Gather round my necromancers and corpse churners. It has been a while since we have looked at some of the most powerful cards for black. Removal,life drain, and even token production are all possible in this color. Since the last look, new cards have been released that changed the arena. Let us take a look at twenty five of the most powerful cards in black.
25. Duress
Are you afraid of needels? you will be
What is great about Duress?
- Cost only one mana to cast
- Provides insight into your opponent's resources
- Weather played on turn one or turn ten this card is great for identifying and removing threats
24. Banehound
woof woof arf
What is great about Banehound?
- It has haste allowing it to start dealing damage when it spawns
- Allows you to heal yourself
- Excellent turn one play
23. Urgoros, the Empty One
Discard down to zero and die
What is great about Urgoros?
- He has flying making him harder to block
- Duress on a creature
- Can be fun as your commander in brawl
22. Cauldron Familiar
Cats and ovens are a dangerous combo
What is great about Cauldron Familiar?
- You gain life from your opponent’s pain
- You can sacrifice a food token to have it respawn
- When played with Witches Oven this creates a powerful combo
21. Unbreakable Bond
Creatures need love too
What is great about Unbreakable Bond?
- Allows a creature to respawn directly onto the board
- The respawned creature gains lifelink
- Can target any creature in your graveyard
20.Harvester of Souls
Death trigger on the demon draw a card
What is great about Harvester of Souls?
- It has deathtouch
- The power and toughness allow it to be a great blocker or attacker
- You can draw cards if your creatures die
19. Ogre slumlord
Rats always feed on death
What is great about the slumlord?
- Strong synergy with a rat tribal deck
- All rats you control gain deathtouch
- Allows you to flood the board with tokens
18.Lich’s Caress
Pokes with malcious intent
What is great about Lich’s Caress?
- You can destroy any creature outright
- You gain life for killing a threat
- Can target your own creatures to allow more abilities to trigger
17. Epicure of Blood
no pain just gain
What is great about Epicure of Blood?
- Each opponent will lose life
- The ability can trigger at any time
- Can be a strong blocker if needed
16.Bone Splinters
Those are some nasty toothpicks
What is great about Bone Splinters?
- Cost only one mana to cast
- It allows you to sacrifice a creature which can generate values
- Solid piece of removal
15.Knight of the Ebon Legion
A knight and a vampire
What is great about Knight of the Ebon Legion?
- Cheap to play
- Whenever a player loses life it gets a counter on it
- The ability to give it deathtouch makes combot risky for your opponents
14.Scheming Symmetry
Tutor for two please
What is great about Scheming Symmetry?
- Can be a tool to gain allies in multiplayer duals
- Allows you to get any card you may need
- This card is a one drop tutor
13.Spark Harvest
Behold the power of the dragon god
What is great about Spark Harvest?
- Can target planeswalkers
- You can pay additional mana instead of having to get rid of a creature
- Removes threats big and small
12. Vampire of the Dire Moon
as aposed to vampire of the chill moon
What is great about Vampire of the Dire Moon?
- Life gain early game
- A great blocker or attacker with deathtouch
- First turn play
11.Murder
Homicide the card
What is great about murder?
- Does not deal damage which can be prevented it is an instant kill
- An instant kill that is cast at instant speed
- Three mana is a fair cost
10. Death Baron
Skeletor?
What is great about Death Baron?
- Makes your zombies and skeletons harder to kill
- Death touch makes i your zombies and skeletons kill easier
- You can have multiple on your board because the creature is not legendary
9.Dreadhorde Invasion
Fetch me their souls
What is great about Dreadhorde Invasion?
- Only costs two mana
- Gives your zombie tokens lifelink
- Allows you to create a zombie token every turn
8.Liliana’s Mastery
Children of the grave march on!
What is great about Liliana’s Mastery?
- Buffs your zombies
- Creates two zombies
- A fair cost for all it does
7.Rankle, Master of Pranks
Impractial joker legendary rouge
What is great about Rankle?
- Flying makes it hard to block
- Haste allows it to fly into the game and swing when summoned
- You can trigger all three effects whenever it deals damage
6.Open the Graves
Something smells like death
What is great about Opent the Graves?
- You can sacrifice your own creatures to make zombies
- Makes combat a chance to create more creatures
- Because it is non legendary you can have more than one on the field
5.Liliana,Dreadhorde General
Turn the undead on the big scary dragon
What is great about Liliana?
- Static ability that triggers anytime the condition is met
- Versatile abilities to remove or add to the board
- If Liliana is allowed to perform her final ability it is an assured victory
4.Exquisite Blood
Blood is lives
What is great about Exquisite Blood?
- In a multi dual this would trigger due to the amount of damage done to each opponent
- Triggers at anytime the conditions are met
- Is part of amazing combos that allow you to deal infinite damage
3.Bolas’s Citadel
You think he was compensating for something?
What is great about Bolas’s Citadel?
- Allows you to look at your top card whenever you want
- Allows you to play the top card of your library with life instead of mana
- Just playing this card changes the pace of the game
2.Peer into the Abyss
Don't look drectly into the eyes while you cast it
What is great about peer into the abyss?
- You can target yourself if you really want to
- Takes away half of their library, limiting their resources
- Halves their life total, limiting their options and time left alive
1.Gray Merchant of Asphodel
The devoted zombie Gary
What is great about Gray Merchant of Asphodel?
- Deals massive damage when played
- All it has to do is enter the board to deal massive damage
- You gain the life your opponents lost
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