blue/black deck devistator

[thriller]

this deck is a made to compleatly empty my opponents deck, the way i c it, an opponent cant play if he dont have cards to play, plz fix

Land x20
Swamp x8
Island x10
Dimir Aquaduct


Creatures:17

Circu Dimir Lobotomist x4
Lurking Informant x4
Vedalken Entrancer x3
Belltower Sphinx x2
Dimir House Guard x2
Dimir infiltrator x1
Szadek, Lord of Secrets x1


Other:23
Traumatize x4
Glimps Of The Unthinkable x4
Consult the Necrosages x3
Induce Paranoia x2
Last Gasp x2
Psychic Drain x2
Clutch of the Undercity x2
Gigadrowse x1
Dimir Signet x1
Disembowel x1
Dream Leash x1


i know there is so much wrongness in here, and yes it is sad, and thats why i need help with this, im just starting out and this is just somthing i did on my own along with a starter, so plz help and fix this deck

[Dunjohn]

If you're a starter, nice work getting the guts of it!

It's expensive, but the Saviors rare Twincast should be top of your keep-an-eye-out-for list. It's the same as having eight Glimpses. Including four Dimir Infiltrators in the deck is good. You could have one in play to keep small attackers at bay, but mainly they'll be there to transmute for your Glimpses: the kill spell in the deck.

At the moment, your mana curve is pretty top-heavy, with Szadek, Sphinx, Clutch and Traumatise all unbalancing things. I'd get rid of the Clutches. You're not looking to run your opponent out of life so that's just a bad card. Use Boomerangs instead; the Infiltrator can transmute for them if you need one.

Induce Paranoia is a poor Counterspell; if the card is good enough for them to discard their hand, you're still in big trouble. Try the 9th Ed common Mana Leak, or the Ravnica uncommon Remand. Remand draws you a card, too, which is vital in a control deck like this. Speaking of drawing cards, I'd replace Consult the Necrosages with the Ravnica common Compulsive Research; forcing the opponent to discard two cards isn't such a big deal, while the Research draws you three cards. It doesn't matter how many you end up having to discard, when you're drawing cards, it's how deep you go that matters.

I'd be tempted to take out one of the Circus, too, three should be enough because he's legendary.

[thriller]

thanks, i got the infiltrator idea like right away, but i dont have enymore, i should get it. thanks for the fixes

[D. Lord]

um, you could try this out, with a little touch of your own. its the deck im running right now, and it works extremely well:

Land: 18
4x Dimir Aqueduct
4x Watery Grave
5x Swamp
4x Island
1x Minamo, School at Waters Edge

Artifact: 2
1x Pariah's Shield
1x That Which was Taken

Blue: 9
3x Drift of Phantasm's
2x Reminisce
3x Belltower Sphinx
1x Traumatize

Black: 5
2x Last Gasp
2x Disembowel
1x Leyline of the Void

Gold: 26
3x Dimir Guildmage
3x Dimir Infiltrator
3x Glimpse the Unthinkable
3x Dimir Doppelganger
2x Dimir Cutpurse
3x Consult the Necrosages
2x Circu, Dimir Lobotomist
3x Psychic Drain
2x Clutch of the Undercity
1x Mindleech Mass
1x Szadek, Lord of Secrets

Total: 60

[thriller]

i know compulsive reserch is good, but i saw one that made me draw 4, would enyone know what that is? i might replace it for it

[Ironstaff]

You Might Be Thinking of Tidings. It lets You Draw Four Cards For 5 Mana.

[[eefx]Mill_Man]

whats with everybody sudenly everyone has a dimir deck. but if u are a beggineri have to agree with dunjohn, good luck getting alll those cards.
plus add

+2 belltower sphinx
-2 circu
+1 vedalken
+3 kiku night's flowers
+2 psychic drain

im giveing you cards you need to get and take out you need to modify with these cards.

[Dunjohn]

Tidings is alright, it's used in Magnivore decks because a) it's a sorcery, and b) it gets more sorceries. Magnivore decks use a lot of land destruction and general tempo control, so it can afford Tidings. It wouldn't say it's a good fit in a Dimir deck. Dimir uses instant-speed control stuff like Countermagic so it needs to keep mana open (Magnivore decks do their thang in their own turn, so it can safely tap out). As a result, the cheaper, narrower draw cards are a better fit.

[thriller]

good point, thanks dunjohn.