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I came up with this deck after my experience with CHK had deepened. My favorite Black creature at the moment is without a doubt is Seizan, Perverter of Truth. There is simply nothing like it. To me it is obvious: a 6/5 for 5 mana is nothing to laugh at; a 6/5 that gives you a free Night's Whisper every turn is even better, especially in the right context in which this highly abusive ability can go from playable, into power, into utterly insane. In addition, this filthy creature even dares to force my opponent to do the same, whether he is willing to take the challenge or not, and that is yet another advantage, though a more tricky one to abuse.
Let's face it, Seizan and Underworld dreams are made for each other. Though upon thinking, I simply find Underworld Dreams to be rather underpowered because it does not help the structure of the deck, it only compliments it: on its own, it will do very little which excludes it from this deck, at least for the time being.
What kind of deck would Seizan go into? To me, the obvious truth was simple: either a fast deck that leaves the opponent no room to fully exploit Seizan's ability and is instead faced with a 6/5 creature that sips 2 life away every turn, or a control deck that takes full advantage of the fact that I get 2 additional draws every turn, thereby having the ability to annihilate any possible threats and peace my opponent may find. I went with the control theme for few reasons, mainly because I am a control freak and like my games to be slow and systematic.
Discard is a great compliment with Seizan because it puts pressure on the opponent early in the game, and also eliminates few cards here and there later on when Seizan is giving us all free cards.
Soul Feast and Consume Spirit, like Seizan, are the heart and soul of this deck. Their power in this deck is multiplied with Seizan's presence, along with other choice cards like Night's Whisper and Plunge Into Darkness.
The picture most often than not looks like this: the opponent is harassed early in the game with Ravenous Rats, Distress, Fill with Fright, Vicious Hunger, Hideous Laughter, and even Consume Spirit if necessary. Meanwhile Night's Whisper gives me the solutions and the cards I need to set the stage for Seizan. Seizan is in play, attacks if possible, and giving me my fair share of Soul Feast and Consume Spirit cards to make sure not only that I have the life to give it, but also to declare to my opponent his or her slow death to all this life drain.
Few "odd" cards that are worth talking about are Plunge into Darkness, Kokusho the Evening Star, and finally Betrayal of Flesh. Plunge into Darkness is a "toolbox" card in this deck, as it works to get rid of a Seizan-gone-wrong, nourish my life total just enough to cast the final Soul Feast/Consume Spirit, or simply find an urgent card, which in most cases is Seizan. It can also be used to sacrifice my Kokusho, which always seems to surprise the opponent. Kokusho is in the deck for "taste" reasons; I happen to like the card a lot, though one can't help but admit that its ability fits rather nicely with the theme of life-drain. Betrayal of Flesh is also a "toolbox" card here: I only uncommonly have used it to destroy a creature; mostly its use is to bring a Kokusho or a Seizan back into play as a "surprise;" this, and still I can use it to destroy and return into play a Kokusho which maybe bogged down and is unable to attack; not to mention, attacking with a Kokusho then destroying it and bringing it back to life usually deals enough psychological damage to my opponent that he or she would just concede, which is always pretty.
In any case, here is the deck:
Land (24):
24x Swamp
Creatures (9):
4x Seizan, Perverter of Truth
4x Ravenous Rats
1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
Spells (27):
4x Night's Whisper
4x Distress
4x Hideous Laughter
4x Vicious Hunger
4x Consume Spirit
3x Soul Feast
2x Fill with Fright
1x Plunge into Darkness
1x Betrayal of Flesh
The deck is solid, though it can benefit from advice and ideas. Mainly, I am looking to try to make this deck into Extended as well, and I am sure it can benefit from something there, though I am so unfamiliar with the card selection because it is the period in which I quit that those sets were released.
Any advice, ideas, MTGO challenges, all welcome...
Let's face it, Seizan and Underworld dreams are made for each other. Though upon thinking, I simply find Underworld Dreams to be rather underpowered because it does not help the structure of the deck, it only compliments it: on its own, it will do very little which excludes it from this deck, at least for the time being.
What kind of deck would Seizan go into? To me, the obvious truth was simple: either a fast deck that leaves the opponent no room to fully exploit Seizan's ability and is instead faced with a 6/5 creature that sips 2 life away every turn, or a control deck that takes full advantage of the fact that I get 2 additional draws every turn, thereby having the ability to annihilate any possible threats and peace my opponent may find. I went with the control theme for few reasons, mainly because I am a control freak and like my games to be slow and systematic.
Discard is a great compliment with Seizan because it puts pressure on the opponent early in the game, and also eliminates few cards here and there later on when Seizan is giving us all free cards.
Soul Feast and Consume Spirit, like Seizan, are the heart and soul of this deck. Their power in this deck is multiplied with Seizan's presence, along with other choice cards like Night's Whisper and Plunge Into Darkness.
The picture most often than not looks like this: the opponent is harassed early in the game with Ravenous Rats, Distress, Fill with Fright, Vicious Hunger, Hideous Laughter, and even Consume Spirit if necessary. Meanwhile Night's Whisper gives me the solutions and the cards I need to set the stage for Seizan. Seizan is in play, attacks if possible, and giving me my fair share of Soul Feast and Consume Spirit cards to make sure not only that I have the life to give it, but also to declare to my opponent his or her slow death to all this life drain.
Few "odd" cards that are worth talking about are Plunge into Darkness, Kokusho the Evening Star, and finally Betrayal of Flesh. Plunge into Darkness is a "toolbox" card in this deck, as it works to get rid of a Seizan-gone-wrong, nourish my life total just enough to cast the final Soul Feast/Consume Spirit, or simply find an urgent card, which in most cases is Seizan. It can also be used to sacrifice my Kokusho, which always seems to surprise the opponent. Kokusho is in the deck for "taste" reasons; I happen to like the card a lot, though one can't help but admit that its ability fits rather nicely with the theme of life-drain. Betrayal of Flesh is also a "toolbox" card here: I only uncommonly have used it to destroy a creature; mostly its use is to bring a Kokusho or a Seizan back into play as a "surprise;" this, and still I can use it to destroy and return into play a Kokusho which maybe bogged down and is unable to attack; not to mention, attacking with a Kokusho then destroying it and bringing it back to life usually deals enough psychological damage to my opponent that he or she would just concede, which is always pretty.
In any case, here is the deck:
Land (24):
24x Swamp
Creatures (9):
4x Seizan, Perverter of Truth
4x Ravenous Rats
1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
Spells (27):
4x Night's Whisper
4x Distress
4x Hideous Laughter
4x Vicious Hunger
4x Consume Spirit
3x Soul Feast
2x Fill with Fright
1x Plunge into Darkness
1x Betrayal of Flesh
The deck is solid, though it can benefit from advice and ideas. Mainly, I am looking to try to make this deck into Extended as well, and I am sure it can benefit from something there, though I am so unfamiliar with the card selection because it is the period in which I quit that those sets were released.
Any advice, ideas, MTGO challenges, all welcome...
