Benobi
MtG Moderator

Much more efficient than what I was originally thinking from the first list I sent. With the current build right here I feel like I don't have enough land to activate all of the effects that I'd like to a majority of the time, and it hinders the deck several turns. I'm interested in Ichorid. Those builds had a large splash of BLUE though because of course, blue's the card draw/mill color. Loam is great, but it costs me two whole turns to getting stuff back into the yard for one recovery. If I were to splash on the blue, I’d have to go with the Vivid lands or City of Brass and Gemstone Mines+ Cephalid Coliseum. Not sure what I should do for cleanup...

3 Putrid Imp- Getting a fourth, for sures.
4 Lotleth Troll- May eliminate some/completely. Manastuck so much.
4 Stinkweed Imp- Yes.
2 Golgari Grave Troll- Will be four.
3 Gravecrawler- a.k.a. Ichorids that play with Vengevine
4 Bloodghast- Narcomoeba Subsititutes.
2 Vengeful Pharaoh- I love his role.
2 Brawn- A little idea, but it's not proving to be useful enough.
1 Vengevine- These are crazy to find.
1 Sundering Titan- Temp. DR Target for a party.
1 Prime Time- I know there's a better Dread Return target.

3 Dread Return- Too many?
2 Raven's Crime- Started to notice too much landstuff.
2 Life from the Loam- Returning is slow.
2 Cabal Therapy- I know there's a use for this.

8 Swamp
8 Forest
3 Barren Moor
3 Tranquil Thicket
1 Overgrown Tomb
1 Grim Backwoods- Interesting. Hardly drawn however.

I've definitely been looking onto making this deck more powerful. In the past couple of weeks, the deck has changed quite a bit. I'd WANT to keep it Black-Green... it just needs to go faster.

The problem with this deck right now is that it relies almost too much on lands, with Bloodghast and Cyclings. It doesn't have to be tourney quality... as I can't afford a full set of Bridge from Belows, hmm. Just efficient.

So, here it is:


Creatures: 17
3 Dreg Mangler
2 Deathrite Shaman
2 Sluiceway Scorpion
2 Lotleth Troll
1 Gravecrawler
2 Slitherhead
1 Corpsejack Menace
1 Golgari Grave-Troll
1 Golgari Thug
1 Stinkweed Imp
2 Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord



Other Spells: 18
1 Golgari Signet
2 Putrefy
1 Life from the Loam
2 Abrupt Decay
4 Sign in Blood
1 Treasured Find
1 Golgari Charm
4 Grisly Salvage
2 Golgari Keyrune

Land:24
10 Swamp
6 Forest
1 Tranquil Thicket
1 Barren Moor
2 Golgari Rot Farm
3 Golgari Guildgate

Whew… Pretty… amazing, isn’t it? Thank all it’s only an idea slapped down. There were a couple cards I’d thought about:

Tortured Existence
Vigor Mortis
Dread Return
Gensesis
Bridge from Below

Benobi- I'm glad I've gotten the chance to talk with you again. Since Return to Ravinca came out, I've become alot more open to Magic's potent in the Golgari guild, and I was wondering... if I may ask of your help. I'm at a bit of a standstill, you see...

This build of a Golgari deck is honing in upon a cross of Dredge and Scavenge, and this is using cards I have at hand at the moment. I'm not quite sure how I can make the deck efficient at working with the two mechanics while having a hand. I'm aware of how much change the deck may just need. I first tried just about every decent card I was able to pull or trade for at the preview. I wouldn’t want this to turn into Ichorid Dredge completely.

Some kind of another recursion spell at being able to flow nicely between hand and grave while having a field is one way it can go. I have the budget for big $ cards like Genesis. I’d appreciate any help at all to help me resolve this deck’s structure. Thanks in advance, Benobi.