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1 year ago ::
Dec 12, 2011 - 2:19AM
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I'm trying to build a mono-black commander deck. I already got many staples, I like monoblack a lot, thing is, I just can't decide which is the best monoblack commander. I'm mostly looking about raw power, it's gonna be something like a monoblack control, but I'm looking for some combos too (tough for monoblack, I know). So, any suggestions?
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1 year ago ::
Dec 12, 2011 - 8:06AM
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The two I've used most successfully have been Geth, Lord of the Vault  and Kagemaro, First to Suffer  . Geth is just good as a general utility creature, and with a few good equipments he has a pretty easy time beating for the win. Kagemaro doubles as a near-permanently accessible killswitch, and his power can get high enough to beat for the win easily with black's absurd old-scool card draw. I've also seen Korlash, Heir to Blackblade  make some strong waves, and Chainer, Dementia Master  can get pretty absurd too. Mono-black has some really great legendary creatures. Take your pick. But just remember, no matter what legendary creature happens to be in your command zone, every mono-black EDH deck has the same general  .
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1 year ago ::
Dec 12, 2011 - 10:59AM
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Date Joined:
Oct 24, 2011
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I've been flipping back and forth between Sheoldred, Whispering One  and Maralen of the Mornsong  . Marawen is the more volatile of the pair, Sheoldred the steadier (but more expensive) option. Marawen can just plain shut down a card-draw deck, and especially something like Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind  . And she also allows me to run with little or no card-draw cards. But she also lets everyone tutor for either their best combo, or an answer to your best combo. Given the right (aka: Vampire) deck, Anowon, the Ruin Sage  can be excellent as well.
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1 year ago ::
Dec 12, 2011 - 12:53PM
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Date Joined:
Jun 17, 2011
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Honestly, I've found that Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief  and Maga, Traitor to Mortals  are among the most powerful mono-black commanders. They can both take advantage of the insane amounts of mana mono-black can generate, can kill out of nowhere, and also don't tend to draw as much hate as something like Sheoldred. They also have the advantage of not requirig you to significantly build around them. They are both good in just a standard mono-black goodstuff deck, whereas stuff like sheoldred and Anowon require that you heavilly build around them to get the best effect.
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1 year ago ::
Dec 12, 2011 - 1:12PM
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Most people know -exactly- what Drana does, and will turn on the player using her at the mere suggestion that she might get cast. We had a player use the Maga deck, and it only works once. After you've lost the surprise factor of "I float a billion mana, Death Cloud  for 39, kill player A with Maga trigger, equip boots, kill player B. Go?" you generally don't land it ever again. They are both good, though. Just be prepared for hate if anyone is the wiser.
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1 year ago ::
Dec 12, 2011 - 1:55PM
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Honestly, I've found that Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief and Maga, Traitor to Mortals are among the most powerful mono-black commanders. They can both take advantage of the insane amounts of mana mono-black can generate, can kill out of nowhere, and also don't tend to draw as much hate as something like Sheoldred. They also have the advantage of not requirig you to significantly build around them. They are both good in just a standard mono-black goodstuff deck, whereas stuff like sheoldred and Anowon require that you heavilly build around them to get the best effect.
This x1000.
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1 year ago ::
Dec 12, 2011 - 2:20PM
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Date Joined:
Sep 16, 2008
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Real men hold shift. 
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1 year ago ::
Dec 12, 2011 - 3:48PM
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Date Joined:
Sep 16, 2010
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Kagemaro, first to suffer  is pretty nuts. Since the deck works best when your running a minimum of creatures and lots of draw, it's also fairly difficult to play which keeps things interesting.
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1 year ago ::
Dec 12, 2011 - 7:43PM
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Date Joined:
Jul 22, 2009
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Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker  . Just for fun.
Agreed, because when you can make a chimney imp  lock, your just plain having fun.
  Its going to eat me! Quotes and such
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What happens if there's a tie for first?
Monkey knife fight
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1 year ago ::
Dec 12, 2011 - 9:30PM
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Hate? Hah, almost everyone's a spike in my playgroup. Everyone cares about winning, including me, not just having fun. We've got 3 Kaalia decks on the board, Vendilion, Grimgrin, Sharuum, etc. So, in terms of raw power, I think I'll go with Maga or Drana. I don't have Drana, so it's more likely to go with Maga. So, if I'm guessing right, he's playing some massive mana-ramps and then things like Exsanguinate  ? I like him. And I'll get to play the Necropotence  + Venser's Journal  combo at last. Any other suggestions? Mostly combos if possible.
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