Shades and Shadows (Casual MTG Deck)

Shades and Shadows

Casual Midrange Mono-Black Tempo Theme/Gimmick Tribal

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Instant (6)

Sorcery (10)

Enchantment (2)

2x Cover of Darkness

Artifact (4)

Creature (18)

Land (20)

Sideboard

Instant (6)

Sorcery (9)

Maybeboard

Sorcery (4)

Creature (2)

2x Nakaya Shade

Tribal Shade deck. Never seen one, so I figured I'd do one.

The main point of the deck is to slap out a few shades quickly, pump & punch, then rinse & repeat until victory.

I'm working out spot removal, board wipe, and alternate win conditions. (See the Sideboard.)

Oh the woes of deck-building the weird stuff. We do the weird stuff!

Comments, and Suggestions welcome, +1s appreciated.

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Long Awaited Return — Feb. 5, 2016

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-1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth -1 Whispering Shade -2 Perilous Shadow -1 Cover of Darkness -4 Consume Spirit -2 Temporal Extortion

+2 Drifting Shade +2 Profane Command +1 Swamp +2 Sorin's Vengeance +2 Exsanguinate +2 Army of the Damned

Changes explained: How's everybody been? I was on a long-term hiatus while focusing on life/college.

Too many Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth were popping up. The Whispering Shade was cut down to match. Exsanguinate is almost always better here than Consume Spirit (sideboarded). Sorin's Vengeance and Army of the Damned are fun high-drops that I've wanted to try out. Profane Command is excellent utility. Drifting Shade's natural evasion is better in my meta than Perilous Shade's high toughness (and loosens up my Cover of Darkness needs). Temporal Extortion, much as I cherish it, quickly turned into a damage spell that my opponents merely absorbed.

Thoughts on a pair of Curse of the Cabal? Anything else that needs adjustments?

One heck of an update. — Aug. 8, 2013

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Revision 8 See all

(8 years ago)

-1	Army of the Damned	main
+1	Beseech the Queen	side
-1	Bubbling Muck	maybe
-1	Cover of Darkness	main
-2	Crypt Ripper	maybe
-1	Demonic Tutor	maybe
+2	Drifting Shade	main
+2	Exsanguinate	main
+1	Nakaya Shade	maybe
-2	Perilous Shadow	main
+1	Profane Command	main
+1	Swamp	main
-1	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	main
-1	Whispering Shade	main

Top Ranked	Achieved #50 position overall 10 years ago
Date added	10 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is Casual legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 4 Mythic Rares 20 - 4 Rares 6 - 7 Uncommons 10 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.45
Tokens	Demon / B, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	FAV, Mono Black Decks, ryan and nate, cool stuff, Templates, Not Mine, Decks I want to try
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