Orzhov Devotion

by lith1um on 01 May 2014

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)

Sorceries (4)


Instants (4)

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Deck Description

Welcome to Orzhov Midrange
Also known as BW Control with Athreos, and also known as Mono Black Devotion splash White.
This is a mid-ranged based deck that looks to put out resilient creatures coupled with powerful removal spells. It runs more permanents then its BW Control counterpart to activate Athreos, and has more efficient removal in the form of Banishing Light.

How to Play

VS Mono B Devotion: Fortunately, this deck fares well against Mono B because our cards can keep their devotion low--making a late game Gray Merchant hit for less.
+3 Duress +1 Merciless Eviction -1 Athreos -1 Elspeth -2 Obzedat

VS Mono U Devotion: This is a tough matchup--luckily our post-sideboard game is much better after we remove the threat of Thassa with Deicide. Thoughtsieze is also a bad card in this matchup since blue has a lot of redundant cards.
+2 Deicide +2 Doom Blade +1 Merciless Eviction -4 Thoughtseize -1 Elspeth

VS Control: This is where the deck shines in counterpart to its BW Control brother. Use hand disruption as a way to force cards to stick to the board. Cards like Underworld Connections and Whip can win you the game if unanswered by the control player. We play this matchup by racing them before they can hit a big sphinx.
-2 Bile Blight -1 Devour Flesh -3 Heros Downfall -1 Ultimate Price +3 Duress +2 Sin Collector +1 Erebos +1 Lifebane Zombie

VS Monsters: This will usually be a hard matchup since the ability for Monsters to curve out usually means that there is too much on the board to deal with. This matchup is very tempo based--meaning keep the board clear and try to get down your permanents.
-2 Bile Blight -1 Devour Flesh -1 Elspeth -2 Blood Baron +4 Lifebane Zombie +2 Doom Blade

Deck Tags

  • Standard
  • Athreos
  • Control
  • Midrange

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Card Legality

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

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