Murder all the Things
Modern
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Update 1 —April 28, 2019
Per the great suggestions I got, I took out a couple cards that probably weren't the best idea to include in the first place - Contract Killing, Destroy the Evidence, and Assassin's Strike. I also ended up taking out the 2 Asphyxiates to make room for some other better cards I wanted to add.
Added 2 more Murders, 4 Duress, and 4 Victim of Night. The Duresses should give me a way to get rid of burn spells/creature cards that do direct damage to my creatures.
Also added 1 more Vampire Nighthawk because it's an awesome card and I'd love to have another one in the deck. To make room for that, I got rid of Gonti, Lord of Luxury, which sucks, but you can only use his ability once since there aren't any flicker cards, and this isn't a flicker deck anyway so it made more sense to have another Nighthawk. Plus, now there's Duress in the deck so I shouldn't miss having Gonti.
FrancoisParfait says... #2
Thanks for the input! I agree with the suggestions, honestly I only had Assassin's Strike for flavor, but it makes more sense to replace them with more Murder s.
Same thing with Contract Killing , I'm a sucker for flavor.
Taking out Destroy the Evidence seems like a good idea, I like playing them, but having other things such as Duress seem to be the better option.
Thanks again!
Kjartan says... #1
I assume this is built out of cards you owned at the time of construction, and that's why you only run 2 Murder and 2 Asphyxiate /3 Assassinate , as well as having a 2/2 split between Ruthless Ripper and Hired Poisoner .
Even so, I have to question you on some of these other choices:
Assassin's Strike seems like a terrible option. This late in the game, your opponent likely doesn't even have anything to discard, essentially making it a 6 mana sorcery removal spell.
Contract Killing also seems bad, since your only 6+ mana card is Assassin's Strike . And unless you hold a lot of cards back, those clues, with 5 lands in play, or not gonna do a whole lot.
Destroy the Evidence definitely also seems bad. Most decks don't care about losing a land this late in the game, and milling them will more than likely just help them. Since you're not a land destruction deck, nor a mill deck, I don't think you have a way of capitalizing on this card.
As for suggestions, something to deal with non-creature decks, and some overall better spells. Doesn't have to be expensive, just Duress , more Murder s, Victim of Night n' all that.
April 25, 2019 7:09 a.m.