Thanks, Blackgate!

I have tremendous respect for the effort you put into getting the individual cards for this deck! And I love seeing the individual Swamps listed out here!

Nice! I really like the Default Printing option!

I do love non-blue control :) I think Dark Ritual would be a good addition, helping you power into your high cmc spells quicker. If you want to attack your opponent's hand Hymn to Tourach and Duress are very strong. No one expects Withering Boon and it can get rid of black creatures. Depending on the kind of creatures you find yourself up against Nekrataal, Crypt Rats, and Pestilence can be very good. Corrupt and Kaervek's Spite are fun finishers late on. Kaervek's Spite may be the most satisfying, all-in way to win in . I'm sure there are better cards out there, but around the kitchen table those are some of my favourites for mono black!

I'd +2 if I could. One for the deck and one for the name :)

Looking at the list you're definitely right. Most of them seem like Provoke is an afterthought but Deftblade is actually strong. I feel like there's a lot of space they could explore if they brought Provoke back. One can hope!

This looks fun! I don't even remember Provoke, but I wholeheartedly approve of building around an obscure old ability! Too bad Arena would be pretty much useless in this deck because it would be very flavourful.

Craeter I actually thought people would find it fun... turns out most people have a very different definition of "fun" :)

Thanks, seshiro_of_the_orochi! I love the look of Dusk / Dawn! I had completely forgotten it existed, but I think it works really well as a sweeper and for recursion. I feel like, if nothing else, it's a nice upgrade for Return to the Ranks in the sideboard. Thanks for the suggestion!

That's awesome! I think it's incredible how creative you can be even with such a relatively restricted card pool.

I knew from the name I'd like this deck, and I absolutely love it! Excellent use of Fluctuator!

Craeter, ooh I hadn't thought of Ensnaring Bridge! That could be a strong Tinker target. I like it! I have one kicking around somewhere, I'll add it in and see how it goes. Thanks for the feedback!