I'm still fairly new to magic, but I think I'm beginning to realize my favorite two colors are Black and White. I also recently pulled a couple Isolated Chapel so I am currently considering building a black/white lifegain deck. I don't have the money for Sanguine Bond, would it still be worth doing though? I plan on eventually getting a couple Sanguine Bond a few months down the line.
Also having cheap mana cost removal like Grasp of Darkness and Go For The Throat seems like a great asset to have along with lifegain. Not to mention fun enchantments like No Mercy. Is this a good idea, or is it pointless without Sanguine Bond?
What are some cards that I haven't mentioned that I should consider running for this type of deck? What are some cards I should consider running once I eventually get Sanguine Bond?
I've been thinking about it more, I'm considering making it a bleed deck (maybe also life gain too) based around suture preist and blood seeker. Are there any other cool options I could do that isn't lifegain?
You could also make a mono-black Vampire deck that puts Sanguine Bond to good use. A Blood Tribute kicked with Sanguine Bond out is game over. Lots of vampires and their spells also have life gain as part of their abilities.
The deck could shoe-horn very well into the existing black-white aristocrats shell and used to power out Yawgmoth's Bargain/ Bolas Citadal in addition to the Archangle of Thune/ Heliod Combos. (Prob all 4 are already in the cube for other purpose).
Ajani, Strength of the Pride is a fine planeswalker on its own.
The tokens work well with Aristocrats, Archangel of Thune/ Heliod but also as chump blockers to buffer the life total.
I'm actively maintaining a comprehensive article to help explain to new cube players how some complex vintage level cards work in a cube environment. Vintage Cube Cards Explained
I still think there's some cool stuff you can do, lifegain with access to Unearth seems broken. (in a good way :)) Imagine bringing back Soul Warden, Suture Priest, Ajani Pridemate or Vampire Nighthawk for just one mana. Seriously, Unearth is insane.
Also having cheap mana cost removal like Grasp of Darkness and Go For The Throat seems like a great asset to have along with lifegain. Not to mention fun enchantments like No Mercy. Is this a good idea, or is it pointless without Sanguine Bond?
What are some cards that I haven't mentioned that I should consider running for this type of deck? What are some cards I should consider running once I eventually get Sanguine Bond?
UBRKess, Dissident MageUBR - Controlling Dissidents
GRhonas the IndomitableG - Indomitable Four Drops
WUBOloro, Ageless AsceticWUB - Loot & Renanimate
UBRKess, Dissident MageUBR - Controlling Dissidents
GRhonas the IndomitableG - Indomitable Four Drops
WUBOloro, Ageless AsceticWUB - Loot & Renanimate
I've been thinking about it more, I'm considering making it a bleed deck (maybe also life gain too) based around suture preist and blood seeker. Are there any other cool options I could do that isn't lifegain?
UBRKess, Dissident MageUBR - Controlling Dissidents
GRhonas the IndomitableG - Indomitable Four Drops
WUBOloro, Ageless AsceticWUB - Loot & Renanimate
Some examples:
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GWSigarda, Host of EnchantressGW[Primer]
Knight of Meadowgrain/Child of Night + Righteousness.
Teehee, 1 W for a Creature Kill + 9 Life? Yes please!
Just a silly little thing, but god it won me soooo many games, usually by pumping Divinity of Pride. <3
- Collective Brutality
- Charming Prince
- Blood Artist
- Gideon Blackblade
- Zulaport Cutthroat
- Kitchen Finks
- Exalted Angel
- Batterskull
- Lurrus of the Dream-Den
- Gerrard's Verdict
- Bastion of Remembrance
- Cruel Celebrant
- Soulfire Grand Master
- Angel of Invention
- Sorin, Solemn Visitor
- Baneslayer Angel
- Murderous Rider
Prob we need 3-4 more payoffs in Black-White.
Payoffs:
- Archangel of Thune
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned
- Bolas's Citadel
Add New:
- Ajani, Strength of the Pride
- Yawgmoth's Bargain
The deck could shoe-horn very well into the existing black-white aristocrats shell and used to power out Yawgmoth's Bargain/ Bolas Citadal in addition to the Archangle of Thune/ Heliod Combos. (Prob all 4 are already in the cube for other purpose).
Ajani, Strength of the Pride is a fine planeswalker on its own.
The tokens work well with Aristocrats, Archangel of Thune/ Heliod but also as chump blockers to buffer the life total.
Vintage Cube Cards Explained
Here are some other articles I've written about fine tuning your cube:
1. Minimum Archetype Support
2. Improving Green Archetypes
3. Improving White Archetypes
4. Matchup Analysis
5. Cube Combos (Work in Progress)
Draft my Cube - https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/d8i