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My current list for my MBC is very good, in my opinion. I went to a Pro tour qualifier yesterday and went 5-3 with this exact list. I need help pushing this deck over the top, from good to amazing. I would like the community to help me!

First: No, I am not going to play trading post.
Second: Sideboard needs the most improvement.
Third: Thanks in advance, but i'll still probably reply with a thank you to a helpful post.

So, here it is.
Main Deck: 60 [
Lands: 24
4 Inkmoth Nexus
20 Swamp

Planeswalkers: 3
3 Liliana of the Veil


Artifacts: 5
2 Lashwrithe
1 Batterskull
2 Sphere of the Suns

Sorceries: 14
1 Despise
2 Duress
4 Sign in Blood
3 Mutilate
3 Distress
1 Sever the Bloodline

Creatures: 10
3 Disciple of Bolas
4 Vampire Nighthawk
1 Grave Titan
1 Massacre Wurm
1 Wurmcoil Engine

Instants: 4
1 Go for the Throat
1 Doom Blade
2 Tragic Slip
]

Sideboard: 15
2 Nihil Spellbomb
2 Curse of Death's Hold
1 Grave Titan
1 Massacre Wurm
1 Doom Blade
1 Go for the Throat
1 Sever the Bloodline
1 Distress
1 Duress
1 Sheoldred, Whispering One
1 Grafdigger's Cage
1 Tragic Slip
1 Tribute to Hunger

I have the Inkmoth Nexus' in there to equip with Lashwrithe as an alternative win condition, and it actually works.

Suggestions, i'd love to hear them.

I love Disciple of Bolas as much as the next card drawing junkie...but I'm not seeing its purpose here.  You only have 1 creature of 4 cmc or less and it's a creature you don't ever really want to sac to him.  If you're sacrificing your Titans, then I'd ask the question, "Why not just win with those cards instead?" 

I do like the Inkmoth tech though, and it makes sense to have with Lashwrithe.

The disciple is there to sacrifice tokens, mostly. I usually sacrifice the lashwrithe living weapon token, batterskull token or even one of the Grave Titan tokens.

I almost never sacrifice one of my bombs. Only time I would ever do that would be to dig for a board sweeper when I am dead on board.

I'd want at least 8-12 viable targets to sac to disciple, prefferably of 4 cmc or less.  If you're not getting value you're just casting a bad  Grizzly Bear for 4 mana, and you can do a whole lot better.  Solemn Simulacrum for example.

I think i'll cut one for something, I don't know yet, but keep two in.

Any sideboard suggestions? I seem to always do terrible against delver.

Updated the list.

How's it looking?

Updated the list once more.

The deck is much better, in my opinion.

why all the one-ofs? I don't see any tutor effects in this list.
maybe turn that Despise into a Duress, etc

I guess I just don't understand how this is control.
5 Kill cards.
6 Discard Cards
3 Field Wipes.
10 Creatures
3 Artifact-like creatures.
I've seen more control in a exalted deck.

Jul 31, 2012 -- 6:43AM, SeishinKizuna wrote:

I guess I just don't understand how this is control.
5 Kill cards.
6 Discard Cards
3 Field Wipes.
10 Creatures
3 Artifact-like creatures.
I've seen more control in a exalted deck.

There are actually 9 Discard and/or 8 removal spells including Liliana, plus 3 board wipes. The deck could use some tweaks to the numbers, but it is pretty close to a standard MBC deck. Pristine Talisman is maybe the only card I see missing that seems to be pretty standard.

I made a blue black control deck about two weeks ago and I havent lost a standard tournament yet. I generally use Black Suns Zenith over Mutilate because for 3 mana it gets rid of tokens and it shuffles back into the library. My wincons are phyrexian Obliterator, mimic vat, Blood artist and Bloodline keeper. Nothing says **** you like using a field wiping spell with 2 blood artists on the field. I only really use blue for snapcasters negates and ponders, it can be easily removed. I prefer Geth's Verdict and Tragic slip as my kill cards with a few doom blades/go for the throats. Liliana of the Veil is great but if you are running inkmoth nexus and lashwrithe I believe running a few solemn and Liliana of the dark realm would benefit you more. Mana advantage and you can make your inkmoth a wincon more often.