Yes, I played a similar deck in a mono-black version and with a blue splash. Here are the reports for reference:
http://www.themanadrain.com/forums/index.php?topic=25381.0
http://www.themanadrain.com/forums/index.php?topic=26019.0
Pain's Reward will not help you if you already have lost some life to draw. If you have problems getting black mana, use Chromatic Spheres. They are also helpful if you need to draw that card you just Vampiric'd for.
4 Tendrils is a must. You absolutely need to find them constantly, and its never bad to have 2 of them, since you can win with 4 spells and 2 Tendrils.
Sideboard suggestion:
- transformational Oath (need to remove Kobolds of course)
or:
- 4 Defense Grid, theses are needed against control and Fish
- 4 Unmask
- solution for Meddling Mage, True Believer and Platinum Angel (Snuff Out, Vendetta)
- you will not need reactive cards like Crypt and Extraction, you need cards to protect your combo!
- alternate kill (4 Negator!
)
That or you could -4 unmaskhttp://www.themanadrain.com/forums/index.php?topic=25381.0
http://www.themanadrain.com/forums/index.php?topic=26019.0
Pain's Reward will not help you if you already have lost some life to draw. If you have problems getting black mana, use Chromatic Spheres. They are also helpful if you need to draw that card you just Vampiric'd for.
4 Tendrils is a must. You absolutely need to find them constantly, and its never bad to have 2 of them, since you can win with 4 spells and 2 Tendrils.
Sideboard suggestion:
- transformational Oath (need to remove Kobolds of course)
or:
- 4 Defense Grid, theses are needed against control and Fish
- 4 Unmask
- solution for Meddling Mage, True Believer and Platinum Angel (Snuff Out, Vendetta)
- you will not need reactive cards like Crypt and Extraction, you need cards to protect your combo!
- alternate kill (4 Negator!
-2defense grid
+ 3 darkblast
+ put the yawg will in the SB (via death wish)
+ 2 Coffin Purge
