Creatures (14)
- 3 Desecration Demon
- 4 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
- 4 Nightveil Specter
- 2 Sire of Insanity
- 1 Erebos, God of the Dead
Spells (22)
- 4 Underworld Connections
- 4 Hero’s Downfall
- 2 Whip of Erebos
- 4 Dreadbore
- 2 Mizzium Mortars
- 2 Rakdos’s Return
- 4 Thoughtseize
Sideboard
- 2 Lifebane Zombie
- 4 Pharika’s Cure
- 2 Rakdos Charm
- 1 Erebos, God of the Dead
- 2 Duress
- 1 Mizzium Mortars
- 3 Slaughter Games
Continuing along the devotion themed decks we have here one of the usual suspects with a little twist. While this deck is primarily a Black Devotion deck the Red splash does allow for some heavy extra action to be played. The creature package boasts some requisite faces with Specter into Demon into Merchant for the devastating life swings and a miser Erebos for value. The pair of Sire of Insanity can be a real beating especially against control decks when you can capitalize on a superior board presence and strip them of any answers they might have been holding back. A full set of Thoughtseize and a pair of Rakdos’s Return also work hard to restrict your opponent from having many good options left against you. The devotion count is supplemented by standard includes of Underworld Connections and Whip of Erebos which both work to boost your side with card advantage. The rest is a robust removal package geared heavily against both creatures and Planeswalkers with full sets of Hero’s Downfall and Dreadbore backed up with a pair of Mizzium Mortars. All in all this deck looks to have a very strong mid to late game plan and could slip in as an alternative to just straight MonoBlack lists that have been running amok.
