BW - Pestilente Knights

[DarkRequiem]

Here's another deck I've thinking about. It is based on a deck I ran back in 2000/2001 but with several changes to make it far better.
It was first a life gainning deck but once I saw Light Of Sanction I knew I had to incorporate Pestilence here.

I'd love to incorporate Academy Rector[card], but removed it because I onwly own 1 copy of that card and that isn't much of a killer creature (most likely to work as fodder, but meh!).


LANDS
8 Plains
6 Swamp
3 Orzhov Basilica
2 Tainted Field
1 Everglades
1 Urborg, Tomb Of Yawgmoth

CREATURES
4 Mourning Thrull
3 Knight Of The Holy Nimbus
2 Leonin Skyhunter
2 Riftmarked Knight
1 Mephidross Vampire
1 Paladin en-Vec
1 Pentarch Paladin
1 Radiant, Archangel
1 Serra Avatar

SPELLS
3 Guardian's Magemark
3 Nobble Purpose
3 Pestilence
3 Serra's Blessing
2 Glorious Anthem
2 Griffin Guide
2 Light Of Sanction
2 Necromancer's Magemark
1 Angelic Chorus
1 Debtor's Knell
1 Phyrexian Processor


I'm not sure about the [card]Riftmarked Knights. I love that card, but never really used it in a deck, so not sure if it plays well. It looks a bit slow to me. Might remove those 2 to had a 4th Knight Of the Holy Nimbus and a 3rd Leonin Skyhunter If I own a 3rd copy of that card (which I think I do), that is.
Radiant, Archangel, Serra Avatar and Mephidross Vampire are there more as killer cards. I enjoy comboing Radiant, Archangel and Serra Avatar with Nobble Purpose while Mephidross Vampire's there to make everyone else tougher besides giving a natural bonus to the archangel.
Another card that works quite well with Nobble Purpose is Serra's Blessing. Double damage per creature, double life for me!
The Magemark's and Griffin Guide also end up creating big threats and the Guide works well with Radiant too.
I only own 2 Glorious Anthems and that's a pitty but...
Congregate was a card I thought of and considered during quite some time to include here. Thing is I only own 2 of those cards! And I enjoy the Phyrexian Processor + Angelic Chorus combo way too much to keep them out even if only 1 of each. And since I hate Divine Congregation (being it that I own 2 of those I could play 2 Congregate + 2 Divine Congregation)...

[Samuel L. Jackson]

as ive said before i cant really help you without knowing your card base but if you want input on traditional Pestilence control decks i can help you with that :)

[DarkRequiem]

Sure, shoot.

[DarkRequiem]

Ok. This deck has seen 2 Nihilisth coming into the place of the Riftmarked Knights since they are better and, with the Pestilence out, they'll most probably end up in play the turn they come out. After all this is a board sweeping deck and this creature can take full advantage from that if played in the right moment against the right deck.

Besides that, a Beacon of Immortality was also added, removing a Noble Purpose.

Last but not least, one Thrull was removed to add only one Order of Yawgmoth.

Any kind of ideas will be welcome. Just remember that this deck is based on life gaining and Pestilence board sweep.

[DarkRequiem]

This one has changed a little bit, now being as follows:


LANDS - 21
7 Plains
6 Swamp
3 Orzhov Basilica
2 Tainted Field
1 Everglades
1 Orzhova, the Church of Deals
1 Urborg, Tomb Of Yawgmoth

CREATURES - 17
3 Mourning Thrull
3 Knight Of The Holy Nimbus
2 Leonin Skyhunter
2 Nihilith
1 Mephidross Vampire
1 Mortivore
1 Order of Yawgmoth
1 Paladin en-Vec
1 Pentarch Paladin
1 Radiant, Archangel
1 Serra Avatar

Artifacts - 1
1 Phyrexian Processor

SPELLS - 21
3 Guardian's Magemark
3 Pestilence
3 Serra's Blessing
2 Glorious Anthem
2 Griffin Guide
2 Light Of Sanction
2 Necromancer's Magemark
2 Nobble Purpose
1 Angelic Chorus
1 Beacon of Immortality