Dark Favor

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Format Legality
1v1 Commander Legal
Archenemy Legal
Arena Legal
Block Constructed Legal
Canadian Highlander Legal
Casual Legal
Commander / EDH Legal
Commander: Rule 0 Legal
Custom Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Gladiator Legal
Highlander Legal
Historic Legal
Legacy Legal
Leviathan Legal
Limited Legal
Modern Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Pauper Legal
Pauper Duel Commander Legal
Pauper EDH Legal
Pioneer Legal
Planechase Legal
Quest Magic Legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Vanguard Legal
Vintage Legal

Dark Favor

Enchantment — Aura

Enchant creature

When Dark Favor enters the battlefield, you lose 1 life.

Enchanted creature gets +3/+1.

5dollarMTG on $5 Black Aggro

4 years ago

Thanks Skulloelegy! Predator's Gambit is just in there as an Unholy Strength that can occasionally help Ogre Marauder get through. Demonic Vigor is a great card though - I actually prefer it to Infernal Scarring , which would also open the two-drop spot for Dark Favor . I'll probably keep at least a few Supernatural Stamina in there though - unlike Demonic Vigor, it keeps your creature out on the board and can also just be a Shock to finish off the game.

Snake_Oil on $5 Black Aggro

4 years ago

Predator's Gambit doesn't seem great here in a deck full of unblockables, not the most effective choice unless it's purely getting the price as low as you can (which I'll always respect) -- I'd be more inclined to go with Feebleness or Dead Weight as pseudo-removal, Demonic Vigor or Kaya's Ghostform for effects like Supernatural Stamina style recursion effects, or Dark Favor / Eternal Thirst for big beats.

+1 for budget builds!

dingusdingo on Aggro Tribe: Mono Black Vampires

4 years ago

The tribal base looks pretty nice, and I like the amount of 1x and 2x that you run. I might bump Vampire Nocturnus up to a 2x though.

Not a fan of Essence Extraction . Its spot removal that is expensive at 3 CMC, and doesn't guarantee removal. The extra life is certainly nice, but I would run more Fatal Push or Tragic Slip over them.

Chalice of Life  Flip is nice here, gives a colorless way to inflict a loss on opponents.

With the 2x Crypt of Agadeem and the 20 lands anyways, you could definitely fit 1 or 2 X spells in here for games that go longer. Torment of Hailfire is ridiculous.

A few draw pieces will help in case your creatures get hit by Wrath of God or some variant. I'm a real big fan of Mindblade Render , which isn't a vampire but worth a consider for a budget swinger/drawer. Asylum Visitor is less of a guarantee to draw, but its a 3/1 tribal creature with madness for 2 CMC so it might be worth a consider. Can help gas you when you're at no hand. Damnable Pact is an X spell that can refill you mid game at the cost of some life. Dusk Legion Zealot is a tribal that can replace itself, but doesn't beat down very well. Sign in Blood is a straight forward black draw card that can help you close out long games by acting as a shock too.

I think Dark Favor isn't that great, creature enchantments open you up to getting 2 for 1'd rather easily (they blow up or bounce your creature in response to the enchant, removing 2 of your cards with just 1 card).

I don't like Urge to Feed . It is mediocre removal, and the pumping of your tribe costs you an attack that turn.

Duress and similar effects as a 3x or 4x will help immensely. They let you deal with Enchantments and Artifacts, which are difficult for mono black to handle. They also let you get rid of board wipers, engine enablers, counterspells, and combo pieces before they are played. Finally, they reveal a lot of information about what your opponent can do, which helps you to make better decisions.

You should consider that there are some antisynergies with your cards. Captivating Vampire and Throne of the God-Pharaoh both want large amounts of creatures, while Kalastria Highborn and Indulgent Aristocrat both want you to sac creatures. Undying Evil wants to save creatures without +1/+1 counters, but Blade of the Bloodchief and Indulgent Aristocrat both want to put +1/+1 counters on creatures.

If this was my list, here's the changes I would make

In short, cull down to 8 pieces of creature removal. Up the amount of stealing vampire so serve as more removal and serve as a better tribal buff than blade of the chief. Add in hand disruption, add in Asylum visitors as cheap beaters who can help you if you're empty and benefits from opponents hand being empty too (from your Duress !). Move from the sac vampire to the guaranteed hits vampire because we don't want dead critters. Nocturnus gives all your vamps flying, so slightly upping total creature count while replacing 1x Nighthawk lets you get more benefits. Hope these suggestions make sense and are helpful!

BOXES_O_MOXES on Nightveil Predator PDH

4 years ago

I have a few ideas.

I see you run some buff enchantments in your "Voltron" section that could probably be replaced with some pretty valuable equipment.

I would look into Slagwurm Armor . This isn't a buff but actually makes for a harder to kill Nightveil Predator . A 3/9 Nightveil is crazy hard to deal with. He blocks and kills pretty much anything. Helps him to stick around so you can hook up your Bow. And, you can fish for it with your Trinket Mage .

I think there are better cards that can go in for Sinister Strength , Dark Favor and Twisted Experiment . Although you may have a reason for running them. I'd also be curious to know why. I think equipment have more utility as they stay on the field and can be moved around from crit to crit.

Also, I would take out the Seat of the Synod and the Vault of Whispers . Just replace them with basics. The lands being artifacts are easier to remove as there are lots of items people play that can target artifacts. I would rather loose a piece of equipment than a land.

I run Ashes to Ashes as well and have been seeing that it sits in my hand for a while due to it being so situational. I am actually considering replacing it with Ob Nixilis's Cruelty . I pretend I have it in my hand rather than the Ashes during games and I essentially could make more use of the Cruelty. Could just be my meta.

Other than that the deck to me seems solid. What are your matchups like? You having any issues against certain decks??

Flooremoji on Death in the Shadows

4 years ago

Don't know if it's been said before but probably Sinister Strength over Dark Favor ?

harbingerofduh on Back and forth from the grave they go!

5 years ago

I like this partner pairing. It seems way more interesting than Breya, and I like it when artifact decks don't go the boring "dump a boatload of artifacts on the board and engage in sacrificing shenanigans."

As for suggestions, Commander's Sphere is strictly better than Manalith, and it combos well with Silas Renn to boot!

In general, I think you need more land and mana rocks in this deck. Since you're planning to win through commander damage, your commanders are liable to get killed a lot, and you don't want to wind up in a situation where you don't have enough mana to pay the commander tax. Since bounce and creature-tapping spells are pretty low-impact in the format, those would be my first cuts, probably followed by some of the Auras such as Dark Favor. If you want cards that pump your commander's power, there is tons of Equipment out there that gets the job done without the inherent card disadvantage of Auras.

SufferFromEDHD on Shooooot Her! [Pauper EDH]

6 years ago

Shade's Form is another personal favorite. Necromancer's Magemark is awesome and similar.

As for finding a spot for Standard Bearer... your list is very toned. Nothing stands out. I don't like Dark Favor but I understand why you are running it.

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