Playing the monoblack aggro mirror in R4 of a daily, and came upon a situation where I am still not sure what the best play. Would love to hear your guys thoughts.
My Board: Erebos, God of the Dead, 2x Agent of Fates, Herald of Torment, 5 Lands
My Graveyard: Agent of fates is the only really relevant thing.
My Hand: 2x Thoughtseize, Whip of Erebos, Nighthowler, 2x Hero's Downfall, 5 life.
Since it is G3, my current config is -3 spiteful returned, -4 tormented hero, -2 boon of erebos, -3 mogis marauder, +2 Erebos, +3 Whip, +1 Read the bones, +4 dark betrayal, +1 Gray Merchant, +1 Nighthowler.
Cast Whip of Erebos, Attack with herald of Torment. This play leaves me dead to bestow creatures, but beats any removal spell. Alternatively I could have not attacked, to play around bestow creatures. A third line is just to hero's downfall his flyers, but that play dies to whipping his herald back, and I take too long without developing my board. With the previous two plays, I lock up the game on the spot if I live through the turn. I think there are between 5 and 8 bestow creatures in his deck, and between 7 and 9 removal spells in his deck remaining.
Even if you cast whip and swing with hearld you are dead. That puts you at 8 and they whip back their Herald and hit for 9 in the air with agent and hearld. The best play I see would be to hold back your hearld and Hero's downfall his agent. You could risk drawing and hitting a land so you have both Hero's downfalls available but I wouldn't in case he does hit removal.This may give you another turn depending on what they have.
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Scenario:
Opponent: 9 life, 1 card in hand.
board: Gray Merchant of Asphodel, Agent of Fates, tapped bestowed with Herald of Torment, Pain Seer, Whip of erebos. 7 swamps.
Opponents Graveyard: Nighthowler 5 creatures including nighthowler in graveyards, Agent of Fates, Herald of Torment, Hero's Downfall.
My Board: Erebos, God of the Dead, 2x Agent of Fates, Herald of Torment, 5 Lands
My Graveyard: Agent of fates is the only really relevant thing.
My Hand: 2x Thoughtseize, Whip of Erebos, Nighthowler, 2x Hero's Downfall, 5 life.
For reference here is my MonoBlack list:
4 Tormented Hero
4 Spiteful Returned
4 Herald of Torment
4 Agent of the Fates
3 Mogis's Marauder
2 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
1 Nighthowler
2 Boon of Erebos
4 Thoughtseize
24 Swamp
2 Gild
2 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
1 Nighthowler
4 Dark Betrayal
2 Erebos, God of the Dead
3 Whip of Erebos
1 Read the Bones
Since it is G3, my current config is -3 spiteful returned, -4 tormented hero, -2 boon of erebos, -3 mogis marauder, +2 Erebos, +3 Whip, +1 Read the bones, +4 dark betrayal, +1 Gray Merchant, +1 Nighthowler.