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Author Topic: How can I improve my Mono Black Devo Deck for Modern  (Read 1091 times)

SG3

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How can I improve my Mono Black Devo Deck for Modern
« on: September 14, 2021, 12:21:25 am »
https://deckstats.net/decks/190225/2233172-mono-black-devo

Mono Black Devo that I killed with in Standard. Looking to update it to a Modern format, could use some ideas. My strategy with this deck is that I rely on sacking creatures, using Ayara, Erebos, and the Oven to generate lifegain, or damage to my opponent, and generate card draw. Nightmare Shepherd lets me reuse cards that die from blocking or sacking my merchant just to drop him again as a token. This deck is not made for attacking, and shouldn't need to block much with the amount of lifegain it has. Removal using Drag, Remorse, and Swift End. Win Con is Citadel if you have 40+ life, you can just bomb the board with cards off your deck, otherwise I just use Gray Merchant and Cat/Oven to whittle them down. Added Deathless Knight just for the Devo and he fits in with all the life you can gain. Starting hands rarely disappoint, usually end up with 3-4 lands, and about half my cards are 3 mana or less.

What should I add or take out. I have about 100$ to spend.

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Re: How can I improve my Mono Black Devo Deck for Modern
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2021, 05:58:38 am »
Phyrexian Obliterator is a good addition imo 

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Re: How can I improve my Mono Black Devo Deck for Modern
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2021, 06:18:24 pm »
Phyrexian Obliterator is a good addition imo
Thank you for the suggestion. I added 2.

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Re: How can I improve my Mono Black Devo Deck for Modern
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2021, 03:20:37 am »
Hola!

Muchas gracias por el deck!

Personalmente, veo en el deck 2 sinergias, la de devotion y la de sactifice... ambas con un poco de ganar vidas. Creo que debes centrar los esfuerzos en una de ellas, por ejemplo mas devocion.

Puedes probar con Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire (x4), es buena carta y ocupa sitio de tierra.

Ayara, First of Locthwain (x4), Gray Merchant of Asphodel (x4), Nightmare Shepherd (x4) y Phyrexian Obliterator (x4) son unas cartas fundamentales.

Como removal basico puedes probar eliminate (x4), aunque sea en el sideboard. Tambien tienes muy buenos removal para tu deck con Gatekeeper of Malakir (x4) y Murderous Rider // Swift End (x4) que aportaran devocion ademas de matar una criatura; y Bojuka Bog (x4) contra graveyards. Quitaria del deck Drag to the Underworld, Fatal Push y Agonizing Remorse.

Para tener fuerza en el campo de batalla me decantaria por buscar criaturas con buen aporte de devocion y con deathtouch. Por ejemplo Gifted Aetherborn (x4), Vampire of the Dire Moon (x4), Vampire Nighthawk (x4) y Knight of the Ebon Legion (x4). Prescindiria de criaturas como Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose del crepúsculo porque es para sinergia de ganar vidas, Tymaret, Chosen from Death es buena carta pero no tiene sitio, Cauldron Familiar porque sin Witch’s Oven es poca cosa, Relentless Dead porque veo poco zombi, y Erebos, Bleak-Hearted porque aporta poca devocion y fomenta q mueran tus criaturas perdiendo devocion.

En sideboard tienes pensado algo? Puede ser interesante Vampire Hexmage contra contadores o planeswalkers. Noxious Grasp contra blanco y verde. Eliminate contra permanentes de cualquier tipo. Duress que siempre funciona muy bien. Plague Mare contra deck de muchas criaturas pequeñas.

Por otro lado puedes experimentar con cartas buenas que hay por ahi y pueden encajar muy bien en el deck, como por ejemplo Bloodghast, Cavalier of Night, Rankle, Master of Pranks, Ravenous Chupacabra, Massacre Wurm, Ashiok, Dream Render, Foulmire Knight // Profane Insight, Yarok's Fenlurker, Nighthawk Scavenger, etc...

Muchas gracias de nuevo!

Un saludo.
« Last Edit: September 26, 2021, 03:30:09 am by Zareck »
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Re: How can I improve my Mono Black Devo Deck for Modern
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2021, 08:35:11 am »
Hey
Considering your budget Geralf's Messenger might just be too expensive. It would fit quite good into the sac plan though. A budget-friendly three drop that adds up to your devotion is Dread Shade. It's not a great card but as I said it adds up to your devotion. Gifted Aetherborn is a fine two drop that adds up to your devotion too.
Good luck with the brewing (:

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Re: How can I improve my Mono Black Devo Deck for Modern
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2021, 11:37:28 am »

Gracias por su interés en mi mazo, me encantan sus ideas. Estoy de acuerdo en que la muerte implacable fue una mala elección, porque no ejecuto ningún zombis además de esos. Creo que agregaré 4x Aetherborn superdotados. Y en lugar del caldero familiar, iré con 4x vampiro de la luna terrible. En lugar de un empujón fatal, agregaré 2 caballeros más de la legión de ébano.

En cuanto al aparador, seguiré cualquier consejo que pueda recibir, ya que nunca antes había construido uno. ¡Ashiok, Dream Render y Massacre Wurm parecen grandes ideas!

Una vez más, muchas gracias. La construcción de mazos es mi parte favorita de mtg y siempre busco mejorar.
Lo siento, si esta no es la gramática adecuada, utilicé el traductor de Google.

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Re: How can I improve my Mono Black Devo Deck for Modern
« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2021, 11:38:46 am »
Hey
Considering your budget Geralf's Messenger might just be too expensive. It would fit quite good into the sac plan though. A budget-friendly three drop that adds up to your devotion is Dread Shade. It's not a great card but as I said it adds up to your devotion. Gifted Aetherborn is a fine two drop that adds up to your devotion too.
Good luck with the brewing (:

Hey I got the same suggestion for gifted aetherborn from another commenter, so i will be replacing relentless dead with 4 copies of it. thank you so much for the suggestion!