Here's my Korlash, Heir to Blackblade Deck. I built it mostly for FNM EDH and just some random kitchen table games with friends. I looked through the forum but the other builds I found were way more tribal zombie dependent than I am. I was hoping for some feedback to help improve it.
Any suggestions would be a big help. I've just hit the proverbial brick wall and can not think of ways to improve it.
As always, thank you in advance
Edit: I have removed Ritual for Armillary Sphere and Gatekeeper of Malakir for Maga. I have moved Imp's Mischief to the SB in place of Magus of the Coffers.
I would run the Magus, as well as more X spells, like Consume Spirit and Maga, Traitor to Mortals. You can make obscene amounts of mana so try abuse it.
I also play Weiss Schwarz, Chaos, Vanguard and Wixoss.
Weiss Schwarz Sets
Accel World, Angel Beats, Familiar of Zero, Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet, Guilty Crown, Kill La Kill, Robotics;Notes, Sword Art Online.
Chaos Partners
Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Iona, Kirishima, Kongou.
Dangan Ronpa: Asahina, Togami.
Freezing: Vibration: Chiffon, Satelizer.
Vanguard Clans Favoured
Angel Feather, Dark Irregulars, Genesis, Neonecter, Pale Moon, Shadow Paladins, Tachikaze.
If your going for general damage, I think that you are going to be tutoring for the Warhammer/Cloak alot to get general dmg through. You could try adding something like Dauthi Embrace for some sneaks. Maybe add in a Terrain Generator, and every mono-colored deck that isn't green should run Armillary Sphere, and possibly Pilgrim's Eye.
@MiffedMoofle: I used to have Grave Pact, Relic, and Withered Wretch included but I always wished they were something else when it was in my hand. I may play around with them again. I haven't tried out Reclamation but I don't know if I need anymore recursion, since I already have V's Stronghold, Cemetery, Beacon, Discovery, Profane, and I guess Liliana, although I've only every used that ability on her once.
I like the idea of using Maga in conjunction with Magus and the other 2 big ramp effects (Cabal Coffers and Nirkana). So I think I will add in those 2. I will also add in Leyline on a trial basis.
@Helspont: This deck usually plays out as more control, only going in for the kill once I've exhausted their board and/or hand. So I don't know about Embrace, but it is a very interesting evasion card I hadn't considered. I don't know too much about Generator or Pilgrim's Eye as this is already pretty heavy on the ramp. I will try out the Sphere though, and see how it goes.
Thanks you guys!
And any other thoughts would be great.
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I absolutely LOVE Pestilence in my Mono B EDH decks that have consistant regenerating creatures.
I considered Pestilence, but other than Korlash and the soon to be removed Spawning Pool I don't have anymore regenerating creatures. Thanks for the feedback!
Just a quick question, but is this deck for 1v1 or multiplayer? Cuz some of the targeted 1 shot discard isnt too great in multiplayer games ... yeah, you can nueter one person by cherry picking thier best spells, but you still have a whole table of other players to usually deal with.
Edit: YES! to O-Stone. Its your ONLY out to Enchantments.
Just a quick question, but is this deck for 1v1 or multiplayer? Cuz some of the targeted 1 shot discard isnt too great in multiplayer games ... yeah, you can nueter one person by cherry picking thier best spells, but you still have a whole table of other players to usually deal with.
Edit: YES! to O-Stone. Its your ONLY out to Enchantments.
You bring up a good point; I hadn't even considered that the Duress, Toll, and Hymn, while great discard, aren't too good in multi. I just took the shell of my single player EDH Deck and beefed it up without checking everything. In that case I might bring the Imp's Mischief back to main. What do you think of adding something like Dash Hopes?
As for the Stone, I do run Disk as well, but you're right, I think it's going in. I'll update tomorrow, I'm gonna hit the hay. Thanks for the help!
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Take a look at the thread in my sig - I wrote it for all the people who ask this kind of question.
Specifically, I would reccommend all of the cards that double your black mana output, like Gauntlet of Power, or Nirkana Revenant. Can't go wrong with any of those.
I could still use some thoughts on a few additions:
-Dark Depths; is it worth including in here, versus the cost/effort of acquiring one?
-Crucible of Worlds over Grim Discovery; with the amount of sacrificial lands in here it might be worth it.
-Expedition Map over Armillary Sphere and Filth over Dauthi Embrace; just looking for some thoughts on these.
Good call on Maze of Ith; I completely forgot about it.
I have a ton of ramp, so I don't think I need Sol Ring. I will test it tonight to see if I could use it though.
I tried Beseech the Queen, it never really did anything for me. Every time I drew it I just wished it was something that it couldn't tutor for at the time.
I think I might replace Royal Assassin with Pestilence Demon; something else to test tonight.
Any other suggestions?
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001 Korlash, Heir to Blackblade
Creatures: (20)
002 Avatar of Woe
003 Big Game Hunter
004 Dread
005 Duplicant
006 Fleshbag Marauder
007 Helldozer
008 Maga, Traitor to Mortals
009 Magus of the Coffers
010 Myojin of Night's Reach
011 Nekretaal
012 Nirkana Revenant
013 Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
014 Puppeteer Clique
015 Reiver Demon
016 Royal Assassin
017 Shriekmaw
018 Sundering Titan
019 Vampire Hexmage
020 Vampire Nighthawk
021 Visara the Dreadful
Artifacts: (12)
022 Altar of Shadows
023 Armillary Sphere
024 Basilisk Collar
025 Explorer's Scope
026 Gauntlet of Power
027 Lightning Greaves
028 Loxodon Warhammer
029 Nevinyrral's Disk
030 Nightmare Lash
031 Oblivion Stone
032 Sensei's Divining Top
033 Whispersilk Cloak
Enchantments: (3)
034 No Mercy
035 Oversold Cemetery
036 Phyrexian Arena
037 Diabolic Edict
038 Hatred
039 Sudden Death
040 Sudden Spoiling
041 Tendrils of Corruption
Planeswalkers: (2)
042 Liliana Vess
043 Sorin Markov
Sorceries: (18)
044 Barter in Blood
045 Beacon of Unrest
046 Chainer's Edict
047 Corrupt
048 Damnation
049 Decree of Pain
050 Demonic Tutor
051 Diabolic Tutor
052 Grim Discovery
053 Innocent Blood
054 Mind Sludge
055 Mutilate
056 Night's Whisper
057 Plague Wind
058 Profane Command
059 Promise of Power
060 Sign in Blood
061 Temporal Extortion
Non-Basic Lands: (12)
062 Bojuka Bog
063 Cabal Coffers
064 Gargoyle Castle
065 Quicksand
066 Reliquary Tower
067 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
068 Spawning Pool
069 Strip Mine
070 Tectonic Edge
071 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
072 Vesuva
073 Volrath's Stronghold
01 Imp's Mischief
02 Pithing Needle
03 Relic of Progenitus
04 Sadistic Sacrament
I will also be adding the relevant fetches (Bloodstained Mire, Marsh Flats, Polluted Delta, and Verdant Catacombs), a Wasteland, and possibly a Dark Depths, once I acquire them.
Any suggestions would be a big help. I've just hit the proverbial brick wall and can not think of ways to improve it.
As always, thank you in advance
Edit: I have removed Ritual for Armillary Sphere and Gatekeeper of Malakir for Maga. I have moved Imp's Mischief to the SB in place of Magus of the Coffers.
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I would run the Magus, as well as more X spells, like Consume Spirit and Maga, Traitor to Mortals. You can make obscene amounts of mana so try abuse it.
You need any graveyard hate for your deck. I recommend Leyline of the Void and Nezumi Graverobber as a must, Withered Wretch and relic or Scrabbling Claws are also good. You could change more, but tell me what you think of those.
Main Decks
Diaochan, Iroas, God of Victory, Kaalia, Marton, Ulasht, Volrath,
Kaervek, Prossh, Titania
Amusing or Themed
Progenitus
Pauper Guildmages
Azorius Boros Dimir Golgari Gruul Izzet Korozda
Orzhov Rakdos Rix Maadi Selesyna Simic Skarrg Zameck
I also play Weiss Schwarz, Chaos, Vanguard and Wixoss.
Accel World, Angel Beats, Familiar of Zero, Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet, Guilty Crown, Kill La Kill, Robotics;Notes, Sword Art Online.
Chaos Partners
Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Iona, Kirishima, Kongou.
Dangan Ronpa: Asahina, Togami.
Freezing: Vibration: Chiffon, Satelizer.
Vanguard Clans Favoured
Angel Feather, Dark Irregulars, Genesis, Neonecter, Pale Moon, Shadow Paladins, Tachikaze.
Wixoss - Just trial decks for now!
I like the idea of using Maga in conjunction with Magus and the other 2 big ramp effects (Cabal Coffers and Nirkana). So I think I will add in those 2. I will also add in Leyline on a trial basis.
@Helspont: This deck usually plays out as more control, only going in for the kill once I've exhausted their board and/or hand. So I don't know about Embrace, but it is a very interesting evasion card I hadn't considered. I don't know too much about Generator or Pilgrim's Eye as this is already pretty heavy on the ramp. I will try out the Sphere though, and see how it goes.
Thanks you guys!
And any other thoughts would be great.
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Edit: I completely forgot about Gauntlet of Power. Should it come in, and if so what should come out? Thoughts?
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I considered Pestilence, but other than Korlash and the soon to be removed Spawning Pool I don't have anymore regenerating creatures. Thanks for the feedback!
On a side note, I was also reminded by a friend of Oblivion Stone and Altar of Shadows. Thoughts?
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Edit: YES! to O-Stone. Its your ONLY out to Enchantments.
You bring up a good point; I hadn't even considered that the Duress, Toll, and Hymn, while great discard, aren't too good in multi. I just took the shell of my single player EDH Deck and beefed it up without checking everything. In that case I might bring the Imp's Mischief back to main. What do you think of adding something like Dash Hopes?
As for the Stone, I do run Disk as well, but you're right, I think it's going in. I'll update tomorrow, I'm gonna hit the hay. Thanks for the help!
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I've given more consideration to some of the other targeted removal, like Sudden Death and the Edicts. Any thoughts on these? Any other suggestions?
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Specifically, I would reccommend all of the cards that double your black mana output, like Gauntlet of Power, or Nirkana Revenant. Can't go wrong with any of those.
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001 Korlash, Heir to Blackblade
Creatures: (22)
002 Avatar of Woe
003 Bane of the Living
004 Butcher of Malakir
005 Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
006 Dread
007 Duplicant
008 Fleshbag Marauder
009 Helldozer
010 Maga, Traitor to Mortals
011 Magus of the Coffers
012 Myojin of Night's Reach
013 Nirkana Revenant
014 Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
015 Puppeteer Clique
016 Reiver Demon
017 Royal Assassin
018 Shriekmaw
019 Sundering Titan
020 Vampire Hexmage
021 Vampire Nighthawk
022 Visara the Dreadful
023 Withered Wretch
Artifacts: (11)
024 Altar of Shadows
025 Armillary Sphere
026 Basilisk Collar
027 Gauntlet of Power
028 Lightning Greaves
029 Loxodon Warhammer
030 Nevinyrral's Disk
031 Nightmare Lash
032 Oblivion Stone
033 Sensei's Divining Top
034 Whispersilk Cloak
Enchantments: (4)
035 Dauthi Embrace
036 No Mercy
037 Oversold Cemetery
038 Phyrexian Arena
039 Hatred
040 Sudden Spoiling
041 Tendrils of Corruption
Planeswalkers: (2)
042 Liliana Vess
043 Sorin Markov
Sorceries: (18)
044 Barter in Blood
045 Beacon of Unrest
046 Cabal Conditioning
047 Corrupt
048 Damnation
049 Decree of Pain
050 Demonic Tutor
051 Diabolic Tutor
052 Grim Discovery
053 Innocent Blood
054 Mutilate
055 Night's Whisper
056 Plague Wind
057 Profane Command
058 Promise of Power
059 Sign in Blood
060 Temporal Extortion
061 Yawgmoth's Will
Lands: (15)
062 Bloodstained Mire
063 Bojuka Bog
064 Cabal Coffers
065 Gargoyle Castle
066 Marsh Flats
067 Polluted Delta
068 Reliquary Tower
069 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
070 Strip Mine
071 Tectonic Edge
072 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
073 Verdant Catacombs
074 Vesuva
075 Volrath's Stronghold
076 Wasteland
101 Extinction
102 Imp's Mischief
103 Pithing Needle
104 Sadistic Sacrament
I could still use some thoughts on a few additions:
-Dark Depths; is it worth including in here, versus the cost/effort of acquiring one?
-Crucible of Worlds over Grim Discovery; with the amount of sacrificial lands in here it might be worth it.
-Expedition Map over Armillary Sphere and Filth over Dauthi Embrace; just looking for some thoughts on these.
Also: which, if any, Eldrazi deserve a spot in here. Or what about Pestilence Demon or Solemn Simulacrum.
And any other ideas/thoughts are greatly appreciated. Thanks again!
MTG L1 Judge
Maze of Ith replaces Reliquary Tower
Sol Ring Replaces Vampire Hexmage
Beseech the Queen replaces Royal Assassin
Also, good call on Cabal Conditioning. I've never seen that card, it's crazy! Pestilence Demon has also been good for me
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EDH: Korlash, Heir to Blackblade Edric, Spymaster of Trest
Good call on Maze of Ith; I completely forgot about it.
I have a ton of ramp, so I don't think I need Sol Ring. I will test it tonight to see if I could use it though.
I tried Beseech the Queen, it never really did anything for me. Every time I drew it I just wished it was something that it couldn't tutor for at the time.
I think I might replace Royal Assassin with Pestilence Demon; something else to test tonight.
Any other suggestions?
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