Intro:
So I started to make this deck as a mono-black Demon tribal deck. Half way through I realized how bad it was going to be! From there I decided to go mono-black goodstuff and it actually ended up pretty well tuned. It spends it’s early game ramping and tutoring. By turn 3-5. The general should be out and you should be able to pump him with landfall once or twice per turn. The deck has issues against mono-blue and cards like Austere Command and Aven Mindcensor can really shut it down hard. But nothing it can’t recover from.
Thanks for the comment. I've thought about Storm Cauldron a couple of times but I've never seen it used effectively. It seems like it would be super situational where it would be helping me more than hindering my opponents.
Storm Cauldron is a f**n house in OBNix. I ran it from day one and never had any issues. It was considered, by my playgroup, the best card in the deck until I retired it.
Black really has only one issue - Enchantments - Look into some enchantment removal. (I'll save you the time: You need All is Dust and Karn, the Liberated or Steel Hellkite although the Dragon can feel clunky at times)
You'll like this deck it's fun and can do some cool things and can be played in different ways (agro/control/combo). The next evolution of the deck runs green and things get really crazy.
I would say cut either Mana Vault, or Mind Shatter. You already have similar versions of both these cards, if it was me the vault would get the axe.
As a side note, Ascendant Evincar isn't really worth his cost imo, if you find that he's useful by all means keep him, but I can think of a few creatures for the same cmc that would probably be better in his slot considering your general is already going to be big enough to make 1/1 negligible and even most utility creatures in your opponents decks will have a toughness of 2. You could throw in Massacre Wurm if you want to kill off the small guys plus pinging them for the damage fits the theme for your general. Evil Mikaeus gives your guys the same boost, and he gives you the potential to get more gas out of your creatures, especially the ones that have etb abilities or give you something for sacrificing them, I'm looking at you Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed. I know you have a lot of mana doublers but Nirkana Revenant is too good not to mention. And Drana is only 5 cmc and she's a boss.
If I had to recommend one from those I would say evil Mikey, but I thought I would give you options.
I like everything you changed except taking out Vesuva just because even the chance to copy Cabal coffers seems so enticing, or even one of your fetch lands to use later when your general is out. But I get why you did it though.
Not sure if this is really a necro, since I'm interested in an Ob-Nixilis EDH, but what about Terrain Generator? Free land drops for not too much of a mana investment! (;
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Intro:
So I started to make this deck as a mono-black Demon tribal deck. Half way through I realized how bad it was going to be! From there I decided to go mono-black goodstuff and it actually ended up pretty well tuned. It spends it’s early game ramping and tutoring. By turn 3-5. The general should be out and you should be able to pump him with landfall once or twice per turn. The deck has issues against mono-blue and cards like Austere Command and Aven Mindcensor can really shut it down hard. But nothing it can’t recover from.
As usual … comments/suggestions are welcome!
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1 Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
Creatures (17):
1 Bloodgift Demon
1 Butcher of Malakir
1 Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
1 Duplicant
1 Fleshbag Marauder
1 Geth, Lord of the Vault
1 Graveborn Muse
1 Hypnotic Specter
1 Mikaeus, the Unhallowed[/CARD
1 Royal Assassin
1 Rune-Scarred Demon
1 Sheoldred, Whispering One
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Steel Hellkite
1 Vampire Nighthawk
1 Walking Atlas
1 Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
Non-Creature Artifacts (17):
1 Caged Sun
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Expedition Map
1 Extraplanar Lens
1 Gauntlet of Power
1 Grim Monolith
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Loxodon Warhammer
1 Mimic Vat
1 Oblivion Stone
1 Rings of Brighthearth
1 Scroll Rack
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
1 Storm Cauldron
1 Thran Dynamo
1 Animate Dead
1 Gravestorm
1 Necropotence
1 Phyrexian Arena
Instants (5):
1 Diabolic Edict
1 Go for the Throat
1 Shred Memory
1 Sudden Spoiling
1 Vampiric Tutor
Sorceries (15):
1 All Is Dust
1 Beacon of Unrest
1 Beseech the Queen
1 Chainer’s Edict
1 Damnation
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Diabolic Tutor
1 Exsanguinate
1 Increasing Ambition
1 Life’s Finale
1 Mind Twist
1 Praetor’s Grasp
1 Reanimate
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
Land (40):
18 Snow-Covered Swamp
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Cabal Coffers
1 Deserted Temple
1 Dust Bowl
1 Esper Panorama
1 Evolving Wilds
1 Ghost Quarter
1 Ghost Town
1 Grixis Panorama
1 High Market
1 Homeward Path
1 Marsh Flats
1 Maze of Ith
1 Polluted Delta
1 Shizo, Death’s Storehouse
1 Strip Mine
1 Terramorphic Expanse
1 Thawing Glaciers
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1 Verdant Catacombs
1 Wasteland
*Card Explanations*
Tutors: (9)
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Diabolic Tutor
1 Increasing Ambition
1 Liliana Vess
1 Praetor’s Grasp
1 Rune-Scarred Demon
1 Shred Memory
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Caged Sun
1 Esper Panorama
1 Evolving Wilds
1 Expedition Map
1 Extraplanar Lens
1 Gauntlet of Power
1 Grim Monolith
1 Grixis Panorama
1 Mana Vault
1 Marsh Flats
1 Polluted Delta
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Sol Ring
1 Terramorphic Expanse
1 Thawing Glaciers
1 Thran Dynamo
1 Verdant Catacombs
1 Walking Atlas
1 Beacon of Unrest
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Mimic Vat
1 Reanimate
1 Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Chainer’s Edict
1 Damnation
1 Diabolic Edict
1 Dread
1 Fleshbag Marauder
1 Geth, Lord of the Vault
1 Go for the Throat
1 Life’s Finale
1 Oblivion Stone
1 Royal Assassin
1 Sheoldred, Whispering One
1 Steel Hellkite
1 Graveborn Muse
1 Gravestorm
1 Hypnotic Specter
1 Mind Shatter
1 Mind Twist
1 Phyrexian Arena
1 Scroll Rack
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
1 Sign in Blood
1 Dark Depths
1 Grave Titan
1 Vampire Nighthawk
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Loxodon Warhammer
1 Sculpting Steel
1 Sudden Spoiling
1 Swiftfoot Boots
1 Whispersilk Cloak
Thoughts/Opinions?
*Changelog*
-1 Dimir House Guard - Needed more room :\
-1 Netherborn Phalanx - Needed more room :\
-1 Rings of Brighthearth - Not enough targets to be useful.
-1 Unwinding Clock - 5 targets... meh
+1 Mind Shatter - Mind Shatter 2.0
+1 Swiftfoot Boots - Ob tends to get hated...hard. So if i can make him hexproof, why not?
+1 Whispersilk Cloak - I needed more ways to make Ob hit = unblockable.
+1 Loxodon Warhammer - I needed more ways to make Ob hit, the trample is a good way and the lifelink doesn't hurt either.
-1 Dread
-1 Bad Moon
-1 Liliana Vess
-1 Sculpting Steel
+1 Duplicant
+1 Necropotence
+1 Storm Cauldron
+1 Exsanguinate
-1Miren, the Moaning Well
+1High Market - just a better card.
-1Vesuva
+1Snow Covered Swamp - Still tweaking the #of basics and I keep finding myself copying them so for now it goes.
-1Grave Titan
+1Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief - Lowers my mana curve a little and the titan just wasn't as effective as I was hoping originally.
-1Mana Vault
+1Rings of Brighthearth
-1Mind Shatter
+1All Is Dust
-1Ascendant Evincar
+1Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
WUB Sharuum the Hegemon, the Destroyer of Darksteel
BGW Teneb, the Harvester, my Pimped Out Reanimator
GUB The Mimeoplasm Ooze-Mill
GWU Rafiq the Exalted
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*Changelog*
-1 Dimir House Guard - Needed more room :\
-1 Netherborn Phalanx - Needed more room :\
-1 Rings of Brighthearth - Not enough targets to be useful.
-1 Unwinding Clock - 5 targets... meh
+1 Mind Shatter - Mind Twist 2.0
+1 Swiftfoot Boots - Ob tends to get hated...hard. So if i can make him hexproof, why not?
+1 Whispersilk Cloak - I needed more ways to make Ob hit = unblockable.
+1 Loxodon Warhammer - I needed more ways to make Ob hit, the trample is a good way and the lifelink doesn't hurt either.
WUB Sharuum the Hegemon, the Destroyer of Darksteel
BGW Teneb, the Harvester, my Pimped Out Reanimator
GUB The Mimeoplasm Ooze-Mill
GWU Rafiq the Exalted
Outside of that you're missing some key cards:
Cards you need to ditch IMO:
-1 Dread +1 Duplicant
-1 Bad Moon +1 Necropotence
-1 Liliana Vess +1 Storm Cauldron
-1 Sculpting Steel +1 Exsanguinate
WUB Sharuum the Hegemon, the Destroyer of Darksteel
BGW Teneb, the Harvester, my Pimped Out Reanimator
GUB The Mimeoplasm Ooze-Mill
GWU Rafiq the Exalted
Black really has only one issue - Enchantments - Look into some enchantment removal. (I'll save you the time: You need All is Dust and Karn, the Liberated or Steel Hellkite although the Dragon can feel clunky at times)
You'll like this deck it's fun and can do some cool things and can be played in different ways (agro/control/combo). The next evolution of the deck runs green and things get really crazy.
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WPL Epic WorldGo ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
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Thanks bro. I'll find a place for it back in here. Any suggestions on where to shove it since you've seen the deck in action?
WUB Sharuum the Hegemon, the Destroyer of Darksteel
BGW Teneb, the Harvester, my Pimped Out Reanimator
GUB The Mimeoplasm Ooze-Mill
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WPL Epic WorldAs a side note, Ascendant Evincar isn't really worth his cost imo, if you find that he's useful by all means keep him, but I can think of a few creatures for the same cmc that would probably be better in his slot considering your general is already going to be big enough to make 1/1 negligible and even most utility creatures in your opponents decks will have a toughness of 2. You could throw in Massacre Wurm if you want to kill off the small guys plus pinging them for the damage fits the theme for your general. Evil Mikaeus gives your guys the same boost, and he gives you the potential to get more gas out of your creatures, especially the ones that have etb abilities or give you something for sacrificing them, I'm looking at you Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed. I know you have a lot of mana doublers but Nirkana Revenant is too good not to mention. And Drana is only 5 cmc and she's a boss.
If I had to recommend one from those I would say evil Mikey, but I thought I would give you options.
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
-1Vesuva +1Snow Covered Swamp - Still tweaking the #of basics and I keep finding myself copying them so for now it goes.
-1Grave Titan +1Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief - Lowers my mana curve a little and the titan just wasn't as effective as I was hoping originally.
-1Mana Vault +1Rings of Brighthearth
-1Mind Shatter +1All Is Dust
-1Ascendant Evincar +1Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
WUB Sharuum the Hegemon, the Destroyer of Darksteel
BGW Teneb, the Harvester, my Pimped Out Reanimator
GUB The Mimeoplasm Ooze-Mill
GWU Rafiq the Exalted
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WPL Epic WorldGo ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
UBOona, Fae BeaterBU
RPurphoros, God of GoblinsR
XScion of the Ur-DragonX
RWAurelia, the WarwinnerWR
UBROprah, the MindrazerUBR