Quote Originally Posted by Baumeister View Post
@ Arsenal:

Your build looks exactly the same as mine, except I run Diabolic Edict in place of the Pithing Needles to help push Negator through. I've been really happy with the creature package though: everything is a pretty huge threat. Have you found that the Tombstalker or Dark Confidant version is more successful?

I don't think Smallpox is as effective in this deck because, like you said, we have no way to take advantage of it. If you were going to replace sinkhole with something, it would probably be something that affects the opponent directly, ie: discard or creature kill.
I've found that the Confidant build has a slight edge in the pure control and combo matchups, but I haven't done enough testing with the Tombstalker build in general for any concrete conclusions; I think each build has it's advantages over the other. Personally, I like the Confidant build (just my own personal feelings about Confidant), but I'd probably play the Tombstalker build if I was walking into a blind meta; Tombstalker build seems more even across the board, while the Confidant build boasts a better control and combo matchup, but suffers in the aggro department.

Smallpox was a suggestion posted on TMD (Vintage budget Sui Black) and it piqued my interest as many of it's positives applied to Legacy Sui Black as well. Meh, just wanted to throw it out there and see if it took off. Totally unconventional card choice, but interesting nonetheless.