Deck Tactics

Here I'll update the strategy for each single deck in game.

Liliana Vess – Grave Whispers

Card List

General strategy:

This is a my favourite deck in whole game, and it's based around really simply idea. You have hand advantage because you discard with every possible opportunity. You also have advantage in terms of creatures, as you have plenty of creature removal cards. Main goal is to discard enemy to 0 card in his hand so he will be forced to play a card as soon as he draws it. Otherwise punish him with discard + Liliana's Caress. The Rack and Underworld Dreams will punish him every turn. Guul Draz Specter and Mortivore can grow to very big size and cost only 4 mana.

My decklist:

Lands (24):

24 Swamp

Creatures (17):

1 Massacre Wurm – for cleaning the table and late victory, also it’s awesome for archenemy games.

1 Grave Titan – 6/6 deathtouch, and floods battlefield with zombies, great for late game.

1 Ob Nixilis, the Fallen – this dude will grow big + he drains life from enemy even when he is not attacking.

1 Bloodgift Demon – extra card each turn for a cost of 1 life, just to get even more card advantage is too good to say no to this card. On top of that 5/4 flying for just 5 mana? Yes, please.

1 Mortivore – with a lot of creature destroying spells and discard, graveyards should be full of corpses. Oh nom nom nom nom. Just remember: don't play it if there is no creatures on graveyards.

2 Guul Draz Specter – 2/2 flier, that will grow to 5/5 if opponent have no cards in hand, and he won’t cause every time Specter deals damage to a player, that player discards a card.

2 Hypnotic Specter – they do really well with Guul Draz Specter, play them a turn before their bigger brothers.

4  Liliana's Specter – 2/1 fliers, that discard card when it comes to play, perfect for this deck, even better for archenemy matches.

4  Reassembling Skeleton – immortal blockers, perfect against aggro decks, you can always play them from graveyard as instant.

Other (19):

1 Corrupt – I win card for late game, also can save you if you are desperate for life.

1 Beacon of Unrest – if you managed to snipe with your discard some powerful creature or artefact, feel free to take it as your own, Beacon will come back to your library, so you can use it again. It’s also good card for resurrecting your big guys, if they fell down.

2  Underworld Dreams – only thing that is hard counter to your deck is card drawing ability, with Dreams, it’s no longer a problem.

2 Quag Sickness – never too much creature removal, it can also take down big dudes in late game.

4 Mind Rot – discard, core of this deck.

1 Marsh Casualties – mass creature removal, good vs enemies that swarms 1/1 or 2/2 creatures.

2 Liliana's Caress – goes really well with whole deck idea.

3  Doom Blade – destroy any non-black creature, perfect, save it for big guys, or clear the path for your sceptres.

1 Consume Spirit – drains life, can be used early to remove some annoying creature or in late game as finishing card.

2 The Rack – with your deck, enemy will always have 0-2 cards in hand, so it’s at least 1 extra damage each turn (usually more)

Weakest cards:

Gloomhunter  - 2/1 Flying for 3 mana? No, thank you.

Moan of the Unhallowed – zombies are fun... in zombie deck, this card it too late for defensive use, and too weak for aggressive play. Even flashback doesn’t help, 2 2/2 creatures for 7 mana, really?