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Shadowborn

by Athkor 60 cards ≈ $501.82 17 Updated
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Decklist · 60 cards · 14 unique

Creatures 28

Instants 4

Sorceries 12

Enchantments 4

Lands 12

Strategy notes

The "Shadowborn" deck is a mono-black combo deck in Modern that revolves around the card Shadowborn Apostle. The primary strategy is to flood the board with multiple copies of Shadowborn Apostle, which can be sacrificed to tutor powerful demons like Griselbrand, Demon of Death's Gate, and Razaketh, the Foulblooded onto the battlefield.

Key synergies include using Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth and Cabal Coffers to generate massive amounts of black mana, enabling card draw through Necropotence and Phyrexian Arena to find critical pieces. Discard spells like Thoughtseize and Inquisition of Kozilek disrupt opponents' plans and protect the combo.

The deck can also use Goryo's Vengeance and Persist to reanimate demons from the graveyard, allowing for explosive plays. Immortal Servitude acts as a mass reanimation spell for Shadowborn Apostles, enabling repeated demon summoning.

The deck aims to win by overwhelming opponents with powerful demons and maintaining card advantage and board presence through its synergies.

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