timmy_hydrason_from_stomptown 4 years{"ops":[{"insert":"Hello, in this thread I'd like to discuss the upcoming Mono Black Devotion deck for THB. With the return of our beloved Gary, I can't be only one that's gonna try to make this thing work, right? \n\nWe still have some cards left to be "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"spoiled "},{"insert":"but I think they'd have to be pretty damn amazing to take the spot of any other card in this list. \n\nIt's good to note that I wasn't trying to rebuild the old devotion deck in standard, this is a loooot more midrange. I think you could definitely go a more control route, or maybe a more aggro route, but I just put in all the good cards in a pile and made a midrange deck.\n\nHere's the list I came up with: \n\n21x Swamp"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"3x Castle Locthwain"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"4x Foulmire Knight // Profane Insight"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"4x Yarok's Fenlurker"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"3x Tymaret, Chosen from Death"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"3x Ayara, First of Locthwain"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"4x Murderous Rider // Swift End"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"4x Spawn of Mayhem"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"4x \"Low-Five Demon\" (\"Nightmare Shepherd\")"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"2x Erebos, Bleak-Hearted"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"4x Gray Merchant of Asphodel"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"2x Bolas's Citadel"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"2x Drag to the Underworld"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nI think it looks actually pretty nice. We have plenty of good BB two drops, some efficient removal, some card draw with Erebos/Citadel.\nAnd because of Spawn of Mayhem and Nightmare Shepherd being these two huge flying threats, I think you might not even need a huge board presence to be able to finish your opponent off with Gary. \n\nI don't know what the sideboard would look like, but I think we have a lot of good options. Duress + Fenlurker will make a for a good hand-hate package, Leyline will be good graveyard hate AND advance our devotion plan at the same time. Lots of efficient removal, with maybe more copies of Drag to the Underworld, definitely some Noxious Grasp copies. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"What do you guys think? Let's hear some suggestions!"},{"insert":"\n\n\n"}]}
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