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Another is Vengeful Pharaoh. I keep coming back to this card. I know it's bad, but I just like it.
Anyone else tried running either of these?
I liked the pharoah. He's only effective if the enemy isn't aggro swarm type. Sadly, Liliana ends up dead or I'm eating too much damage to appreciate his "kill but can't draw" ability. Retrace a few Syphon Lifes to make him suck less. Nether spirit rocks if you run some form of graveyard filter, hence why I borrowed the spinning darkness idea.

I tried the G/B LoamPox but I found that it 'durdles' too much. Unless you've got 7+ lands already in the field, retracing a worm harvest etc. takes too long. I definitely like Crucible better. Though I do miss being able to use abrupt decay, mono-black's use of ratchet bomb or Lili's ultimate usually covers my problems. The mono-black retrace tech involves crucible+undiscovered paradise, but that too feels like too much durdling... gah

Monstrify is too pricey mana-wise so I'd suggest either Phyrexian Totem or Tombstalker. Just uppercut them with a strong creature, it's better card-advantage than losing a land or requiring 4 lands.