Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic Theme Decks

2011-06-21T19:27:00.000-07:00

This is really just to get the ball rolling, but I thought I would start out by going over the Demonic side of "Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic Theme Decks"
This will probably just be a quick overview of the deck; nothing special only something to show others what I'm all about.

The Breakdown

Lands

24 Swamps
2 Barren Moor

Spells

1 Barter in Blood
2 Breeding Pit
1 Consume Spirit
1 Corrupt
1 Cruel Edict
1 Dark Banishing
2 Dark Ritual
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Demon's Horn
1 Duress
1 Oni Possession
1 Promise of Power
2 Unholy Strength

creatures

1 Abyssal Gatekeeper
1 Abyssal Specter
1 Cackling Imp
1 Daggerclaw Imp
2 Demon's Jester
2 Dusk Imp
1 Fallen Angel
1 Foul Imp
1 Kuro, Pitlord
1 Lord of the Pit
2 Overeager Apprentice
1 Reiver Demon
1 Soot Imp
1 Souldrinker
1 Stinkweed Imp

Early game

Your goal in the early game should be to just push through with the imps. Using Unholy Strength to give you that nice +2 +1 on Daggerclaw or Foul Imp will give you a defiant advantage.

Middle

Now is the time to pump out your big shots: Lord of the Pit, Oni Possession, Fallen Angel, Kuro or if you need to wipe the enemies field, Reiver Demon. Use Dark Ritual and Overeager Apprentice to help foot the bill while generating 0/1 Thrulls with Breeding Pit to keep them in play.
If things go bad and you don't have enough or just don't have the cards then run mill and defensive tactics. Cackling Imp and Soot Imp are your best bets as they, while being a little pricy, can deal damage directly.
Abyssal Specter would also be an okay choice as it forces your opponent to discard.

Notes

You will most likely lose some life playing this deck (they are daemons). But as they say nothing can be achieved without sacrifice, so don't be afraid to pay a few. Only so long as it means victory

Mission Statement

2011-06-20T17:24:00.001-07:00

Every week I will be going over a different deck.

How its made, why it works and some ways to counter said deck.

P.S Feel free to request a deck or to post any complaints you have about my analysis :)

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Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic Theme Decks

Mission Statement