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Sangrophage
Creature — Zombie
At the beginning of your upkeep, tap Sangrophage unless you pay 2 life.
Dead_Blue_ on Budget Death's Shadow Help!
1 year ago
I used to run a Mono Black Death’s Shadow deck before Death’s Shadow was a real deck. I’d run spells like Vendetta and Devour in Shadow with creatures like Sangrophage …dunno how viable it is today. It just some ideas
Infernal Grasp is probably the way to go
Flooremoji on
They Exist to Cease -Suicide Black-
3 years ago
You don't have enough creatures for Aether Vial, it's more of a dead draw than it is a way to cheat on mana. Devour in Shadow is terrible, if you really want a removal spell that makes you lose life Dismember is much better. Vendetta is just as bad as Devour in Shadow, Fatal Push is better. You can add some fetches to make revolt work. Phyrexian Totem is nothing but a homage to an old card which wouldn't be playable now and totem itself is just a worse version of said old card with nothing to ramp into. Sangrophage will kill you before it does anything useful, I know that you want to keep the spirit of sicide black but these 'undercosted beaters' are frankly quite bad. Death's Shadow is your only payoff for losing life, and with no way to find it/get it back none of these cards that make you lose life are acctually giving you an advantage. If you want a competetive deck based around Death's Shadow there are plenty of options. Vampire's Bite dosen't do enough, pumping a creature for three isn't playable unless there is another reason for it (i.e. infect), and with the amount of life this deck is losing lifelink isn't going to save you. Treacherous Pit-Dweller is a two for one in your opponents favor, I can see many games where you play it, it gets killed, and none of your creatures are big enough to attack throgh it so you need to wait until you find a removal spell. Inquisition of Kozilek hits pretty much everything you'll need to hit early game but you don't lose two life, losing life is not an advantage. It should probably be the 4-of over inquisition.
dingusdingo on
Vilis, The Edge Lord
4 years ago
My no budget recommends
Tutor and Draw
Dark Confidant Demonic Tutor Vampiric Tutor Diabolic Intent Expedition Map
Ramp
Everflowing Chalice Fellwar Stone Fractured Powerstone Jet Medallion Mind Stone Mox Opal Mox Diamond Chrome Mox Bubbling Muck Rain of Filth Deserted Temple
Life to Effects
Mindblade Render Nightmare Lash Lashwrithe Death Cloud Dystopia Strands of Night Plunge into Darkness Withering Boon Killing Wave Circle of Affliction Phyrexian Etchings Plague of Vermin Bond of Agony Moonlight Bargain Phyrexian Reclamation
The list looks pretty tight overall. There are definitely some cards I'd be cutting though.
I would cut Carnophage Vesper Ghoul Sangrophage Guul Draz Assassin
Hope this helps mate.
APPLE01DOJ on
4 years ago
Sangrophage could be what your deck needs. It'll speed up Death's Shadow , a 3/3 for 2 isn't bad and you get control over the life loss if it becomes an issue.
hungry000 on Decks for new players
5 years ago
Alright, I finished a few decks over the last couple hours or so.
Humans: $15 Humans (Elite Inquisitors are for some spicy Vampire/Werewolf/Zombie hate)
Vampires: $15 Madness Vampires (Stromkirk Noble in place of Vampire Lacerator/Indulgent Aristocrat can be cool against the humans deck)
Here's a bonus Kor equipment deck I made for fun a while ago but never posted on tappedout: $15 Kor Equipment
I tried to make a decent zombies deck that fit within the budget but it's such a popular tribe that all the semi-good cards are over $1 each, which made it nigh impossible to make something good. If you're fine with pauper decks though, here's a zombie deck I made in that format: Suicide is occasionally the answer. It's like 10 bucks without the sideboard and can hold up pretty well against other non-competitive modern decks (and is really fun in multiplayer with Shepherd of Rot heheh).
If you don't mind using non-pauper legal cards, I suggest you make these edits:
- 4 Maggot Carrier --> 4 Diregraf Ghoul
- 3 Festering Mummy + 1 Carnophage --> 4 Dread Wanderer
- 2 Sangrophage + 2 Wretched Anurid --> 4 Graveyard Marshal
The last two add $8ish to the price tag but with them the deck becomes more competitive and easier to play. That said, managing your life total is pretty fun if you enjoy a challenge, and chaining together Maggot Carriers with Ghoulcaller's Chant to hit the opponent for the last few points of damage is pretty satisfying. Do what you want with it.
piratelake on
5 years ago
kamarupa thank you. i will consider those lands, but i was particularly trying to not get affected by blood moon. also i will put it removal. the other day i realized that i had been too focused on winning by turn 4 because other decks can, that i had been completely ignoring the fact that other decks exist too. i just dont know what to take out because i enjoy playing all of my creatures. if anything, id probably remoove Sangrophage. again, thank you for the suggestions.
APPLE01DOJ on
6 years ago
Sangrophage is pretty good.
Considered Herald of Torment? It's a little above your curve but rather versatile.
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