Your debt will be paid in blood.

Standard Control WB (Orzhov)

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Creature (15)

• 1x Blood Baron of Vizkopa
• 3x Desecration Demon
• 4x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 2x Lifebane Zombie
• 1x Obzedat, Ghost Council
• 4x Pack Rat

Land (24)

• 3x Godless Shrine
• 1x Mutavault
• 6x Plains
• 14x Swamp

Enchantment (7)

• 4x Banishing Light
• 3x Underworld Connections

Artifact (1)

• 1x Whip of Erebos

Instant (11)

• 3x Bile Blight
• 1x Deicide
• 2x Doom Blade
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 2x Orzhov Charm
• 2x Ultimate Price

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Thoughtseize

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Sideboard

Enchantment (3)

• 3x Blind Obedience

Artifact (1)

• 1x Pithing Needle

Instant (7)

• 3x Dark Betrayal
• 3x Devour Flesh
• 1x Reprisal

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Drown in Sorrow
• 3x Revoke Existence

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Welcome to the Orzhov Syndicate; The only guild which is overpoweringly cruel in their methods, but subtle enough to lay low until judgement day. This is a standard deck focussed towards slowly chipping away at your opponent through extortion, only to zero in for the kill with big bombs or massive draining plays. The cards can be categorised as:

• The Extort Engines. The creatures who you wouldnt give a second glance, especially not Basilica Screecher , who is cheap and cheerful. The larger ones have the hidden advantage, however, of being excellent meat shields. Once the Pontiff of Blight hits the board, not much is getting past it.

• The Removal. Something for all the family, the essential toolbox of supporting cards to remove those pesky creatures trying to mess up your day; which can culminate in Merciless Eviction to reset the standings the turn before a bomb drop.

• The Bombs. After one or two of these, your opponent will be begging for the end. There is:

  • Deathpact Angel A 5/5 flyer is nothing to be sniffed at. a 5/5 flyer in the extort colours is even better. A 5/5 flyer in the extort colours which needs to burn 2 removal spells (at least!) to be removed for good? Even better!
  • Debt to the Deathless Speaks for itself, anybody unfortunate enough to be on the receiving end of a large one of these will tell you that. Add in the dwindling life total of anybody extorted up to these dangerous levels, and you've got an apocalyptic play. Future synergy with Crypt Ghast as well.
  • Desecration Demon First, a 6/6 flyer for 4. Second, a drawback which isn't really a drawback. Sac a creature to keep him off you for a turn? Sure, but he'll be bigger when he does. Throw in assorted removal to narrow choices for sac candidates and you have a painful situation!
  • Gray Merchant of Asphodel How is this guy a common again? Excellent synergy with the heavy black presence on the board, on top of being a relatively cheap bomb to allow to extra injury through extortion, glorious.
  • Obzedat, Ghost Council The big Obzedaddy. Extort 2 for free every turn once he hits the board, with the added option of being able to outrun sorcery-speed removal and do it all again! Honorable mentions to the Whip of Erebos for its frankly quite scandalous infinite recursion combo should your obzedat be taken away from you.

Date added	12 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	22 - 4 Rares 12 - 4 Uncommons 6 - 7 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.94
Tokens	Copy Clone
Folders	Black White, Extort, Old Standard Builds