I've been trying to make a deck based off of -1/-1 counters and I've been failing. Nothing seems to work out so I'm looking for help. To get an idea of what I'm trying to do, here are a few cards I am trying to use.
I'd like it to be mono-black, with the possibility of running black/red if that doesn't work out. While I seem to be able to find some good spells for the deck I am having a hard time finding creatures. Help needed!
Gnarled Effigy is too expensive for what it does, I'd not recommend it. Blowfly Infestation also seems a bit weak.
One thing you could do is add some Undying creatures, since when you have stray -1/-1 counters to throw around, you can use them to get extra uses out of the Undying creatures. Geralf's Messenger is a pretty good one for monoblack.
Contagion Clasp is a pretty good card for getting more counters on creatures.
Pyrrhic Revival could be used with Kulrath Knight and other cards. "You get all your creatures back! ...but they can't do anything!"
Crumbling Ashes
Necroskitter
Kulrath Knight
Fume Spitter
Blowfly Infestation
Gnarled Effigy
I'd like it to be mono-black, with the possibility of running black/red if that doesn't work out. While I seem to be able to find some good spells for the deck I am having a hard time finding creatures. Help needed!
One thing you could do is add some Undying creatures, since when you have stray -1/-1 counters to throw around, you can use them to get extra uses out of the Undying creatures. Geralf's Messenger is a pretty good one for monoblack.
Contagion Clasp is a pretty good card for getting more counters on creatures.
Pyrrhic Revival could be used with Kulrath Knight and other cards. "You get all your creatures back! ...but they can't do anything!"
Skinrender's just plain good.
If you want some old-school stuff, see Harbinger of Night.
Black Sun's Zenith and Midnight Banshee are pretty nice with Crumbling Ashes.