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A legacy deck that I built with dark rituals doesn't hold up its end as well in Legacy, but this deck does very well in the modern format.
The first 2-3 turns use Despise, Thoughtseize, or Inquisition of Kozilek to pick your opponents hands and make them discard essential cards. Follow through with Extirpate to remove them from the game. Use Consuming Vapors, Gatekeeper of Malakir, and Geth's Verdict to dwindle and destroy your opponents creatures.Phyrexian Obliterator is great on offense and defense. Gatekeeper is a chump blocker and helps clear out your opponents army.Abyssal Persecutor is the best beater for only 4 mana. Consuming Vapors, Gatekeeper of Malakir and Geth's Verdict can all target you, so once you're done beating your opponent down with the Persectuor, cast the spell on you and you win.For decks that rely on certain combos and not so much their creatures... swap out sign in blood for Surgical Extraction because time is on your side when they have to sacrifice everything and you're extracting their key pieces.
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It seems like you ahve the money so id consider bitterblossom. Infinite chump blockers. Also due to the phyrexian mana cost i think surgical extraction might be a better option or is at least worth a 2 for 2 split. Being able to grab something and extract it on turn 1 is pretty devastating. Also i am partial to Phyrexian arena for card draw in black but thats just my opinion.Here is my take on black control. its not perfect but is more fun to play for mehttp://mtgvault.com/spensersportsguy/decks/wrecking-ball/
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I used to run 4 Surgical Extraction's over the Extirpate's, but found that 2 life in the beginning of the game with the other two life from thoughtseize to be somewhat too hurtful when I plan to cast Sign in Blood and Thoughtseize later in the game. Maybe a 2/2 split between SE and Extirpate could be okay. I will give that a shot. Phyrexian Arena is good, but I find Sign in Blood to be a safer course since it doesn't continue to drain me unless I specify to do so.Bitterblossom is a great card as well, but the continued punishment of life with my other cards hurting me, Abyssal Persecutor becomes more a burden than I need it to be. Also, it's not exactly that I have the money, I just bought these cards when then were substantially cheaper.
What about replacing abyssal persecutor with desecration demons? Ya they can stop him from attacking, but that takes sacing a creature and pumping him, and you dont have to kill it in order to win the game.
With Consuming Vapors, Geth's Verdict, and Gatekeeper of Malakir representing a good portion of my deck and Sign in Blood for card drawing; I've never had a problem sacrificing Abyssal Persecutor. Desecration Demon is one my new favorite black cards and that's hard for me to say because I've been playing this game since 3rd edition/ ice age and very few cards excite me, but with that being said, I still find him becoming tapped to much of a problem in the deck and the amount of removal i have already is quite substantial considering Consuming Vapor's gets two creatures.Thanks for the suggestion... it was a card I considered swapping the Persecutor out for, but a few play tests... it just didn't hold up as well.