Lich

Modern Mono-Black Regenerate Skeleton Zombie

Kashai

Creature (20)

• 3x Augur of Skulls
• 3x Barrier of Bones
• 4x Death Baron
• 4x Phylactery Lich
• 3x Unliving Psychopath
• 3x Wall of Bone

Artifact (6)

• 2x Darksteel Ingot
• 2x Darksteel Pendant
• 2x Ring of Xathrid

Instant (8)

• 4x Dash Hopes
• 4x Smother

Land (22)

• 3x Darksteel Citadel
• 4x Spawning Pool
• 15x Swamp

Sorcery (4)

• 2x Drown in Sorrow
• 2x Sorin's Vengeance

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The gameplan is to set up Phylactery Lich to go face for the primary win con with Sorin's Vengeance being back up if the game drags out, while using Barrier of Bones + Darksteel Pendant to search as needed.

I like the combo of Death Baron and cards with regeneration like Wall of Bone + Augur of Skulls + Spawning Pool, with Augur of Skulls doubling in value with its ability to create card advantage to start snowballing a lead.

Unliving Psychopath + Ring of Xathrid is something that in theory is nice but I'm a bit of unsure about. Kinda just fodder but the additional removal is nice and the regeneration puts it in line with Death Baron like mentioned before. I feel like it would also be a good use of mana that might otherwise just be sitting there but I don't know if there are simply better options.

Removal (Drown in Sorrow + Smother) could probably be tweaked and I suspect Barrier of Bones + Wall of Bone might be overkill although like mentioned before both have their merits.

Top Ranked	Achieved #11 position overall 2 years ago Achieved #5 position in Modern 2 years ago Achieved #1 position in Modern Mono-Black 2 years ago Achieved #1 position in Modern Zombie 2 years ago
Date added	5 years
Last updated	1 year
Key combos	Barrier of Bones + Darksteel Pendant
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 17 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.74
Folders	Decks to test, Modern, con