Mono-Black Landbase
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Posted on April 13, 2015, 3:03 p.m. by CuteSnail
Trying to create the best mono black edh land base.This is what I came up with:
1x Ancient Tomb
1x Bojuka Bog
1x Eye of Ugin
1x High Market
1x Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
1x Strip Mine
24x Swamp
My mono black decks always run both Crucible of Worlds and Kozilek, Butcher of Truth so that explains why Eye of Ugin, Strip Mine and Lake of the Dead are auto included.
For reference, the deck in question is Calliphora's Feeding
are they worth it though? Do I really want to go to 22 swamps. Both Lake of the Dead and Cabal Coffers need swamps, specifically and they produce a lot of mana if used correctly.
April 13, 2015 3:22 p.m.
That's your call but if your worried about not having enough basics, you should cut Miren, the Moaning Well since you don't have many high toughness creatures. It's just a pricey sac outlet.
April 13, 2015 3:31 p.m.
Fair enough. The landbase is also what I use in Lili's Revelation
April 13, 2015 3:32 p.m.
the Liliana deck seems pretty good, when does she come out?
April 13, 2015 3:38 p.m.
Literally no idea. I built it three days after she was spoiled.
Actually that's a lie. I think she comes out mid June or July. Whenever magic origins decides to exist.
April 13, 2015 3:42 p.m.
That makes it sound like I don't work on it. I play it almost daily(its the deck I own IRL).
April 13, 2015 3:44 p.m.
Yea when I first saw her, I fell in love. Hopefully she doesn't cost too much to add to my edh deck
April 13, 2015 3:45 p.m.
ItchiUchiha117 says... #11
Well, if you have enough 
in the costs of your permanents, Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx is a good consideration. If you have a creature based strategy, Hall of the Bandit Lord is awesome. Lots of creatures in the graveyard makes Crypt of Agadeem pretty good at ramping you.
April 13, 2015 3:50 p.m.
cosmicteapot says... #12
You asked for the best, so I'm disregarding possible budget limitations.
If you use Crucible of Worlds, then I think you should also run fetchlands.
Also Volrath's Stronghold works in almost any deck that runs black. Considering you have tons of creatures in your deck, I'm surprised this card isn't on your original list, unless your budget limits it.
Another staple card in EDH along with Strip Mine is Wasteland. It works great with mono-colored decks as they don't have to worry about having different colors accessible. Also the synergy with Crucible of Worlds is very good.
I would not run Myriad Landscape. It is extremely slow and mana-heavy. I would rather use artifact-based ramp and replace it with a better land.
Lake of the Dead seems to risky, even with Crucible of Worlds in the deck. Using it only loses you more consistent mana production, and it surpasses your opponents only for few turns.
Cavern of Souls could also be a thing, depending how your deck plays. Seems like it is extremely creature-heavy, so I think it could be quite valuable.
goodair says... #2
Tectonic Edge can be another land destruction
April 13, 2015 3:19 p.m.