Mogis, Lord of Darkness

by coolwip4865 on 25 February 2014

Main Deck (61 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)

Sorceries (10)

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Deck Description

Red/Black but mostly red devotion deck. Pretty straight forward, play creatures and attack. creatures will build devotion to hopefully make the gods into creatures. if not its not to big of a deal as the god's abilities will still help you win. Sideboard is basically for control matchups

Deck Tags

  • Standard
  • Devotion
  • mogis
  • Rakdos

Deck at a Glance

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Mana Curve

Mana Symbol Occurrence

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Card Legality

  • Not Legal in Standard
  • Legal in Modern
  • Legal in Vintage
  • Legal in Legacy

Deck discussion for Mogis, Lord of Darkness

Any advice is greatly appreciated!

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Posted 25 February 2014 at 21:21

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Considering your mana curve, I'd drop 2 for something like Hero's Downfall

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Posted 25 February 2014 at 21:48

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Dropped 2 lightning strikes for 3 hero's downfall

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Posted 26 February 2014 at 02:36

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I would drop 2 mogis and a purphoros for 3 heroes downfall. In the sideboard I would take out showstopper for 3 underworld connections and an erebos. Also take out duress for thoughtsieze

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Posted 26 February 2014 at 00:50

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I agree i need hero's downfall, but i feel as though taking out the burn spells work better. dropped lightning strike, and took the deck total to 61. And yeah those sideboard suggestions i totally agree with. i chose duress instead for the budget. I'll change that when i manage to get my hands on some thought seize.

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Posted 26 February 2014 at 02:35

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Still, I would not have more than 2 of each god in your deck. I would put in cryptborn horror and take out 1 of each god in the main

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Posted 26 February 2014 at 02:51

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Why cryptborn horror? Rakdos, lord of riots is way better

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Posted 26 February 2014 at 02:53

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Like I said with the gods, you don't want more then 2 of a legend unless it is a weenie that is easily picked off (ex: thalia, gaurdian of thraben) but with a higher cost bigger dude, it will be a dead card in your hand if you draw a second

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Posted 26 February 2014 at 02:58

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Yeah i agree. drawing two is bad. but a 3 of will pretty much guarantee that you draw one. may you draw two? sure, but its doubtful. And not so much with the gods because of they're indestructibility, but Rakdos would definitely be a big target for any removal the opponent has. so drawing two of him might not be so bad

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Posted 26 February 2014 at 03:04

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Your creatures are already so cheap that you barely need rakdos, I would take out a mogis (or 2) and a purphoros for 2 (or 3) crypt born horrors. They can get out of hand fast.

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Posted 26 February 2014 at 03:11

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I see Rakdos as a win-con. A not-so good one, but one none the less. With this deck, I see a lot of their creatures not being around long. Mogis's ability would trigger Rakdos's
Win-con achieved

Also, you need more creatures. 15 isn't enough in Rakdos, I run about 19/20 and people say I could use a few more

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Posted 26 February 2014 at 03:44

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It's aggro little sorin, you don't necessarily need a win con. Also mogis's ability wouldn't matter with rakdos, none of his creatures have flash. And counting the gods as creatures, he has 21.

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Posted 26 February 2014 at 04:03

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Wrong turn. Whoops, I don't use Mogis.
I also know aggro decks AND have my own win-cons in them
http://www.mtgvault.com/s0rinmark0v/decks/cult-of-rakdos/
Exava, and Desecration Demon. I don't NEED them, but they do win me games. Win-cons are for any deck really
With your "gods are creatures" comment, yeah they are... IF your devotion is high enough. 15 creatures+gods aren't enough!
Then again, for someone who thinks that modern and below are broken wouldn't reall know about win-cons now, would they? (Yes I remember)

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Posted 26 February 2014 at 04:22

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Even if you do need a win con rakdos sure as hell ain't it. Fanatic or stormbreath MAYBE. It's a deck designed to rush the opponent with a lot if smaller creatures that they can't handle.

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Posted 26 February 2014 at 13:00

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Also this is standard. My knowledge of modern and below has nothing to do with my advice on this deck

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Posted 26 February 2014 at 21:08

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No, it has to do with your overall knowledge of deck building

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Posted 26 February 2014 at 22:38

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I have built plenty of knowledge on deck building, just because I don't have the funds and don't find modern appealing does not mean I have poor judgment when it comes to standard

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Posted 26 February 2014 at 22:42

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I don't have the funds either, yet I post a series of well constructed decks
Even though I don't have a hope of building them!

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Posted 26 February 2014 at 22:51

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That still doesn't change the fact that I actually know what I'm doing when is comes to standard

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Posted 27 February 2014 at 04:16

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So do I, what's your point?
Just because I like modern more doesn't mean I don't know standard

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Posted 27 February 2014 at 04:22

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No little sorin, im saying you telling me I know nothing about win cons is irrelevant

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Posted 27 February 2014 at 12:42

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Wrong again.
I'm saying how you don't know about win-cons is linked to the fact

E.g. You play Rakdos, even without haste you generally win the next turn. If of course you have a good deck. By definition, that is a win-con. AND they are one of the most important parts of MTG
I guess you don't play control

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Posted 27 February 2014 at 23:03

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No I don't play control

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Posted 27 February 2014 at 23:53

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Obviously.

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Posted 28 February 2014 at 00:01

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It just makes me better suited for giving advice on an aggro deck

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Posted 28 February 2014 at 00:39

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Doesn't mean that I don't know aggro
My standard Rakdos deck wins in 5-10 turns

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Posted 02 March 2014 at 00:45

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I wasn't saying that u don't know aggro. Im saying I also know what I am doing

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Posted 02 March 2014 at 01:12

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I'd take our 1whip 1mogis 1purphuros 2 magma jet and put in 2 hero's downfall 1 more spike jester and 2 more lightning strike.

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Posted 26 February 2014 at 02:34

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Magma jet > Lightning strike in my opinion. but i think i might take some of that advice. thanks

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Posted 26 February 2014 at 02:39

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Searing blood is also a good removal spell against your aggro matchup. It will kill a creature with toughness 2 or less(or weaken a fatty for one of your creatures to take out) AND deal 3 damage if it dies

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Posted 26 February 2014 at 02:53

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I like it. Recommend 2 more magma jets. Scry is just too good not to run a 4 of. I run a simulate rakdos deck but a little heavier on the black. The whip is almost always the sideboard drop for any matchup where I lose game one. Take a look at mine and gimme a little feedback if you have a minute! I having been thinking of going the storm breath dragon route also.

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Posted 26 February 2014 at 02:47

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Since your focus as far as devotion is red, why not put in some reckoners or burning tree emissary? Really like the deck. +1 from me. Check out this deck if you get the chance. I'm still not that good at mfg so maybe you could help me out on this.

http://www.mtgvault.com/mordial33/decks/chaotic-evil/

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Posted 27 February 2014 at 04:38

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By mfg I mean mtg.

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Posted 28 February 2014 at 06:52

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Nice to see another BR Standard deck out there. This is mine currently. I had some Stormbreaths but I found that Flame-Wreathed Phoenixs work just as well and faster. From my playtesting spikejester can actually be a game ender right then and there. Dreadbore, Searing Blood, Magma Jet, and Doom Blades keep the field clear while you smack away. I would suggest adding Mindsparker as it really makes UW players angry. http://www.mtgvault.com/rivath/decks/devotion-to-rakdos/

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Posted 28 February 2014 at 06:47

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First strike on an on the curve creature is awesome too.

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Posted 28 February 2014 at 06:54

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Ok i changed this deck up quite a bit now. any thoughts?

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Posted 02 March 2014 at 22:38

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I would take out a mogis for a stormbreath of a fanatic

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Posted 03 March 2014 at 02:52

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