Mono-Black Aggro

by ebaskes on 11 January 2015

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)

Instants (4)


Land (1)

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Deck Description

Suggestions are encouraged/welcome!
I love mono black. It's my favorite deck style to build, and this deck is one reason why. You can sit back and blast your way to victory, and all with only 3 mana. The efficiency of this deck is ridiculous, you're always making plays, attacking, etc. There's rarely a dead moment, and if there is, you're probably not in a good position...
Also, since you don't have to pay for dual lands, it ends up being really pretty cheap.

Note: Adding cards like Mutavault is suggested. If you do, you should also run a copy of Urborg or two because this deck is heavy on Black symbols. The only reason they aren't on this list is because I wanted to keep it around 70$.

Why I picked what I picked.
1CMC
Bloodsoaked champion/gravecrawler: These seem pretty self explanatory to me. Pure damage. No one wants to waste a blocker on something that'll just get recast.
Diregraf Ghoul: this guy has pretty much no drawback; so what if you can't block on turn one? He's probably better than Isamaru, Hound of Konda because it's not a legendary creature.
Duress: Because why not run budget hand hate. It might win you the game if you throw out a Wrath.
Dismember*: this is pretty much a 1 CMC kill spell that can hit indestructibles, regens, and has no restriction as to what it can't hit. Pretty OP, if you ask me. Also, it's probably the best green removal in MTG.

2CMC
Nantuko Shade: woo... when I first saw this guy, I didn't think too much of him. Then someone told me to try it, and I liked it. A lot. This guy is the king of Combat tricks. He can kill something big, hit for a free two because your opponent is afraid to block, or can swing for 6-7 direct if they let him through. Also he only costs about a dollar. When you have him out, cast your creatures in Main phase two, you can trick your opponents. An alternative to this is Pack Rats.
Altar's Reap: Because draw is never bad. Sac a bloodsoaked champion, bring him back the next turn. Sac Geralf's messenger to pump and sting for two. Also it's instant speed, so it has that going over Sign in Blood.
Bile Blight/Victim of Night/Smother: I tried to pick a variety of kill spells that I felt would give me a lot of options. These are really down to preference, but these are a good starting point and are all pretty cheap. Other Options are Go for the Throat, Murderous Cut...
Tombstalker*: This guy can (and often is) cast for 2 mana. That's brutal. My other finisher, which I sometimes run, is Desecration Demon. Tombstalker is better with fewer lands, I find.

3CMC
Vampire Nighthawk: Obligatory black creature. Fantastic blocker, and can fly over stuff. Lifelink isn't bad either.
Geralf's Messenger: This is a really solid card. Sure, it enters tapped, but oh well it's basically guaranteed 4 damage+attacks
Gatekeeper of Malakir*: Yes, this is technically a 2 CMC card, but it's rarely cast for that because it's other ability is so powerful. He can hit hexproof, indestructible, really big guys, and any color. Really, really good.
Sword of Body and Mind: This thing can do some real damage in this deck. While it's not fire and ice, it's still pretty killer. The spawning of 2/2's is very nice, too. It's powerful but fair. Good card.
Loxodon Warhammer: I would run this even it didn't have lifelink. +3/+0 Lifelink, Trample is brutal. It can cause some huge life swings and usually guarantees a few damage being pushed through. Even if your creature dies you're gaining life and pushing through a few. Nice.
4CMC
Lashwrithe: A creature when you need it, a huge pump when you don't. Stick it on Vampire Nighthawk and you've got a 6/7 flying deathtouch lifelinker swinging on turn 4. Pretty solid.
That's it!

*not actual CMC

How to Play

be as aggressive as possible, hit your first 2-3 land drops and you're set.

Deck Tags

  • Black
  • Aggro
  • Fast
  • Fun

Deck at a Glance

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Mana Curve

Mana Symbol Occurrence

006300

Card Legality

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

Deck discussion for Mono-Black Aggro

Seem a nice mono black deck. Love Nantuko Shade, you can make mit really strong. I would put more Gravecrawler than Bloodsoaked Champion because its more possible that you will have zombies on the battlefield and you dont need to attack with a creature and pay the raid cost. So I would put +1 Gravecrawler and take out 1 Bloodsoaked Champion I guess so. You didn´t think about adding Mogis's Marauder to this deck? So much intimidate on your cratures, how cool is that? Check my decks I'm considering doing mono black deck, but the budget is low

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Posted 11 January 2015 at 14:06

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Mogis' Marauder is cool. He can definitely end a field stall, but the hope is that I've overwhelmed my opponent's creatures enough by that point that I can just start swinging for game.
I agree with you on gravecrawler. The only reason I didn't run a third is because they're more expensive to purchase and I plan on attacking just about every turn anyways.

Post a link to your MB when you finish it, I'll check it out.

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Posted 11 January 2015 at 14:31

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Yeah Gravecrawler is more expensive than Bloodsoaked.. I will, as soon as I finished it!

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Posted 11 January 2015 at 15:28

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Rakdos Cackler can be a good substitute for Diregraf Ghoul. Same thing but doens´t enter tapped.

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Posted 11 January 2015 at 15:43

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Can't block and can have counter removed. Also doesn't work with gravecralwer

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Posted 11 January 2015 at 16:20

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Yeah, Diregraf is a better choice

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Posted 11 January 2015 at 18:26

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Thanks for the idea though. Cackler is pretty good.

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Posted 11 January 2015 at 19:36

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Ebaskes I made a MB like I promised. Its a budget standard deck, made it quickly can you give a opinion about it?http://www.mtgvault.com/joaomacarrony/decks/devoted-to-black/

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Posted 26 January 2015 at 16:19

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