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    Mono-Black Devotion

    Modern
    Midrange
    intermediate

    A grindy midrange deck that leverages powerful black permanents and devotion synergies. Strip your opponent's hand, remove their threats, and grind them out with recursive value.

    You own 0/61 cards0%

    Creatures (20)

    Gray Merchant of Asphodel
    Gray Merchant of Asphodel3 + 2 Black

    Creature — Zombie

    Phyrexian Obliterator
    Phyrexian Obliterator4 Black

    Creature — Phyrexian Horror

    Gifted Aetherborn
    Gifted Aetherborn2 Black

    Creature — Aetherborn Vampire

    Geralf's Messenger
    Geralf's Messenger3 Black

    Creature — Zombie

    Dauthi Voidwalker
    Dauthi Voidwalker2 Black

    Creature — Dauthi Rogue

    Gray Merchant of Asphodel
    Gray Merchant of Asphodel3 + 2 Black

    Creature — Zombie

    When this creature enters, each opponent loses X life, where X is your devotion to black. You gain life equal to the life lost this way. (Each {B} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)

    P/T: 2/4

    4
    Gray Merchant of Asphodel
    Gray Merchant of Asphodel3 + 2 Black

    Creature — Zombie

    Phyrexian Obliterator
    Phyrexian Obliterator4 Black

    Creature — Phyrexian Horror

    Trample Whenever a source deals damage to this creature, that source's controller sacrifices that many permanents of their choice.

    P/T: 5/5

    4
    Phyrexian Obliterator
    Phyrexian Obliterator4 Black

    Creature — Phyrexian Horror

    Gifted Aetherborn
    Gifted Aetherborn2 Black

    Creature — Aetherborn Vampire

    Deathtouch, lifelink

    P/T: 2/3

    4
    Gifted Aetherborn
    Gifted Aetherborn2 Black

    Creature — Aetherborn Vampire

    Geralf's Messenger
    Geralf's Messenger3 Black

    Creature — Zombie

    This creature enters tapped. When this creature enters, target opponent loses 2 life. Undying (When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)

    P/T: 3/2

    4
    Geralf's Messenger
    Geralf's Messenger3 Black

    Creature — Zombie

    Dauthi Voidwalker
    Dauthi Voidwalker2 Black

    Creature — Dauthi Rogue

    Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.) If a card would be put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, instead exile it with a void counter on it. {T}, Sacrifice this creature: Choose an exiled card an opponent owns with a void counter on it. You may play it this turn without paying its mana cost.

    P/T: 3/2

    4
    Dauthi Voidwalker
    Dauthi Voidwalker2 Black

    Creature — Dauthi Rogue

    Instants (6)

    Fatal Push
    Fatal PushBlack

    Instant

    Dismember
    Dismember1 + 2 (B/P)

    Instant

    Fatal Push
    Fatal PushBlack

    Instant

    Destroy target creature if it has mana value 2 or less. Revolt — Destroy that creature if it has mana value 4 or less instead if a permanent left the battlefield under your control this turn.

    4
    Fatal Push
    Fatal PushBlack

    Instant

    Dismember
    Dismember1 + 2 (B/P)

    Instant

    ({B/P} can be paid with either {B} or 2 life.) Target creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn.

    2
    Dismember
    Dismember1 + 2 (B/P)

    Instant

    Sorceries (7)

    Thoughtseize
    ThoughtseizeBlack

    Sorcery

    Invoke Despair
    Invoke Despair1 + 4 Black

    Sorcery

    Thoughtseize
    ThoughtseizeBlack

    Sorcery

    Target player reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player discards that card. You lose 2 life.

    4
    Thoughtseize
    ThoughtseizeBlack

    Sorcery

    Invoke Despair
    Invoke Despair1 + 4 Black

    Sorcery

    Target opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice. If they can't, they lose 2 life and you draw a card. Then repeat this process for an enchantment and a planeswalker.

    3
    Invoke Despair
    Invoke Despair1 + 4 Black

    Sorcery

    Planeswalkers (3)

    Liliana of the Veil
    Liliana of the Veil1 + 2 Black

    Legendary Planeswalker — Liliana

    Liliana of the Veil
    Liliana of the Veil1 + 2 Black

    Legendary Planeswalker — Liliana

    +1: Each player discards a card. −2: Target player sacrifices a creature. −6: Separate all permanents target player controls into two piles. That player sacrifices all permanents in the pile of their choice.

    3
    Liliana of the Veil
    Liliana of the Veil1 + 2 Black

    Legendary Planeswalker — Liliana

    Lands (25)

    Castle Locthwain
    Castle Locthwain

    Land

    Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
    Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

    Legendary Land

    Swamp
    Swamp
    18×

    Basic Land — Swamp

    Mutavault
    Mutavault

    Land

    Castle Locthwain
    Castle Locthwain

    Land

    This land enters tapped unless you control a Swamp. {T}: Add {B}. {1}{B}{B}, {T}: Draw a card, then you lose life equal to the number of cards in your hand.

    2
    Castle Locthwain
    Castle Locthwain

    Land

    Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
    Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

    Legendary Land

    Each land is a Swamp in addition to its other land types.

    2
    Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
    Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

    Legendary Land

    Swamp
    Swamp

    Basic Land — Swamp

    ({T}: Add {B}.)

    18
    Swamp
    Swamp
    18×

    Basic Land — Swamp

    Mutavault
    Mutavault

    Land

    {T}: Add {C}. {1}: This land becomes a 2/2 creature with all creature types until end of turn. It's still a land.

    3
    Mutavault
    Mutavault

    Land