[MTG] anheroblack.t2.dek

[DonRoyale]

I'm not saying this'll win FNMs anytime soon--it's more of a cute, techy deck--but it could be an interesting metagame call, except against stuff like monored.

-22- Creatures

-4- Vampire Lacerator
-4- Bloodghast
-4- Death's Shadow
-4- Kalastria Highborn
-4- Viscera Seer
-2- Gatekeeper of Malakir

-16- Other Spells

-4- Vendetta
-4- Dark Tutelage
-4- Duress
-4- Blade of the Bloodchief

-22- Lands

-4- Marsh Flats
-4- Verdant Catacombs
-14- Swamp

It plays like most Vampire aggro decks do, but puts splashy tech in to support a card I think is very underrated atm; Death's Shadow. Yes, it takes some work to make good, but if you Vendetta a Wall and get Dark Tutelage out early enough, and keep your life total in check with Seers, Highborns and Bloodghasts, Death's Shadow can get quite crazy.

Dark Tutelage is another card I feel is highly underrated atm. In this deck, it's a one-time Yawgmoth's Bargain a turn a good portion of the time, so it's going to get you a lot of value. Plus, the 13 cards one Tutelage flips over that cost you more than 1 life honestly grind you enough advantage in the game to get really far ahead.

Let me know what you think! =)

 

[Cirrus]

Dark Tutelage seems right in this kind of deck... much of the time it will just be a Phyrexian Arena (so many 1-drops!) and the times it isn't it will be grabbing very good cards anyway. Plus it draws lands for free, which is pretty-to-very good for aggro decks that don't want to draw into lands (like this one!).

Vendetta is really cute. I like it.

Why not play 4 Gatekeepers? Gatekeepers are amazing card advantage... Though, I can see why you'd want to be playing other cards. Also, why Duress instead of a split of Duress and Inquisition?

 

[DonRoyale]

Both are fine, I guess. I like Duress better to get Day of Judgment, but I'm not sure if it's the right call.