Black is the color of ambition. Necromancers and dark rituals infect the world with their potency. To use black mana, is to take great risks for even greater power. It can grant the ability to search for cards, get rid of your opponent's cards and leech life. Prepare to traverse the depths with demons and the undead. Welcome to the best of the dark side.

"Absolute power corrupts absolutely." - Baron Acton

25. Duress

Stick them with the pointy end 

What is great about Duress?

• Cost only one mana to cast
• Provides insight into your opponent's resources
• Whether played on turn one or turn ten this card is great for identifying and removing threats

24. Banehound

Release the hounds!

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

Emptiness consumes us all

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

Black cats bring bad luck, for your opponent that is

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 Witch's Oven this creates a powerful combo

21. Unbreakable Bond

I choose you!

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 provides profit 

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

If it dies, it is rat food

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

Consume and rejoice

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

Nothing like a fine bite to drink

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

More than just a bone to pick, indeed 

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

Swift death 

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 combat risky for your opponents

14.Scheming Symmetry

Shall we make a deal?

What is great about Scheming Symmetry?

• Can be a tool to gain allies in multiplayer duels
• Allows you to get any card you may need 
• This card is a one drop tutor 

13.Spark Harvest

It starts with words.... 

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

Love bites, and so does she 

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

Kill confirmed!

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

Did somebody say it's time to do the monster mash?

What is great about Death Baron?

• Makes your zombies and skeletons harder to kill
• Deathtouch makes your zombies and skeletons kill easier 
• You can have multiple on your board because the creature is not legendary

9.Dreadhorde Invasion

A sense of dread amasses on the battlefield 

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

Service in death for the rest of their unnatural lives

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

It was just a prank, bro

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

Its terror time again!

What is great about Open 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

Necromancy never looked so good 

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

Drain them dry!

What is great about Exquisite Blood?

• In a multi duel, this would trigger due to the amount of damage done to each opponent
• Triggers anytime the conditions are met
• Is part of amazing combos that allow you to deal infinite damage

3.Bolas’s Citadel

Behold, the dragon god's masterpiece!

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

Shield your eyes before it is too late!

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 

Say hello to gary everyone

What is great about Gray Merchant of Asphodel?

• Deals massive damage when played 
• All it has to do is enter the board
• You gain the life your opponents lost 

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