One of my friends in my playgroup talked about making a Kaervek the Merciless deck awhile back. To my knowledge, it never came together, so I've decided to make one of my own. Because if you do it right, everything can hurt.
Really, my only reason for wanting to play this is to pull off the absolutely ridiculous combo of Maralen of the Mornsong and Stranglehold, and see if people can win exclusively with the cards in their hands. It's a deck that will make people come after me by design, but I still find all of the crazy tech in it to be delicious, and I want to make it happen.
Possible changes include adding another infinite combo in the form of Bloodchief Ascension and Mindcrank, but I'm not sure what I can cut to make it happen. I also think the deck could use some more targeted removal, but I'm not sure if I can make the space for it.
1x Kaervek the Merciless
Creatures
1x Magus of the Moon
1x Maralen of the Mornsong
1x Zo-Zu the Punisher
1x Erebos, God of the Dead
1x Mogis, God of Slaughter
1x Duplicant
1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
1x Massacre Wurm
1x Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
1x Sire of Insanity
1x Butcher of Malakir
1x Dragon Mage
1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
Planeswalkers
1x Liliana of the Veil
1x Sorin Markov
1x Karn Liberated
1x Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
Artifacts
1x Mana Crypt
1x Mana Vault
1x Relic of Progenitus
1x Sensei's Divining Top
1x Sol Ring
1x Ankh of Mishra
1x Mind Stone
1x Rakdos Signet
1x Torpor Orb
1x Winter Orb
1x Darksteel Ingot
1x Ensnaring Bridge
1x Oblivion Stone
1x Perilous Vault
1x Teferi's Puzzle Box
1x Thran Dynamo
1x Gilded Lotus
1x Storm Cauldron
1x Ward of Bones
1x Spine of Ish Sah
1x Blood Moon
1x Citadel of Pain
1x Underworld Dreams
1x Grave Pact
1x Leyline of the Void
1x Manabarbs
1x Nether Void
1x No Mercy
1x Spiteful Visions
1x Stranglehold
1x Dictate of Erebos
1x Exquisite Blood
1x Painful Quandary
1x Polluted Bonds
1x Sanguine Bond
Instants
1x Vampiric Tutor
Sorceries
1x Winds of Change
1x Black Sun's Zenith
1x Demonic Tutor
1x Exsanguinate
1x Ashes to Ashes
1x Dark Deal
1x Molten Psyche
1x Toxic Deluge
1x Wheel of Fortune
1x Damnation
1x Reforge the Soul
Lands
1x Arcane Lighthouse
1x Arid Mesa
1x Badlands
1x Blood Crypt
1x Bloodstained Mire
1x Cabal Coffers
1x Command Tower
1x Dragonskull Summit
1x High Market
1x Homeward Path
1x Marsh Flats
1x Maze of Ith
4x Mountain
1x Myriad Landscape
1x Polluted Delta
1x Scalding Tarn
1x Strip Mine
9x Swamp
1x Tainted Peak
1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1x Verdant Catacombs
1x Wasteland
1x Wooded Foothills
Really, my only reason for wanting to play this is to pull off the absolutely ridiculous combo of Maralen of the Mornsong and Stranglehold, and see if people can win exclusively with the cards in their hands. It's a deck that will make people come after me by design, but I still find all of the crazy tech in it to be delicious, and I want to make it happen.
Possible changes include adding another infinite combo in the form of Bloodchief Ascension and Mindcrank, but I'm not sure what I can cut to make it happen. I also think the deck could use some more targeted removal, but I'm not sure if I can make the space for it.
Thoughts and opinions are welcome, as always.
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