Mercadia's Most Malevolent Mercenaries

Casual Casual Mono-Black Multiplayer Theme/Gimmick Tribal

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Instant (2)

• 2x Darkness

Sorcery (9)

• 4x Cateran Summons
• 3x Consume Spirit
• 2x Diabolic Tutor

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Cover of Darkness

Artifact (6)

• 2x Caged Sun
• 2x Elixir of Immortality
• 2x Unstable Obelisk

Creature (30)

• 4x Cateran Enforcer
• 2x Cateran Kidnappers
• 2x Cateran Overlord
• 4x Cateran Slaver
• 4x Doomed Necromancer
• 3x Highway Robber
• 2x Pit Raptor
• 4x Primeval Shambler
• 3x Rathi Assassin
• 2x Silent Assassin

Land (31)

• 4x Cabal Coffers
• 25x Swamp
• 2x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

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Sideboard

Instant (1)

• 1x Slaughter Pact

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Plague Wind

Artifact (1)

• 1x Whip of Erebos

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Sorin Markov

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Maybeboard

Instant (1)

• 1x Tsabo's Decree

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Dregs of Sorrow

Artifact (4)

• 1x Coat of Arms
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Obelisk of Urd
• 1x Skull of Ramos

Creature (1)

• 1x Dauthi Mercenary

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Mercadia's Most Magnificent and Malevolent Mercenaries. A Mono-Black Mercenary tribal deck.

I'm building this deck because our Casual/EDH organizer runs a multiplayer event to celebrate his birthday. You will be rewarded for running an original deck. I suggested Mercenary tribal to him and he was really exited and he didn't remember when he saw mercenaries in action last time. He has played the game of Magic over 15 years.

I wanted to build an unusual tribal deck and I decided to build a deck around almost forgotten tribe, Mercenaries. Mercenaries weren't as popular as Rebels used to be, though they had bigger bodies and a bit higher CMC. The reason why Mercs weren't as popular as the Rebels is mainly because of their "recruiting" system. Mercs can only "hire" cards with lower CMC than they have themselves, basically it is said that because if they start rioting, they can beat the smaller guys...

The deck is supposed to work in multiplayer casual environments. The main mechanic is to get recruiters while trying to stay safe, then flood the battlefield and once they die you shuffle your graveyard into your library and spare a recruiter or two.

1. Thin your deck using recruiters, like Cateran Overlord + Cateran Slaver

2. Use Cabal Coffers and Caged Sun to generate mana quickly in mid and late game.

3. Flood the battlefield.

4. Start over again if they didn't die already using Elixir of Immortality and recruiters.

Fun fact: Show

This deck can theoretically and repeatidly tap 198 Black mana with all the lands, but excess Urborg, and two Caged Suns.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	7 years
Exclude colors	WURG
Key combos	Cateran Overlord + Cateran Slaver
Legality	This deck is Casual legal.
Rarity (main - side)	0 - 1 Mythic Rares 21 - 3 Rares 29 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	80
Avg. CMC	3.63
Folders	Casual Decks