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Chainer, Grave Thief 100 cards, 0 sideboard 1 {Chainer, Dementia Master} 1 {Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx} 38 {Swamp} 1 {Cabal Coffers} 40 lands 1 {Fleshbag Marauder} 1 {Harvester of Souls} 1 {Erebos, God of the Dead} 1 {Massacre Wurm} 1 {Platinum Emperion} 1 {Crypt Ghast} 1 {Blightsteel Colossus} 1 {Skirsdag High Priest} 1 {Sheoldred, Whispering One} 1 {Disciple of Griselbrand} 1 {Kokusho, the Evening Star} 1 {Rune-Scarred Demon} 1 {Gray Merchant of Asphodel} 1 {Merciless Executioner} 1 {Cao Cao, Lord of Wei} 1 {Geth, Lord of the Vault} 1 {Avatar of Woe} 1 {Reaper from the Abyss} 1 {Shriekmaw} 19 creatures 1 {Liliana of the Dark Realms} 1 {Dash Hopes} 1 {Liliana Vess} 1 {Tragic Slip} 1 {Innocent Blood} 1 {Geth's Verdict} 1 {Swiftfoot Boots} 1 {Grave Pact} 1 {Extraplanar Lens} 1 {Mask of Avacyn} 1 {Life's Finale} 1 {Withering Boon} 1 {Gauntlet of Power} 1 {Imp's Mischief} 1 {Demonic Tutor} 1 {Grimoire of the Dead} 1 {Buried Alive} 1 {Lightning Greaves} 1 {Rise of the Dark Realms} 1 {Mutilate} 1 {Cloak and Dagger} 1 {Profane Command} 1 {Toxic Deluge} 1 {Attrition} 1 {Cabal Therapy} 1 {Black Sun's Zenith} 1 {Whip of Erebos} 1 {Whispersilk Cloak} 1 {Smallpox} 1 {Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath} 1 {Crux of Fate} 1 {Do or Die} 1 {Diabolic Edict} 1 {Phyrexian Arena} 1 {Cruel Tutor} 1 {Diabolic Tutor} 1 {Devour Flesh} 1 {Reanimate} 1 {Diabolic Intent} 1 {Barter in Blood} 40 other spells Sideboard

Seems like you have a lot of lands, but  {Caged Sun},  {Extraplanar Lens},  {Rune-Scarred Demon} Should all be in this deck.

You should protect chainer more. That way, all the sweet avacyns and vorinclexs don't get exiled!

Any suggestions for protection?

Quote from: blackychan1 on January 29, 2015, 09:11:00 AM
You should protect chainer more. That way, all the sweet avacyns and vorinclexs don't get exiled!

My thought exactly.  {swords to plowshares} turns into an almost board wiper

{Lightning Greaves}  and {Swiftfoot Boots}

Quote from: Spencer Addington on January 29, 2015, 10:16:02 AM
Any suggestions for protection?

{champion's helm}
{whispersilk cloak}
{cloak and dagger}
{mask of avacyn}
There's like 5 more equipments that do this.

How does it look?

I notice that you have very few creatures. And I think that it's because you intend to reanimate your opponents' creatures. But what if your opponents also don't run many creatures? If you are going to be reanimator, I think that you should at least have 20-25+ creatures for good reanimator targets and general threats.

Also, 43 lands for a monocolor deck seems rather excessive. Especially with {gauntlet of power}, {extraplanar lens}, and {Cabal coffers}.

Do you have the 3 cmc sorcery that let's you fetch 3 creatures and put em in your GY?  Can't remember the name

Quote from: cltrn81 on January 29, 2015, 02:14:54 PM
Do you have the 3 cmc sorcery that let's you fetch 3 creatures and put em in your GY?  Can't remember the name

{Buried Alive}.

Quote from: blackychan1 on January 29, 2015, 01:21:13 PM
I notice that you have very few creatures. And I think that it's because you intend to reanimate your opponents' creatures. But what if your opponents also don't run many creatures? If you are going to be reanimator, I think that you should at least have 20-25+ creatures for good reanimator targets and general threats.

Also, 43 lands for a monocolor deck seems rather excessive. Especially with {gauntlet of power}, {extraplanar lens}, and {Cabal coffers}.

What would be the best reanimator targets?

Ok guys, filled it out with bigger reanimator targets, got all the protective equipment I could, have lots of removal and a fair bit of ramp(as much as black can get).

-1 swamp +1 {phyrexian arena}?

Also, you may need some life gain. Your deck is already kinda slow, and that's fine, it's a slow format. But you are going to lose some life getting where you need to be. Also, you have to pay 3 life EVERYTIME you use Chainer...

Quote from: blackychan1 on January 30, 2015, 10:57:12 AM
-1 swamp +1 {phyrexian arena}?

Also, you may need some life gain. Your deck is already kinda slow, and that's fine, it's a slow format. But you are going to lose some life getting where you need to be. Also, you have to pay 3 life EVERYTIME you use Chainer...

Arena is in. I'll think about what I could add for lifegain.

Quote from: Spencer Addington on January 30, 2015, 11:12:31 AM

Quote from: blackychan1 on January 30, 2015, 10:57:12 AM
-1 swamp +1 {phyrexian arena}?

Also, you may need some life gain. Your deck is already kinda slow, and that's fine, it's a slow format. But you are going to lose some life getting where you need to be. Also, you have to pay 3 life EVERYTIME you use Chainer...

Arena is in. I'll think about what I could add for lifegain.

Well... In a mono black shell for life gain starters...  {Gray Merchant of Asphodel} Is always a good place to start. Plus an insane Reanimation target.

Any other suggestions?

Got lots of suggestions since I run mono black. First, I'd cut {dash hopes}. Unless a player is looking at lethal, they are going to pay the life. Now in terms of additions, {nirkana revenant}, {urborg, tomb of yawgmoth} for coffers, {reliquary tower}, {necropotence}, {damnation}, {karn liberated} and {steel hellkite} for pesky noncreature permanents like {humility}. {sorin markov} is a jerk kind of card but it still normally basically ends the game for someone. Good luck.