Standard - Golgari Control

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51
12
6
22
6
26
Control
  • Deck contains 11 invalid cards for this format: Bala Ged Recovery (ZNR), Treasure Vault (AFR), Hive of the Eye Tyrant (AFR), Lolth, Spider Queen (AFR), Darkbore Pathway (KHM), Professor Onyx (STX), Culling Ritual (STX), Sarulf, Realm Eater (KHM), Culling Ritual (STX), Ray of Enfeeblement (AFR), Binding the Old Gods (KHM)
Main 60 cards (22 distinct)
Creature (6)
$0.60€0.580.01
$0.50€0.330.03
$1.00€1.080.03
Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (22)
$0.69
$4.810.03
$0.15€0.060.01
$0.25€0.180.01
$0.45€0.580.50
$0.68
$58.82
$0.97€0.850.11
Planeswalker (6)
$7.38
$7.88
$6.50
Land (26)
$0.56€0.210.04
$3.00
$10.81
$6.39€8.600.72
$1.98
$34.99
$5.62
$0.99€0.450.04
Side 15 cards (7 distinct)
$0.40
$1.52
$6.19
$1.01€1.531.02
$58.82
$0.20€0.170.03
$0.35€0.380.03

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Culling is pretty nutty vs the meta right now.  It's amazing vs weenie, enchant, rakdos, and pretty good vs orzhov.  It clears bankbusters, ranger classes, paladin classes, circle of confinements etc that black has trouble removing.  Where it isn't strong is vs control, so if you're seeing a lot of superfriends decks(kudos to the person who made a 6 planeswalker deck work!) or UR pull it and add bankbusters in the main deck.

Blade of the Oniimage is a pretty damn good deterrent against attacks at 2 mana, and it'll turn your tokens into 5/5 menace demons that get to keep reach or lifelink.  It also activates Soul Transferimage.

Dig Upimage is amazing later in matchups, but I dont want it in my opening hand, hence the two copies.

Ahh, the turtle.  3 mana instant speed graveyard tutor.  Colossal Skyturtleimage is just superior to Gloomshriekerimage.

March of Wretched Sorrowimage might be the best single target removal in standard right now.  The fact that you can mana dump into it to gain life at instant speed simply crushes a lot of matchups.

Invoke Despairimage:  Deal 6 damage, draw 3 cards for 5 mana.  Yes, please!!  It also is an amazing followup to a culling to remove the rest of the board.  Culling enchant decks and snag their Hollowed Haunting with it.  Weak against a busy board.

Treasure Vaultimage serves as an artifact for soul transfer, and is a mana dump for treasure.  It's nice in longer games to be able to Shigeki for 5+ cards, or March for 10+ damage.

So you've probably noticed there's no Deadly Disputeimage, no Shambling Ghastimage, no Prosperous Innkeeperimage.  I'd rather have early removal, and draw late.  Shigeki, Jukai Visionaryimage ramps you early while chump blocking, and can tutor your instants, sorceries, and turtles from the graveyard later. The most efficient way to draw for black late is Planeswalkers.  All 3 interact with the board or draw as they come in.

So I've been having good success with this in Bo1,  and trying it out in Traditional.  The sideboard is a bit jank right now, but functional. Sarulf, Realm Eaterimage is an interesting creature and trouble for lots of decks if not removed immediately.  

 

Have fun!

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Last Updated: 03 Mar 2022
Created: 03 Mar 2022
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