Mono Black Control

[Anonymous]

Hi !
Im starting at a Tournament next weekend, and i decided to play with the following deck:

Mono Black Control

CREATURES (16)
4 Phyrexian War Beast
4 Phyrexian Negator
4 Hypnotic Specter
4 Juggernaut

SPELLS (24)
4 Dark Ritual
4 Diabolic Edict
4 Duress
4 Hymn to Tourach
4 Powder Keg
1 Yawgmoth's Will
3 Contagion

LAND (20)
1 Strip Mine
19 Swamp

SIDEBOARD (15)
4 Bottle Gnomes
4 Tormod's Crypt
4 Gloom
3 Perish

as u see i dont own shades, scrolls, scutas, or some power cards.
my opponents will be 80% aggro like sligh, stompie white weenie.
the rest is random except of one academy deck this will kick my butt
i liked the jakub slemr deck of 1999, this was my idea before i built this deck. but i think plaguelord + rats are very bad in t1.
plz gimme some feedback for this deck, thx

[Jebus]

If you are expecting a lot of aggro, then I'd think very hard about Negator main deck.

Also consider Dystopia over Gloom in the sideboard.

If possible, try for more land destruction with Wasteland and Sinkhole.

You aren't going to be as fast as Sui, so you will have to heavily rely on early disruption.  It looks like you have enough removal to handle a creature rush though.

If you are looking for more Artifact-creatures, you may consider Masticore.

[iceman]

Ya, if it is a heavy aggro environment, Phyrexian Negator may not be the smartest choice.

[GnomesofZurich]

Right now the creature mix you're running has 12 3cc and 4 4cc.  It might be good to drop the Negators (since you said it's a heavy aggro environment) and put in something in the 1-2cc slot.

[Anonymous]

hmm..youre right the negator isnt that good for a aggro environment.
i dont like the idea putting 1cc or 2cc into the deck, because im looking for creatures with toughness 3 or 4 because im excpecting a lot of sligh. im not very happy with having 8 artifact creatures in main deck, cause of disenchants and so on.
i would like to drop the juggernaut, but i dont find a good big black creature, instead of scuta which i cant afford.
do u know a creature like that ?

[Anonymous]

im reaaly thinking of splashing a color for a big creature.
its just a thought at the moment but what would u think of splashing erhnam djinn ? has anyone ever tried this ?

[Jebus]

You already have some decent beef.  I wouldn't splash for another color to add more and especially not for Ernie.

You are going to probably need something in the lower casting cost ranges.

I know this sounds pretty janky, but as a last resort, maybe you should try Wretched Anurid.

Skittering Skirge is an option as well.

I wouldn't go with Flesh Reaver in your environment, so don't even think of those.

[Anonymous]

ok, the main question is the creature base:

4 Hypnotic Specter
4 Phyrexian War Beast

these are pretty sure in my deck now i have some other creatures in my card pool:

Kezzerdrix
nice against creature decks, but im not very sure if they work

Negators
i think even in an aggro environment a must in main(except against sligh)

Juggernaut
not bad, but toughness 3 is a little weak i think, and its an artifact which is another disadvantage

Wretched Anurid
a little too weak, but 1B cc for 3/3 is realy cool

Flesh Reaver
i never liked them......

Phyrexian Plagelords
one of my favourite creatures and a great controller,but much too expensive 4 my deck i think

Lurking Evil
hardcore suicide, dont know if they fit into my concept

at the moment i prefer the negators + anurids

[Anonymous]

i think i will run this:

CREATURES (12)
4 Hypnotic Specter
4 Phyrexian Negator
4 Juggernaut

DISRUPTION & CONTROL (17)
4 Duress
4 Diabolic Edict
4 Hymn to Tourach
4 Powder Keg
3 Contagion
1 Strip Mine

RESTRICTED GOODIES (5)
1 Demonic Consultation
1 Mind Twist
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Necropotence

MANA SOURCES (23)
4 Dark Ritual
19 Swamp

SIDEBOARD (15)
4 Tormod's Crypt
4 Phyrexian War Beast
3 Perish
4 Gloom