The Dead Sea - 2x 1st FNM

Standard Control Cruel Control FNM Mono-Black UB (Dimir)

Advice170

Instant (10)

• 2x Bile Blight
• 2x Doom Blade
• 3x Far / Away
• 3x Hero's Downfall

Sorcery (3)

• 3x Thoughtseize

Enchantment (3)

• 3x Underworld Connections

Artifact (2)

• 2x Whip of Erebos

Planeswalker (3)

• 3x Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver

Creature (17)

• 4x Desecration Demon
• 2x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 4x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 4x Nightveil Specter
• 3x Pack Rat

Land (22)

• 2x Mutavault
• 12x Swamp
• 4x Temple of Deceit
• 4x Watery Grave

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Sideboard

Instant (3)

• 3x Dark Betrayal

Sorcery (4)

• 4x Duress

Artifact (2)

• 2x Pithing Needle

Creature (6)

• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 2x Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
• 3x Lifebane Zombie

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Basically the strategy here is similar mono black devotion splash blue for some neat tricks. Sideboard allows to switch some creature removal for useful spells against control.

Suggestions that don't take away from the flavor of the deck too much are appreciated.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 3 Mythic Rares 26 - 5 Rares 12 - 3 Uncommons 2 - 4 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.24
Tokens	Copy Clone
Folders	mono black, Other User's, Deck Ideas, decks, Decks I like