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Mono Black
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Bracket 2 — Core → plays toward 3Spellslinger · likely
- Good: Aristocrats / drain — 0 sacrifice outlet(s) + 3 death payoff(s) grind the table down.
- Good: +1/+1 counters — 8 counter cards snowball your board.
- Good: Land count (35) fits this curve — ~36 is the target for a 2.77 average MV, and you have 6 cheap ramp pieces on top (41 early mana sources).
- Note: Plays as Spellslinger — the role targets below are tuned for this archetype.
- Good: Ramp count (9) looks solid.
- Good: Card draw (13) looks solid.
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35lands
~36recommended
6cheap ramp ≤2
41early sources
0enter tapped
The land target scales with your 2.77 average mana value and cheap-ramp count (each ~3 cheap ramp pieces shaves a land). Tapped-land count is estimated from oracle text.
- Good: Land count (35) fits this curve — ~36 is the target for a 2.77 average MV, and you have 6 cheap ramp pieces on top (41 early mana sources).
- Good: Curve is well-shaped — 35 early plays (MV ≤2) and 7 at the top end (MV 5+).
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