Scrying Over the Loss of a Loved One (BG Devotion) (Standard MTG Deck)

Scrying Over the Loss of a Loved One (BG Devotion)

Standard* BG (Golgari) Control Cruel Control Midrange

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Instant (10)

Sorcery (4)

4x Thoughtseize

Enchantment (3)

3x Underworld Connections

Creature (17)

Land (26)

Sideboard

Instant (6)

Planeswalker (1)

1x Vraska the Unseen

Creature (8)

I like golgari. I like midrange. I'm new to the fnm standard scene and i want this deck to do well while keeping its creature focus. A lot of the enjoyment I get out of Magic stems from seeing my creatures devastate my opponents and worm out of their attempts to kill them (Reaper of the Wilds) while having enough removal at my disposal to keep them out long enough to do so (Abrupt Decay, Hero's Downfall, etc). I feel the deck may be a bit too creature heavy right now, but I'm still pretty unfamiliar with making decks for this kind of competitive play style, so I hope I can find some help here!

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Final Draft? — Jan. 14, 2014

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This may be the final version of the deck, until Journey into Nyx gifts us with BG scry lands. Running 4 guildgates in a deck that all ready struggles to keep up with more aggressive builds, and has to be quick to deal with control matchups is a bit rough, but I'm enjoying my results thus far. I finally have all the cards I need for the deck (save Mutavault which I'm still proxying) so I'm no longer looking for "filler" cards. Let me know what you think about the build and how I could improve it!

Side Note: I know the mono-black devotion deck is almost strictly better than this build and I may be trying to force the BG combination just for Abrupt Decay and Reaper of the Wilds (aka Golgari AEtherling), but I plan on running both decks side by side. This list at more casual events and the mono black build at FNM or any GPT's/ PTQ's that may arise in my area, so please stray away from any suggestions that boil down to "take out the green splash" thanks!

Reaper/ Demon struggle — Dec. 18, 2013

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Specters/ Removal Package — Dec. 15, 2013

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Devotion — Dec. 13, 2013

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Big changes this weekend! — Nov. 18, 2013

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Friday Night — Nov. 16, 2013

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Creature removal — Nov. 14, 2013

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Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	0 - 3 Mythic Rares 35 - 6 Rares 7 - 2 Uncommons 7 - 4 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.82
Tokens	Assassin 1/1 B w/ Player Killer, Copy Clone
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