I really want to like Remorseless Punishment for this deck but I could be wrong, considering the mana cost and putting the choice into your opponent's hands.
How do you guys feel about some number of Lifebane Zombie in the sideboard? With the Urborgs and especially in the monoblack version, I feel like we could use a way to preemptively deal with zoo, d&t, abzan, etc, as well as fuel our processors and have a decent attacker.
Complicity is a funny strategy, but it is necessary in cases like this. I used to work security at my alma mater, and we would bust dorm rooms with weed in them. Regardless of whether you posessed it or not, you got in trouble. It's impossible to determine who is responsible for what, and if you have the oppoertunity to either leave or convince your peer group to stop, and you don't take it, you're just as at fault as they are. Same thing goes for this situation. People say some of the L2's didn't access the group all that often and got caught in the crossfire, but there's no determination of that. Wizards can't just say "Oh yeah Jimbo here hadn't 'seen' the latest post in the group, that meanss he's inactive." Jimbo goes down with the ship because he is equally as responsible for his peers' activities.
I've always had a disdainful relationship with Cursecatcher. I've been playing legacy merfolk for quite a while and all I run is three. I feel like this translates even better to modern because I don't have to worry about Cursecatching forces and daze's and whatnot. I have also been enjoying the extra sardine space in my modern can of mermaids
I've been goofing around with this archetype and I think crater elemental of all cards might be decent. with butt formation it's a 6/6 for 3 with the ability to whonk something for 4. It doesn't fit the devoid theme so it's awkward with my Heralds, but I think it's worth some consideration, maybe a 2x in the board.
Also maybe cut Temur Ascendancy for another Sarkhan or some kind of one-off, like putting a Torrent duder back in? I'm not entirely opposed to Torrent Elemental it just seems like a bit of a stretch.
But dangit I'm a fan of the Torrent Elemental/Ascendancy combo blowout
My buddy plays twin and he usually boards out combo pieces against me. I guess it's more of a judgment call, but in the end I think cutting Harbingers against twin is a poor decision.
At first glance, you seem really light on threats. If your mentor or myth gets abrupt decayed, your just gonna durdle untill you get to L.souls or go to time. Perhaps some man-lands? New B/W manland or ghitu encampment for after board is cleared. Also, high impact walkers work well in (near)creatureless. Lily, sorin 3.0, Ajani V, or even new Gideon would all fit. It seems like you would do well against aggro decks (less so against burn without more lifegain) but all that removal isnt gonna help you against bogles. Or scapeshift. Or tron. Or living end (they keep coming back). Lily in particular does well against most of them, but shes at a premium and i undrrstand budget. Having more pressure puts them on the back heel, and without counterspells its dangerous to play sit-and-wait control against combo. By the way, how has myth performed for you? He intrigues me, but im not sure what shell he needs.
Heck yeah, I was planning on putting the new BW manland in there. I do have Lillys, I will have to consider her. One big issue I have is lack of card draw or gas. I become super reliant on topdecks. This is where either outpost siege or Chandra, Pyromaster may come in handy. Also Myth Realized has perfomed very well for me. It bricks most of twin's removal (barirng Cryptic Command and multiple burn spells/dismembers/snaps, etc. I need to test it against other matchups, and I'm terrified of what's gonna happen when an opponent bounces it with Harbinger of the Tides
Also maybe cut Temur Ascendancy for another Sarkhan or some kind of one-off, like putting a Torrent duder back in? I'm not entirely opposed to Torrent Elemental it just seems like a bit of a stretch.
But dangit I'm a fan of the Torrent Elemental/Ascendancy combo blowout
Heck yeah, I was planning on putting the new BW manland in there. I do have Lillys, I will have to consider her. One big issue I have is lack of card draw or gas. I become super reliant on topdecks. This is where either outpost siege or Chandra, Pyromaster may come in handy. Also Myth Realized has perfomed very well for me. It bricks most of twin's removal (barirng Cryptic Command and multiple burn spells/dismembers/snaps, etc. I need to test it against other matchups, and I'm terrified of what's gonna happen when an opponent bounces it with Harbinger of the Tides