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First Black Deck

Ratadrabik of Urborg{W}{B}

by Apolloeon 72 cards ≈ $59.65 5 Updated
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Decklist · 72 cards · 72 unique

Commander 1

Creatures 36

Planeswalkers 2

Instants 4

Sorceries 12

Artifacts 4

Enchantments 5

Lands 8

Strategy notes

The "First Black Deck" is a mono-black Commander deck focused on controlling the board through removal and recursion, leveraging graveyard interactions to outvalue opponents over time. This deck employs a combination of sacrifice outlets, creature reanimation, and powerful removal spells to maintain board control and disrupt opponent strategies.

Key cards like Sheoldred, Whispering One, and Gravedigger facilitate creature recursion, allowing you to repeatedly bring back impactful creatures such as Puppeteer Clique and Overseer of the Damned. Removal spells like Go for the Throat, Fatal Push, and Chainer's Edict help manage threats, while cards like Ob Nixilis, Reignited and The Eldest Reborn provide additional value and disruption.

The deck aims to win by grinding out opponents through attrition, eventually overwhelming them with superior board presence and recurring threats. Cards like Bone Miser and Geth, Lord of the Vault offer powerful late-game engines to deplete opponents' resources and capitalize on their discarded or destroyed creatures.

Overall, this deck embodies a control archetype with a strong emphasis on graveyard synergy, utilizing black's strengths in removal and recursion to dominate the game.

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