EDH/Commander Deck Archetype- Mono Black Mass Death

Many powerful mages can come in all forms, shapes and even sizes young walker. For today's lesson we are going to study a mage that likes to use only black magic. She is powerful on her own and has been known to destroy an entire army in one powerful blast. There are no tricks, no special tact tics just pure black magic in a deadly form. Her name Maralen of the Mornsong. Her spell tomb doesn't contain many spells though young planeswalker, yet don't let this fool you.  Let us take a closer look at what Maralen has to abuse her enemies.



Familiar Death

Artifact (1)
1xElixir of Immortality

Instant (1)
1xAd Nauseam

Sorcery (2)
1xDeath Cloud
1xExsanguinate
Creature (1)
1xSkirge Familiar

Land (94)

94xSwamp

Commander(1)

1xMaralen the Mornsong

A Cloud of Pure Death

 

This is her spell tomb. At first glance there is nothing very special here to the untrained eye. But look closer planeswalker. With the creature Skirge Familiar by her side, Maralen can discard anything she wishes to gain extra mana. Ok so what is so special about that you ask? Well with the spells Ad Nauseam and either Death Cloud or Exsanguinate she can make a simple creature turn into a very deadly weapon. The only other spell shes keeps in her tomb is the Elixir of Immortality. Not to keep herself alive, but to keep her little combo alive should someone try to stop it early. 

Song's morn

 

So wonder how her combo goes off? Well its simple really. With the Skirge out ready to make his services known, Maralen just summons up the power of Ad Nauseam. She loses life while drawing her entire spell tomb, but it's a small price to pay. After the entire tomb is at her disposal, she just needs to discard any number she wishes to kill one or many foes in one shot. With all this build up in mana, a super bomb in the form of either Death Cloud to kill everyone and everything, or Exsanguinate to drain the life from her foes gaining her own power.  Maralen is a very dangerous foe young walker. The biggest danger is her shock and aw when her foes don't see her combo coming. Maybe with this knowledge of her spell tomb, you can stay alive should you face her in battle.

The choice is yours planeswalker. Will you test your fate and face Maralen or will you play it safe avoiding her path??