Dirge

It's been a long time since I've done a mono-black deck, so let's fix that!

I present, Dirge, taken from the Transformer of the same name.

3 Hasran Ogress
3 Scourge of Numai
2 Yukora, the Prisoner
3 Ghostly Changeling
1 Grinning Demon
3 Raving Oni-Slave
2 Kagemaro, First to Suffer
3 Blood Speaker
4 Ogre Marauder
2 Gutwrencher Oni

3 Mark of the Oni

4 Lose Hope
4 Nameless Inversion

3 Polluted Mire
20 Swamp

Built during Kamigawa block, Dirge is using the synergies between ogres and demons to try and get a leg up on the game. Previous iterations had equipment to buff my creatures, but I decided that Mark of the Oni was a better use of the card space.

The biggest difference is that now we have a LOT more demons to pick from and truth be told, there is probably little reason to keep Nameless Inversion in the deck since there are many, many options for removal and the creature type aspect isn't relevant. Lose Hope is a nice trick, and there might even be more to add in that vein, since card selection in this deck isn't the strong suit.

There might even be better ogres! Aside from wanting to stay close to the Ogres and Demons theme, there's a lot of room to play around. Should be fun!