the 1% cause the apocalypse

Casual Artifact Combo Control Lifegain Show and Tell WB (Orzhov)

Ilducemussolini

Creature (8)

• 2x Bleak Coven Vampires
• 3x Markov Patrician
• 3x Obzedat, Ghost Council

Land (20)

• 2x Orzhov Basilica
• 4x Plains
• 10x Swamp
• 4x Tainted Field

Artifact (12)

• 1x Caged Sun
• 4x Orzhov Signet
• 3x Pristine Talisman
• 4x Whispersilk Cloak

Instant (8)

• 4x Dark Ritual
• 4x Utter End

Sorcery (12)

• 2x Armageddon
• 4x Castigate
• 3x Duress
• 3x Gild

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Sideboard

Artifact (3)

• 3x Orbs of Warding

Sorcery (6)

• 3x Diabolic Tutor
• 3x Obzedat's Aid

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Maybeboard

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Alms of the Vein

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B/W control with a bunch of artifacts and a gimmick where the elites destroy the world for their own selfish ends. Dispite the gimmick it actually works pretty well.

This deck has some good combos, with dark ritual giving you lots of good turn 1 options (my favorite being Castigate + Dark Ritual + Orzhov Signet , but Markov Patrician is pretty good, too). My general strategy is to cast Duress/Castigate on turn 1 or 2 if at all possible to give me a general idea of what to do on turns 3/4. I generally remove spells I dont like with Duress/Castigate and let my opponent cast permanents only to exile them at instant speed with Utter End, or in the case of creatures, Gild (which usually ends up letting me fire off Bleak Coven Vampires metalcraft ability. I've never lost a game where that ability triggered).

At the center of all of this is Obzedat, Ghost Council. I typically try to probe my opponent with Duress/Castigate before casting Obzedat. Its also nice to have a Whispersilk Cloak out to make him unblockable, even if you have to reattach it everytime he reenters the battlefield. Finally, once you manage to cast Obzedat, firing off Armageddon on your next turn will keep your life draining machine active while denying an opponent all their lands. The main combo I try to fire off is Obzedat, Ghost Council + Armageddon + Orzhov Signet + Whispersilk Cloak. If it goes perfectly it goes like this; Turns 1-3 put Orzhov Signet and Whispersilk Cloak on the field, turn 4 deploy Obzedat, turn 5 cast Armageddon, play a land, filter through the Signet, attach the Cloak and attack with Obzedat. Rinse and repeat 2-3 times and you win.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	8 years
Exclude colors	URG
Splash colors	W
Key combos	Castigate + Dark Ritual + Orzhov Signet
Legality	This deck is Casual legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 6 Rares 14 - 3 Uncommons 19 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.00
Tokens	Gold