I'm now working on a BW Martyr-control deck. Main deck Ghostly Prison/***/Kami of False Hope/Suppression Field(?)/Linvala(!!)etc.. When I have a list that isn't an embarrassment to my deck-building skill, I'll post it. Early testing, however, shows that I can crush all aggro variants (suck it, Affinity!), and am a little soft to Thundermaw Hellkites.
One of the Feeling of Dread and one of the Terminus are in the SB now. The other Terminus is gone for good. 4 between the main and SB is just too many.
Sigarda has been upped to 3 in the SB, t the expense of 1 RIP. She's just sooo good.
1-11-12: Screw it. Maindecking Sands of Delirium is stupid. I'm just going to SB it, and hope I can convince people that it's in both our best interests to draw game 1. Also, Dissipates are MB now. What for? Not sure yet. Testing.
24-10-12: The mirror need to be addressed. you can't win a tournament playing 2 mirrors to 2 draws. Being one of the most played decks in the format, that's a very real possibility. Jace 3 proved terrible (died to Jace, worse than Jace 4). I'm testing right now with:
+1 Sands of Delirium
-1 Supreme Verdict
or
-1 Tamiyo
I've gotten less greedy with my mana, cutting 1 Wasteland and going back to 8 total fetches. I decided 4 Catacombs was correct, as it fetches for Arbor, and the single Swamp, and Black is definitely the most mana hungry color in the deck. On that note, I added 2 Hymn to Tourach. I'm testing it out at the expense of 1 Vindicate, and 1 Abrupt Decay. Nevermind. Hymn was too greedy. Having my land toolbox is more valuable, I think. The Decay I had cut for it is now a Maelstrom Pulse. Decay is great, but I don't see CounterTop much anymore, and the utility of wiping a bunch of Elves/Souls/Goblins/Angels is nice to have.
Spellbomb>RIP in this version. Nuking 60% of your creatures tends to not be great. I've got the tutorable Bojuka Bog as well.
I know the Top should be Sylvan Library. I just don't have one right now.
24-10-12: Dredge sucks. Playing Soul Sisters/Living End/Affinity.
This deck is being completely scrapped with the release of RtR. I can no longer deny myself black. 4-5 color Dredge is imminent, and will be my new go to Modern deck as soon as I settle on a brew.
Sideboard varies by what meta I'm expecting. I don't run Black mana sources other than Birds. If you're hardcasting your Dredgers, you're doing it wrong. Oran-Rief seems kinda silly, but it's done well in testing. Not sure if it'll stay in or come out for another threat/Dredger. It won't come out for land. I've tapped it for mana maybe once or twice.
I might cut Bloodbraid Elf, but I'm not sure what for yet. I've whiffed a few too many times and not hit a creature.
When I play a real Modern event, I sub Grave-Troll for Golgari Thug. I'm assuming he'll be unbanned at some point, right? Right!?