I am extremely new to magic, started with the RtR prerelease, but I picked it up fast and I'm looking to build a deck for standard. I did some research and threw this together, but I may over/undervalue certain cards because I'm not fully acquainted with the game yet, so please excuse any oddities.
Creatures/Planeswalkers: 26
4 Gravecrawler
4 Geralf's Messenger
4 Lotleth Troll
4 Diregraf Ghoul
4 Slitherhead
4 Dreg Mangler
1 Jarad, Golgari Lich lord
2 Liliana of the Veil
Instants/Sorceries 11
2 Abrupt Decay
4 Tragic Slip
4 Sign in Blood
1 Killing Wave
Lands: 22
4 Cavern of Souls
4 Overgrown Tomb
4 Woodland Cemetery
10 Swamp
Side: 15
2 Golgari Charm
2 Duress
1 Deathrite Shaman
1 Disciple of Bolas
1 Abrupt Decay
2 Vraska the Unseen
2 Vampire Nighthawk
2 Ultimate Price
2 Cremate
Cards under consideration:
Rancor
Blood Artist
Sever the Bloodline
Victim of Night
Korozda Guildmage
Jarad's Orders
Rakdos Cackler
Vile Rebirth
It's going to take me a while to actually build this for standard, but I'm getting there. I already traded for a small portion of the staples. Any suggestions would be great, hoping to get a pretty solid build soon, so I can be sure to trade/pick up the right things.