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[Juddernaught]

Let me know if there are any other cards I should be considering.  My plan is to play-test the core set, rotating some of the maybe-board when the new cards are released.

[Drunk Cynic]

Outside of powering Murderous Cut, Mind Rot is better than Rakshasa's Secret.

To your Comments on the Dark Deal in your maybe board, while it does offer a boon to Delve, I think you are underestimating the interaction between Dark Deal and Waste Not. With Waste Not in play, there is a sufficient gain. Depending on your opponents hand, you could cast into a couple zombies, possible card advantage, and mana to play the cards you draw into.

[Juddernaught]

@drunkcynic - Thanks for the feedback! I was using Rakshasa's Secret to help delve Empty the Pits (which I have since moved to the maybeboard) and Murderous Cut (when sideboarded).  I liked Rakshasa's Secret (and Mind Rot) because the opponent loses two cards rather than one - and which also gives you the option to play Rakshasa's Secret even if you don't have Waste Not on the board. There's also a synergy between Dark Deal and Fate Unraveler, but usually my opponent doesn't have that many cards in hand around turn 4 or 5 to make a Dark Deal play that valuable.

That being said I just got four Dark Deal yesterday, so I'll try them out, however if I'm going to play Dark Deal, I may look for other delve cards to include.  Unfortunately there aren't too many great ones for mono black - although Dead Drop may be an option.  If you ran a blue-black deck, you could fuel things like Treasure Cruise.