Living. Dying. Rising. Improvising.

Standard Artifact Budget Cruel Control Mono-Black

jakeelephant006

Creature (19)

• 2x Augmenting Automaton
• 3x Fen Hauler
• 2x Herald of Anguish
• 4x Ornithopter
• 2x Scrap Trawler
• 4x Syndicate Trafficker
• 2x Weaponcraft Enthusiast

Land (22)

• 1x Blighted Fen
• 3x Evolving Wilds
• 18x Swamp

Instant (5)

• 3x Fatal Push
• 1x Grasp of Darkness
• 1x Murder

Artifact (8)

• 2x Bone Saw
• 4x Metalspinner's Puzzleknot
• 2x Servo Schematic

Sorcery (6)

• 2x Battle at the Bridge
• 2x Resourceful Return
• 2x Ruinous Path

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Sideboard

Creature (4)

• 2x Augmenting Automaton
• 1x Scrap Trawler
• 1x Weaponcraft Enthusiast

Instant (3)

• 2x Essence Extraction
• 1x Murder

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Lost Legacy
• 1x Resourceful Return
• 1x Yahenni's Expertise

Land (1)

• 1x Evolving Wilds

Artifact (4)

• 2x Pacification Array
• 2x Universal Solvent

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Maybeboard

Creature (1)

• 1x Sly Requisitioner

Artifact (1)

• 1x Inspiring Statuary

Instant (1)

• 1x Grasp of Darkness

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Mono Black Improvise.

This is a fun control deck that utilizes the improvise ability and 0 drop artifacts to get large and impactful cards out fast. This deck could've gone the Rakdos way but I decided mono-black would be a bit easier and more straightforward. I realize that I am currently only running 6 total improvise cards in the entire deck, but I've built the deck to incorporate some artifact sac and recursion cards so that all the 0 drops aren't just dead cards when I don't get my Herald of Anguish. This deck isn't the best yet so suggestions are very welcome.

Thanks for ideas and any +1s.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 10 - 3 Rares 12 - 5 Uncommons 18 - 7 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.34
Tokens	Servo 1/1 C
Folders	Black Standard, Potential Reanimator Decks, decksThehalls, Deck ideas