The idea of the deck shall be to hinder the opponent on his actions while building up some black mana heavy creatures which help in that part.
I want to close out the game with options like Suffer the Past, Gray Merchant of Asphodel or Westvale Abbey
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Things like Sorin, Solemn Visitor help with some good stall.
Its a deck which can also do a great job on destroying the plan of Burn, Token, Infect or Storm decks because of the Sideboard decisions made.
Letting me know if you like the deck would mean a lot to me because its my first deck I have ever made and evolved it over 2 years of learning Mtg :)
Early Game
As every control Deck you want to stall the game as good as possible to the Mid Game where most of your actions and bigger threats can shine.
I went with Path to Exile lately but decided to roll it out and put the better removal Assassin's Trophy in.
Fatal Push and Harsh Scrutiny can easily remove early creatures and Thoughtseize can rip appart not just Storm Decks but Aggro or Burn will have a bad time against it too. And i like the informations Harsh Scrutiny offers.
Assassin's Trophy is better in the mainboard than Path to Exile because of its versatility. You can choose to go for a land ( against Thron) or even with early enchantments artifacts or creatures. It is very strong in the mid game because of its versatility too and its almost never a dead card.
Collective Brutality shines same as Assassin's Trophy in its adaptability.
Mid Game
Having spoken about the early game, who wont have guessed it: Heres the Mid Game !
I want to use the Midgame to even stabilise further.
Beginning with Liliana of the Veil i dont have much to say about her she is just a beast of a 3 drop.
Lingering Souls will keep you on the board while defending the upcoming Planeswalkers.
Maelstrom Pulse is one of the bigger removals in this deck.
Sorin, Solemn Visitor is one of the biggest enemies vs Burn Decks because its just hard to race against him when he uses his +1 ability.
Elspeth, Knight-Errant can produce defenders or pump up your Shambling Vent or other creatures you have in play.
Phyrexian Obliterator is one of the first bigger things to put on the board while being a great choice for the black devotion plan. It can close up games suddenly too and hinders the opponent to attack.
Phyrexian Arena + Night's Whisper are there in order to not run out of gas.
Late Game
I simply want to close out the game with Gray Merchant of Asphodel, Suffer the Past and Westvale Abbey
but there are enough win conditions beside them too.
Sorin, Grim Nemesis can also drain the opponent slowly to death while giving new cards to play.
His -x ability is pretty good too though ! It can be a struggle to get to his minus 9 ability but once you can activate it its just a nightmare.
Last but not least:Sheoldred, Whispering One A very nice card to get back the Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Phyrexian Obliterator. She is a big win condition and acts like a nice creature hate.
As i said in the Quick Info let me know if you liked my deck and pls feel free to help me if you have any suggestions!
Maybe Board
Ob Nixilis Reignited is maybe there to get bigger creatures from the board while drawing cards for not going out of cards in the late game. It also has flexibility which i prefer over creatures and also sticks at the board with some devotion ( like all other planeswalkers -Elspeth not included). But Sheoldred, Whispering One is the better choice i guess.
