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I liked the sound of Quest for the Nihil Stone so I thought I'd make a deck that is focussed around getting the opponent to discard and then penalise them for having no cards. Funeral Charm isn't particularly strong, however, it is one of only a few cheap instants that make the opponent discard a card. This could be handy for getting your opponent to discard during his/her first main phase after drawing. I thought Underworld Dreams + Pain's Reward could cause some tough decision making for your opponent. Most of the sideboard is dedicated to dealing with threats and producing life to save you against fast decks. I don't think this deck would make you popular though - no one likes playing without cards.
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There isn't a particular win condition, however, the idea is to make your opponent dicard cards until they have no cards, at which point Quest for the Nihil Stone, Painful Quandary and Guul Draz Specter are potent. The opponent's development should be hindered by the consistent discarding so that it will be difficult for them to mount significant threats. I haven't played this deck, and I'm sure there are ways to improve it, including giving it a better killing blow.
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You might want to look into the Madness mechanic. With Abandon Hope you can ruin your opponent's hand, play cards like Gorgon Recluse and Call to the Netherworld, then fill back up with Dream Salvage and Night's Whisper. It's also in my opinnion that no mono-black deck should be without Beseech the Queen to get your win conditions. Those are just some ideas.
Thanks for the suggestions. Abandon Hope is useful. I thought about adding cards that force me to dicard as well so that I could use the madness mechanic, but I ended up with too many cards. Since the main aim of the deck is to use the Nihil Stone, I decided that getting the opponent to discard was more important. However, Call to the Netherworld would be great if I need to chump block with my rats or specters - I can bring them back to cause more discard pain. Beseech the Queen would also be good. I haven't seen that card before.
Ok, so I've made some changes. I removed Liliana's Caress and Liliana Vess to make use of the madness mechanic. Liliana of the Veil makes more sense if I'm using madness. I don't think the madness cards are particularly strong though. They kind of dilute the discarding a bit.
i would like to ask if dream salvage has work nicely for you constantly? i was also trying to make a discard deck and i was thinking if dream salvage would be better than phyrexian arena.. pls check my deck out and comment on what i should do to improve it.. tnx
To be honest, I'm new to magic and I don't actually have these cards to play with. Phyrexian Arena is good, but I'm already losing a bunch of life with Night's Whisper. Dream Salvage is probably a little weak though.