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It's going well, thanks. My list is basically static these days, with sideboarding plans being the main thing I'm trying to hone. Mind you, I haven't been playing too much since the Seattle Open in...

I'm pretty sure this is incorrect. Given that you control Bottomless Pit, Noetic Scales, and The Rack, you choose the order of their triggers (even on your opponent's turn). Thus, optimally:

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Nice list. I agree with cutting the maindeck Sphere for a Crucible; 2 Nether Voids is enough tax main, and Spheres are nowhere near as versatile. I think the list really needs some acceleration....

Personally, I vastly prefer Nether Void over either Sphere of Resistance or Trinisphere. The problem with Trinisphere is it only taxes cheap spells. This is all fine and well against most combo, but...

As you suggested, Crucible is likely the answer to your eventuality problem. Being able to recur Wasteland (chiefly) as well as Mishra's Factories gives you a much stronger late-game, and I've...

This is incorrect. Zoetic Cavern does not share the intended synergy with Crucible of Worlds. If only...

Yes, but more for Jace than anything else.

I've never seen a storm list with 'sol' lands. They typically have no use for colorless mana. I've seen an Ancient Tomb or two in a Reanimator list, but either way, we need to be proactive; the...

This is what I'm currently on:

ANT/TES

-1 Cursed Scroll
-2 Sinkhole
-2 Crucible of Worlds
+2 Surgical Extraction
+3 Extirpate

I ran Infest for a long time, and eventually switched it out for Black Sun's Zenith. It sounds silly, but it's really terrific in the deck. For the same cost as Infest, it handles token hordes. For...

I disagree. Nether Spirit used to be a necessity, but I think the advent of Deathrite Shaman has made it 'viable' at best. Traditionally, one or two Spirits wouldn't merit an opponent bringing in...

To each their own, but I heartily disagree; I think they are entirely worth splashing for on their own. (Also, Sylvan Library is amazing. It's my suspicion that most people play Library like Mirri's...

Pox is really bad, and I feel it has no place in modern incarnations of the deck. You lose too much life against aggro decks (especially those with burn spells), and you usually lose far more lands...

I hate to be that guy, but Pox is not budget. This is one of the most common misconceptions about the deck, and it arises from the fact that Pox is such a rogue presence in the format that...

Good point. Inquisition is probably better than I give it credit for. I've been burned too many times by being unable to hit the cards that really matter. I also dislike the fact that an Omni-tell...

I should have clarified. Innocent Blood is a fantastic card, and a cornerstone of mono-black Pox, but it has always been a brick against combo, and its one-sidedness is symptomatic of mono-black...

Thoughtseize is worlds better than Duress. The 2 life is a small price to pay to practically guarantee your spell will never miss. We need 1-mana discard maindeck to be able to survive in a format...

Zuran Orb is cute, but rather superfluous most of the time. Unlike (43) Lands, we have no way to recur it if it is destroyed or countered, and no way to tutor for it. You would likely never see it...

Personally, I've never had difficulty closing out the game once I've stabilized. Liliana + any other lock piece usually does the trick, so I try to focus on cards that translate a slight advantage...

I’ve been playing roughly this list to some success for a little while now.

1 Cursed Scroll
2 Nether Void
2 Crucible of Worlds
3 Sylvan Library
4 Thoughtseize
4 Liliana of the Veil
4...