[MTG] The Antagonist

[Lord Ursus]

Welcome.

The topic for this thread is "The Antagonist", my Black-Red control strategy that has gained quite a bit of popularity on the Wizards forums.

This deck features the best tempo-killers available to the black and red colours of mana. It centers around powerful interactions with Mimic Vat for one thing, and its path to victory is split in three:

1. Disrupt opponent's tempo so your threats rule the field unhindered
2. Simply outwit them with strategy or clever ultimatums
3. Present a situation where opponents can only make bad decisions.

My list:

Creatures:

1x [url=http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=207875]Wurmcoil Engine[/url]
2x [url=http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=205012]Grave Titan[/url]
1x [url=http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=233051]Moltensteel Dragon[/url]
3x [url=http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=214386]Phyrexian Obliterator[/url]
2x [url=http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=197869]Abyssal Persecutor[/url]

Spells:

4x [url=http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=234704]Lightning Bolt[/url]
2x [url=http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=214061]Black Sun's Zenith[/url]
2x [url=http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=213799]Go for the Throat[/url]
3x [url=http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=205118]Sign in Blood[/url]
2x [url=http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=193428]Inquisition of Kozilek[/url]
4x [url=http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=233043]Despise[/url]
2x [url=http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=208009]Pyroclasm[/url]
1x [url=http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=205088]Doom Blade[/url]

Artifacts:

3x [url=http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=207883]Mimic Vat[/url]

Planeswalkers:

3x [url=http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=193659]Sarkhan the Mad[/url]

Lands:

4x [url=http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=197855]Tectonic Edge[/url]
4x [url=http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=205089]Dragonskull Summit[/url]
4x [url=http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=209401]Blackcleave Cliffs[/url]
4x [url=http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=171007]Lavaclaw Reaches[/url]
9x [url=http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=227521]Swamp[/url]