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Deck Reviews / Re: monoblack help for returning player
« on: July 23, 2022, 10:20:25 pm »
Hey there Rock!
The deck looks great and very focused around removal. However, we do have to remember that only killing things won't win you the game alone. One of the biggest problems with having such a removal heavy deck is that it usually is a 1 for 1. Meaning, every threat they present, you must answer with a whole resource. You won't always have removal in hand, and having no threats of your own often leaves you slowing the game down. My first advice is to add some lands. In most cases with the average mana cost of your deck, 20 is very low. Add about 3 to 5 more lands. Dark Ritual isn't necessary. It may seem awesome to cast a removal spell with it, but that means you are wasting two cards where you could've spent one. Duress is also very situational as sometimes. If you aren't playing against people that play noncreature spells primarily, it will often be a dead card in hand.
Otherwise, the deck seems solid! Keep playing and testing to see what you like, what you might add, and what you might change.
Good luck!
The deck looks great and very focused around removal. However, we do have to remember that only killing things won't win you the game alone. One of the biggest problems with having such a removal heavy deck is that it usually is a 1 for 1. Meaning, every threat they present, you must answer with a whole resource. You won't always have removal in hand, and having no threats of your own often leaves you slowing the game down. My first advice is to add some lands. In most cases with the average mana cost of your deck, 20 is very low. Add about 3 to 5 more lands. Dark Ritual isn't necessary. It may seem awesome to cast a removal spell with it, but that means you are wasting two cards where you could've spent one. Duress is also very situational as sometimes. If you aren't playing against people that play noncreature spells primarily, it will often be a dead card in hand.
Otherwise, the deck seems solid! Keep playing and testing to see what you like, what you might add, and what you might change.
Good luck!