The key to this deck is Geth's Grimoire. Without it, this deck would suck. Protect it with your life. Tutor it up as soon as possible. If it gets killed, tutor up Beacon of Unrest and get it back out. If it get exiled... well, good luck.
After you get that out... the Commander is optional, pending hand. If you can manage Word of Waste with it, you can clear all your opponents hands and fill yours up for only a few mana. Just find ways to force all the discard you can and you will have NO problems drawing cards.
Land a Mimic Vat and get Crackling Fiend or Liliana's Specter on it, you will have instant speed discard and a chumper. Throw on Mindslicer and you have a great reason for somebody with a hand not to attack you (though nobody should have a hand... except for you).
Puppeteer Clique, Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni, and Scion of Darkness come in handy when you see a Primeval Titan hit a graveyard and fancy it would be a fun card to have. Of course, there are tons of great creatures to be had here... just Primeval seems to give people that sparkle in their eyes when the name is said.
There are about a hundred different ways to go about this deck. It's meant to be fun. Enjoy it.
Any suggestions out there to improve this bad boy?
If you're going to discard yourself to force your opponent's to discard, you'll need some draw to refill your hand. As long as your graveyard is getting cards this way, Skeletal Scrying seems perfect for this build.
I would use Mind Twist too. Opponents will likely try to remove your general once they see one of your discard enchantments. The new Monomania in M12 will be good too.
Since you don't really have alot of creatures that force discarding, your general seems pretty vital. I would find a spot for Darksteel Plate as well.
Would gravestorm or layline of the void have a place in this deck? Putting lots of things in the graveyard is sometimes risky, and gravestorm can even provide CA.
Thanx for the input! Here are some replies to card suggestions...
Skeletal Scrying - Had it in there to start, but got kicked out. Might end up with it back in, need more playtesting to find out.
Mind Twist - Definitely a good one to have! Just need to get my hands on one...
Monomania - I was trying to go for as little as possible on the single-use cards. I think Mind Sludge might be a bit better, but depends on what you are up against of course. Could be wrong on this one.
Darksteel Plate - Probably not a bad idea. Just gotta cut something to make room now...
Gravestorm - I love this card, but at the same time, graveyards seem to get so big, so fast, that people don't mind cutting a card out of the graveyard. I'd rather have more assured draw.
Leyline of the Void - I have quite a few different ways to pull creatures (and artifacts) from people's graveyards. If that theme wasn't there, the leyline would be a must!
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1 Greel, Mind Raker
1 Puppeteer Clique
1 Nirkana Revenant
1 Mortivore
1 Sewer Nemesis
1 Royal Assassin
1 Steel Hellkite
1 Nullstone Gargoyle
1 Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
1 Necrotic Ooze
1 Scion of Darkness
1 Liliana's Specter
1 Myr Welder
1 Scythe Specter
1 Mindslicer
1 Herald of Leshrac
1 Reiver Demon
1 Crackling Fiend
1 Avatar of Woe
Enchantments
1 Phyrexian Arena
1 Megrim
1 Liliana's Caress
1 Oppression
1 Painful Quandary
1 Word of Waste
1 Honden of Night's Reach
1 Quest for the Nihil Stone
1 Bloodchief Ascension
1 Liliana Vess
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Diabolic Tutor
1 Demonic Collusion
1 Beseech the Queen
1 Praetor's Grasp
1 Beacon of Unrest
1 Persecute
1 Tsabo's Decree
1 Syphon Mind
1 Promise of Power
1 Mutilate
1 Decree of Pain
1 Imp's Mischief
1 Exsangiunate
Artifacts
1 Geth's Grimoire
1 Spine of Ish Sah
1 Altar of Shadows
1 Oblivion Stone
1 Erratic Portal
1 Mimic Vat
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Noetic Scales
1 Rings of Brighthearth
1 Thousand-Year Elixir
1 Extraplanar Lens
1 Caged Sun
1 Gauntlet of Power
1 Everflowing Chalice
1 Dreamstone Hedron
1 Mind Stone
1 Basalt Monolith
1 Charcoal Diamond
1 Coldsteel Heart
1 Sol Ring
1 Temple of the False God
1 Volrath's Stronghold
1 Bajuka Bog
34 Swamp
Card Selection...
1 Greel, Mind Raker (Commander, likes to force discard at instant speed)
1 Liliana's Specter (Discard, Mimic Vat shenanigans)
1 Puppeteer Clique (Pull from enemy graveyard, Mimic Vat shenanigans)
1 Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni (Pulls from enemy graveyard)
1 Scion of Darkness (Pulls from enemy graveyard)
1 Nirkana Revenant (Double up mana production)
1 Mortivore (Gets huge and regenerates)
1 Sewer Nemesis (Can get huge)
1 Royal Assassin (Removal)
1 Avatar of Woe (Cheap, removal)
1 Steel Hellkite (Removal, especially for non-creature permanents)
1 Nullstone Gargoyle (Locks down in the long run)
1 Necrotic Ooze (Can get some awesome abilities)
1 Myr Welder (Graveyard removal, abilities galore)
1 Scythe Specter (Discard and damage)
1 Mindslicer (Force a zero hand all around, Mimic Vat shenanigans)
1 Herald of Leshrac (Land theft, gets big)
1 Reiver Demon (Board wiper)
1 Crackling Fiend (Discard, Mimic Vat shenanigans)
Enchantments (9)
1 Phyrexian Arena (Card draw)
1 Megrim (Damage)
1 Liliana's Caress (Damage)
1 Oppression (Discard)
1 Painful Quandary (Discard/Damage)
1 Word of Waste (Crazy discard)
1 Honden of Night's Reach (Discard)
1 Quest for the Nihil Stone (Damage)
1 Bloodchief Ascension (Damage)
1 Liliana Vess (Tutor, discard, ultimate will never happen but awesome if so)
1 Demonic Tutor (Tutor)
1 Diabolic Tutor (Tutor)
1 Demonic Collusion (Tutor)
1 Beseech the Queen (Tutor)
1 Praetor's Grasp (opponent tutor, Sol Ring or better)
1 Beacon of Unrest (Graveyard tutor and play)
1 Persecute (Monocolor hate)
1 Tsabo's Decree (monocreature type hate)
1 Syphon Mind (Discard, Draw)
1 Promise of Power (Draw)
1 Mutilate (Board wiper)
1 Decree of Pain (Board wiper and draw)
1 Imp's Mischief (Protection and plane old fun)
1 Exsangiunate (Damage and lifegain)
Artifacts (20)
1 Geth's Grimoire (Uber awesome card draw)
1 Spine of Ish Sah (Removal)
1 Altar of Shadows (Removal, mana)
1 Oblivion Stone (Removal)
1 Erratic Portal (Return creatures)
1 Mimic Vat (ETB shenanigans)
1 Lightning Greaves (Commander protection)
1 Noetic Scales (Clear opponent board)
1 Rings of Brighthearth (Double up Greel or any other ability)
1 Thousand-Year Elixir (Hasty Greel)
1 Extraplanar Lens (Double mana production)
1 Caged Sun (Double mana production)
1 Gauntlet of Power (Double mana production)
1 Everflowing Chalice (mana production)
1 Dreamstone Hedron (mana production, card draw)
1 Mind Stone (mana production, card draw)
1 Basalt Monolith (mana production, combo)
1 Charcoal Diamond (mana production)
1 Coldsteel Heart (mana production)
1 Sol Ring (mana production)
1 Temple of the False God (Awesome T5 land)
1 Volrath's Stronghold (Get back creatures)
1 Bajuka Bog (Exile annoying graveyard)
34 Swamp (For black mana of course)
How it goes...
The key to this deck is Geth's Grimoire. Without it, this deck would suck. Protect it with your life. Tutor it up as soon as possible. If it gets killed, tutor up Beacon of Unrest and get it back out. If it get exiled... well, good luck.
After you get that out... the Commander is optional, pending hand. If you can manage Word of Waste with it, you can clear all your opponents hands and fill yours up for only a few mana. Just find ways to force all the discard you can and you will have NO problems drawing cards.
Land a Mimic Vat and get Crackling Fiend or Liliana's Specter on it, you will have instant speed discard and a chumper. Throw on Mindslicer and you have a great reason for somebody with a hand not to attack you (though nobody should have a hand... except for you).
Puppeteer Clique, Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni, and Scion of Darkness come in handy when you see a Primeval Titan hit a graveyard and fancy it would be a fun card to have. Of course, there are tons of great creatures to be had here... just Primeval seems to give people that sparkle in their eyes when the name is said.
There are about a hundred different ways to go about this deck. It's meant to be fun. Enjoy it.
Any suggestions out there to improve this bad boy?
I would use Mind Twist too. Opponents will likely try to remove your general once they see one of your discard enchantments. The new Monomania in M12 will be good too.
Since you don't really have alot of creatures that force discarding, your general seems pretty vital. I would find a spot for Darksteel Plate as well.
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Skeletal Scrying - Had it in there to start, but got kicked out. Might end up with it back in, need more playtesting to find out.
Mind Twist - Definitely a good one to have! Just need to get my hands on one...
Monomania - I was trying to go for as little as possible on the single-use cards. I think Mind Sludge might be a bit better, but depends on what you are up against of course. Could be wrong on this one.
Darksteel Plate - Probably not a bad idea. Just gotta cut something to make room now...
Gravestorm - I love this card, but at the same time, graveyards seem to get so big, so fast, that people don't mind cutting a card out of the graveyard. I'd rather have more assured draw.
Leyline of the Void - I have quite a few different ways to pull creatures (and artifacts) from people's graveyards. If that theme wasn't there, the leyline would be a must!