Forlorn Pseudamma

Creature — Zombie

Inspired — Whenever Forlorn Pseudamma becomes untapped, you may pay 2{B}. If you do, put a 2/2 black Zombie enchantment creature token onto the battlefield.

Tokens

• Enchantment Zombie 1/1 B

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (7)

MrKillStar on Ayara Ping

3 years ago

I would cut Conspiracy, since most of your creatures are zombies anyway and little tokens you create, you could just sacrifice asap with Ayara/Conrad on board.

Prismatic Geoscope - read rules on Gatherer.wizards.com - its 5 mana rock, that enters the battlefield tapped and can produce only one mana = useless in mono color deck. Better go with Sol Ring/Mana Geode/Arcane Signet are better options for that.

I use Tortured Existence+Desecrated Tomb in my For the Void deck and its just pure awesomeness. Every activasion of TD triggers Syr Conrad's ability twice (one creature coming out of you GY, another one coming in) and DT gives you 1/1 BLACK bat token with flying (which matters for Ayara). Its also insant speed activation, so you can use them to create flying blockers and a lot of tokens to sacrifice. Add in Phyrexian Altar and you can go infinite with either Ayara or Syr Konrad.

Sanguine Bond - With weak life gain in this deck, I wouldnt bother with this. I would replace it with more ramp - Caged Sun/Black Market or Songs of the Damned (which would work even better with Buried Alive), etc.; Village Rites would be very nice card draw (of course Phyrexian Arena, Necropotence is a big thing too).
Liliana of the Dark Realms could be also pretty nice for ramp.
You can always keep Sanguine Bond and throw in more life gain stuff life Whip of Erebos/Dread Presence/Ivory Tower/Venser's Journal or graveyard hate cards like Crypt Incursion/Suffer the Past.

Woe Strider could be used as instant sac outlet for your Ayara, with a 0/1 WHITE token and scry 1 as a nice bonus.

Cabal Coffers,Lake of the Dead,Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx - also very good lands for mono black decks, just not for low budget decks. Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth - probably not worth it if you dont run that many non-swamp lands.

Cards I would cut off:

Forlorn Pseudamma - 4 cmc 2/1, that needs to be tapped and pay additional just to make 2/2 zombie seems not very good.
Piper of the Swarm - they only thing making rats is Piper and Plague of Vermin (which is ok though). Piper works much better in Ayara rat decks. In this almost zombie tribal deck, Piper just doesnt really fit.
Syphon Flesh - Very independent on your opponent's board state and number of opponents.. So its kinda 50/50.
Conspiracy - Unless you're going to do some shenanigans with making non-zombie creatures and tokens into zombies (I counted 10 things in total that are either non-zombie creatures or make non-zombie tokens), I really wouldnt waste a card space with it, unless you can do some absurd amount of tokens.
Prismatic Geoscope - as I already said above.

Moby_Copperfield on Unlife Link

4 years ago

Consider running Forlorn Pseudamma

This could replace Daxos the Returned which is a nonbo with Solemnity

mrdehring on Welcome to The Shattergang Brothers curiosa(Apart)

5 years ago

Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest is the best Vulturous Zombie for a deck like this.

On the lower end of the curve Abyssal Gatekeeper makes them sac two creatures when you sac it.

Whip of Erebos as a way to recur your creatures for another sac effect. Speaking of Erebos... Dictate of Erebos is a Grave Pact that is a little easier on colors and has flash.

There are a few inspired cards that make enchantment creatures for you to abuse as well. Forlorn Pseudamma has some evasion which might make it easier to tap. I personally love Felhide Spiritbinder because... well, I once copied a Blightsteel Colossus ... so maybe I have a bias.

I like your method of making clues to sac for card, or sometimes to clear the board of pesty artifacts. If you find you need more card draw look into Viridian Revel , there are always artifacts around.

You seem to be building a swarm style deck. Look into some swarm pump effects Beastmaster Ascension comes to mind.

Crayfish on Opinions of my personal starter …

7 years ago

I've always wanted to make some simple 40-card beginner decks to teach people how to play, and with the combination of me moving to a new school district and my girlfriend saying she is willing to learn, I have finally built them. I would like your opinions on them, and if they seem easy enough for a newer player to understand. (As a note, I tried to include a wide cast of keywords to emphasize the diversity of the game.)

Each deck has 17 lands and one rare, which the deck is themed around

Harness the Storm Burn/Aggro Show

1x Harness the Storm
1x Hotheaded Giant
1x Terra Ravager
1x Goblin Freerunner
1x Thermo-Alchemist
1x Cinder Pyromancer
2x Fiery Impulse
2x Boulder Salvo
2x Magma Spray
1x Pyroclasm
1x Lightning Strike
1x Searing Blood
3x Dragon Fodder
3x Krenko's Command
2x Act of Treason
17x Mountain

Pretty simple burn/aggro designed to encourage combo plays with Harness the Storm

Unbreathing Horde-Zombies Show

1x Unbreathing Horde
1x Abattoir Ghoul
1x Minotaur Abomination
1x Fleshbag Marauder
1x Walking Corpse
1x Undead Minotaur
1x Wandering Tombshell
1x Twisted Abomination
1x Infectious Horror
1x Dross Prowler
1x Forlorn Pseudamma
2x Black Cat
2x Wight of Precinct Six
1x Night's Whisper
1x Read the Bones
1x Altar's Reap
1x Doom Blade
1x Grasp of Darkness
1x Hissing Miasma
1x Crown of Suspicion
1x Clutch of Undeath
17x Swamp

Simple Zombie aggro designed to teach players about spot removal, pain for gain, and the fact that its ok to for your creatures to die

Hero of Leina Tower-Pump and Smash Show

1x Hero of Leina Tower
1x Centaur Battlemaster
2x Setessan Oathsworn
1x Pheres-Band Tromper
1x Thundering Tanadon
1x Vulpine Goliath
1x Elvish Visionary
1x Elvish Mystic
1x Ainok Guide
2x Unnatural Predation
2x Ranger's Guile
2x Titanic Growth
1x Giant Growth
1x Aspect of Hydra
1x Feed the Clan
1x Monstrous Growth
1x Rabid Bite
1x Prey Upon
1x Forced Adaptation
17x Forest

Mono-green pump. Encourages players to play offensively and make smart decisions with their mana. My main concern with this deck is the inclusion of Thundering Tanadon. Is phyrexian mana too weird to be in a starter deck?

Captain of the Watch-Soldiers Show

1x Captain of the Watch
2x Veteran Armorsmith
2x Veteran Swordsmith
1x Kor Skyfisher
1x Topan Freeblade
1x Kor Scythemaster
1x Kinsbaile Skirmisher
1x Consul's Lieutenant
1x Loxodon Partisan
1x God-Favored General
1x Nav Squad Commandos
1x Repel the Darkness
2x Raise the Alarm
1x Sunlance
1x Sanctified Charge
1x Tenacity
1x Ajani's Presence
1x Valorous Stance
1x Pacifism
1x Brave the Sands
17x Plains

Mono-white soldier tribal. Encourages players to know how to utilize synergy between a creature type, and handle multiple situations by using a multitude of answers.

Chief Engineer-Artifacts Show

1x Chief Engineer
1x Etherium Sculptor
2x Aeronaut Tinkerer
1x Anvilwrought Raptor
1x Mirror Golem
1x Bronze Sable
1x Runed Servitor
2x Gold-Forged Sentinel
1x Whirler Rogue
1x Yotian Soldier
1x Opaline Unicorn
1x Aether Spellbomb
1x Staff of the Mind Magus
1x Bonesplitter
1x Thought Prison
1x Override
1x Divination
1x Artificer's Epiphany
1x Thoughtcast
1x Disperse
1x Encrust
17x Island

Encourages players to learn artifact synergy, combo plays, and elements of control.

ShanKspeare on THE LEGEND NEVER DIES

8 years ago

If you had Training Grounds w/ Forlorn Pseudamma then you'd actually be paying 1 swamp for each 2/2 zombie token.

Mars200 on THE LEGEND NEVER DIES

8 years ago

GarrukCallerofBeasts

I see what you mean, but I personally think Dark Prophecy kind of holds a good spot for keeping me in gas as I use my sac engine. Also, Forlorn Pseudamma is a bit of a hard sell as a token spawner with 3 mana per 2/2 token.

I still appreciate the suggestion, and while I have you, I have an idea I'd like to ask your opinion for. What do you think of replacing Grim Haruspex and/or Dark Prophecy with something in Red/Blue that generates cannon fodder for Tymmaret?

GarrukCallerofBeasts on THE LEGEND NEVER DIES

8 years ago

Forlorn Pseudamma might help with more 2/2 zombies...