1 {Dregs of Sorrow} 1 {Gauntlet of Power} 1 {Dark Tutelage} 1 {Unhallowed Pact} 1 {Hero's Downfall} 1 {Liliana of the Dark Realms} 1 {Sol Ring} 1 {Plunge into Darkness} 28 other spells Sideboard Notes: Thinking bout running this commander deck for fun! Let me know what changes I should make. Wanna stick to the rat theme

Gotta give you credit, I've never seen a marrow gnawer deck that wasn't loaded with 40 {Relentless Rats}! Kudos on the originality, and a rat tribal deck that's truly your own! Looks like a pretty well rounded deck, too.

My main recommendations are to upgrade your removal - {Pharika's Cure} isn't going to do much in commander, but replacing it with {Flesh Allergy} or {Phthisis}... Now you have a party!

Only other recommendations I can make are the black board-wipes ({Life's Finale}, {Killing Wave}, {Black Sun's Zenith}, {Decree of Pain}, {Extinguish All Hope}, {In Garruk's Wake},  {Necromantic Selection}, {Plague Wind}, or if you're rich, {Damnation})

I'd reccomend killing wave from that list. Personal favourite

Flesh Allergy would be great! As well as in Garruks Wake thanks! I really didn't wanna go the relentless rats way because that's boring... There are a lot of other rats with cool abilities :)

Should I throw in a whip of erebos for life gain?

Damnation wouldn't be that bad since it's just a 1 of. Could buy it and a handful of cards one of my next paychecks

{urborg, tomb of yawgmoth}, and {cabal coffers}.
edit: {crypt ghast}, {nirkana revenant}, {caged sun}, {gauntlet of power}, {gray merchant of asphodel}, {sorin markov}, {sheoldred, whispering one}.

and you have {bog rats} twice.

{waste not} for all your rat discard.

No rat obsessed Orgres?

Quote from: Spikepit on November 15, 2014, 06:58:58 AM
No rat obsessed Orgres?

{Ogre Slumlord} 👌

Quote from: JordanCirk on November 15, 2014, 07:15:51 AM

Quote from: Spikepit on November 15, 2014, 06:58:58 AM
No rat obsessed Orgres?

{Ogre Slumlord} 👌

{Rat Catcher} 👌

Updated. Took out the extra bog rat I had by accident and added the rat obsessed ogre lol

May add in Living Death and Hall of Triumph

Quote from: Codester1991 on November 16, 2014, 04:08:06 PM
May add in Living Death and Hall of Triumph

Tbh I'd rather be playing  {Gauntlet of Power} Over hall. And also, what's your reasoning for living death? Is it more to bring back your own creatures or to kill theirs? Because if you're just trying to bring back your creatures, I'd highly recommend  {Patriarch's Bidding} Instead. I use it in my tribal zombies deck and it's insane.

+30 relentless rats!
-30 other cards

Quote from: blackychan1 on November 16, 2014, 09:22:14 PM
+30 relentless rats!
-30 other cards

If 👆 happens, {Thrumming Stone}.

Quote from: blackychan1 on November 16, 2014, 09:22:14 PM
+30 relentless rats!
-30 other cards

As I said in the first few comments I play for fun not so much competitively the whole "relentless rats" takes all the fun out of it. Just not my style

Quote from: JordanCirk on November 16, 2014, 04:23:17 PM

Quote from: Codester1991 on November 16, 2014, 04:08:06 PM
May add in Living Death and Hall of Triumph

Tbh I'd rather be playing  {Gauntlet of Power} Over hall. And also, what's your reasoning for living death? Is it more to bring back your own creatures or to kill theirs? Because if you're just trying to bring back your creatures, I'd highly recommend  {Patriarch's Bidding} Instead. I use it in my tribal zombies deck and it's insane.

I'm going to run both {Gauntlet of Power} and the hall. Patriarchs Bidding sounds better so thank you'

Quote from: Codester1991 on November 17, 2014, 02:03:48 PM

Quote from: blackychan1 on November 16, 2014, 09:22:14 PM
+30 relentless rats!
-30 other cards

As I said in the first few comments I play for fun not so much competitively the whole "relentless rats" takes all the fun out of it. Just not my style

Good man!

Bumping this because I want to know what's a good draw mechanic for mono black!

{eberos God of the dead} {phyrexian arena} {necropotence} {dark prophesy} and that demon that lets you draw a card when something does.

Quote from: Spencer Addington on February 26, 2015, 10:38:45 PM
{eberos God of the dead} {phyrexian arena} {necropotence} {dark prophesy} and that demon that lets you draw a card when something does.

Thanks!

You also need a {Nykthos shrine to Nyx} With all them black mana symbols

Quote from: Spencer Addington on February 26, 2015, 10:48:34 PM
You also need a {Nykthos shrine to Nyx} With all them black mana symbols

Just updated it with a {cabal coffers} as well

You might also want to think about {cryptic gateway}

Quote from: Spencer Addington on February 26, 2015, 10:53:41 PM
You might also want to think about {cryptic gateway}

Maybe... But the way I see it is in gonna be producing heavy amounts of mana already for low cost creatures so not sure what I'd remove for a 5 drop artifact that has no super great ability for the theme. If it was tapping an ornithoper and memnite for a Blightsteel colossus that would be amazing but since the best thing I could possibly get out would be ink-eyes im iffy on it

Quote from: Codester1991 on February 26, 2015, 11:06:05 PM

Quote from: Spencer Addington on February 26, 2015, 10:53:41 PM
You might also want to think about {cryptic gateway}

Maybe... But the way I see it is in gonna be producing heavy amounts of mana already for low cost creatures so not sure what I'd remove for a 5 drop artifact that has no super great ability for the theme. If it was tapping an ornithoper and memnite for a Blightsteel colossus that would be amazing but since the best thing I could possibly get out would be ink-eyes im iffy on it

Yeah, it works better when there are 40ish relentless rats in the deck.

{Bloodgift Demon}?

Quote from: Thetrufflehunter on February 27, 2015, 12:07:05 AM
{Bloodgift Demon}?

Creature wise I'm trying to stick to rat theme 😁 the ogre is only there because he has rat flavor abilities

{Contamination}

Quote from: Munchlax on February 27, 2015, 12:36:44 AM
{Contamination}

Love this! 👍👍👍

Quote from: Codester1991 on February 27, 2015, 02:01:10 AM

Quote from: Munchlax on February 27, 2015, 12:36:44 AM
{Contamination}

Love this! 👍👍👍

+ {eon hub} for all the hate. And since {contamination} has been errata'd to a replacement ability instead of a triggered ability you can still get extra mana with any mana doublers you have like {caged sun} or {gauntlet of power} since its not actually the land making the extra mana it's the triggered ability.

Card draw:  {Phyrexian Arena},  {Greed},

Quote from: Wingnut on March 01, 2015, 07:19:32 AM
Card draw:  {Phyrexian Arena},  {Greed},

{necropotence}...