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Cash-Strapped Black Racks

Modern 8-Rack Discard Mono-Black

YesterdaysGhost

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Sorcery (12)

Instant (6)

Enchantment (7)

Planeswalker (1)

Artifact (4)

Creature (8)

Land (22)

Sideboard

Instant (7)

Enchantment (1)

Creature (3)

Artifact (2)

Sorcery (2)

This has been my evolving take on 8-Rack. Speed and low CMC is the key here, seeking to punish straight out the gates and not let up. Generally by turn 3 or 4 opponents start to consider if they should even be casting anything or playing lands to try and get around the whole Rack/Shrieking Affliction issue, but that's why I use Liliana's Caress. Liliana's Caress aims to capitalise the opponent damage from discards and then Waste Not gives some extra board presence as well as ramping our spell casting (namely discard effects).

A bit of a Rat archetype going on as well, Burglar (formerly Ravenous) helping further discards and Pack Rat capitalising on Rats being the only creatures in the main board.

Sideboard is really all about adaptive play as necessary. Either going for more board presence or adding in more removal/control options. The flex slots in the mainboard are Liliana of the Veil, both Liliana's Caress, Waste Not and up to two Swamps allowing for 6 sideboard changes without dramatically altering the deck's fast-paced capabilities.

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Distant, But Not Forgotten! The Bling-ening! — June 25, 2026
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So it's been a while since I've played Modern, or MtG in general for that matter, but that does not mean my love is lost on 8Rack. I decided it was time enough to start upgrading versions of cards in the deck and decided to foil it out. Love those f tags!

Just a little left to chase after; The Racks & Liliana's Caresses. The Rack only has one foil printing, and those Lili's go for a bit too. But they'll be next on the order schedule when I can track down those Racks. It was very tempted to just keep The Racks as their current printing, which I adore and have become so heavily accustomed to, but I feel I just need to finish out the deck as completely foil now.

First Modern Tournament In Years! — Aug. 30, 2024
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Revision 7 See all

(2 years ago)

-2 Deathmark side
+2 Pithing Needle side
-2 Smallpox side
+2 Souls of the Lost side