Mono Black Control (Your Thoughts)

[electromoves]

Creature [16]
4 Abyssal Persecutor
4 Hypnotic Specter
4 Gatekeeper of Malakir
4 Dark Confidant
Instant [4]
4 Dark Ritual
Sorcery [16]
4 Thoughtseize
4 Cabal Therapy
4 Smallpox
4 Sinkhole
Artifact [2]
2 Umezawa's Jitte
Land [22]
2 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
4 Rishadan Port
4 Wasteland
12 Swamp
60 cards


Sideboard:

3 Extirpate
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Perish
3 Pithing Needle
2 Ratchet Bomb
2 Leyline of the Void
3 Engineered Plague
15 cards

I feel like this deck fairs very well in the meta , but i would like to hear your thoughts and suggestions on the build. thx:smile:

[optml]

This is just a decklist, with no comments, thoughts, or explanations of your own.

If you want constructive feedback you're better off explaining your deck, and your card choices.

If there is nothing to explain because every card is an obvious choice that everyone already knows, should it be in the 'New & Developmental' decks section? To me it just looks like a usual suicide black deck;

Some disruption (discard / land destruction) and some efficient creatures.

[Grollub]

You might want to take a look in this thread,

http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?16885-Deck-The-Gate

your deck and The Gate seems to have a lot in common.

While I like the full 8 land-disruption lands, I really think you should fit in the last two Urborgs, without only 12 'real' swamps Wasteland could easily ruin your day.

[snappingbowls | ಠ_ಠ]

this can't be an oversight - what are your biggest reasons for not playing Hymn

I would cut down a Gatekeeper, a Persecutor and another slot for some instant speed removal. I would definitely play some mixture of Diabolic Edict and Dismember or Snuff Out MD. Even if it's only 3-4 slots.

what is your experience with engineered plague in the Sb these days? I find myself boarding in less and less against tribal and more and more against U/b/x or Deadguy. It seems like tribal has so many lords these days unless you DR into a 1st plague it isn't gonna crush merf or gobs like it used to. I still play Plague but mostly for negating Snapcasters and Bobs. It's still relevant in the Maverick MU taking out Mother of Runes and Noble Hierarch

also x2 Leyline? this SB needs to tweaked into having a set of these i think.. even though you can cast it.