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Mono Black Eldrazi Bones Modern Deck

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Is modern mono black eldrazi bones a deck

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Yes! Mono Black Eldrazi (also called "Black Eldrazi Bones" due to the key card Emperor of Bones) is absolutely a real Modern deck, though it's a fringe/tier 2-3 archetype.

Recent Performance (Last 60 Days):

  • 24 tournament entries across 23 tournaments
  • ~50% winrate overall
  • Very low meta presence (~0.5-1.3% week-to-week)

Core Strategy:

The deck combines the classic Eldrazi mana acceleration package with black disruption and the powerful synergy of Emperor of Bones:

Key Cards (100% presence):

  • Emperor of Bones (4x) - The namesake "Bones" card
  • Thought-Knot Seer (4x)
  • Nethergoyf (4x)
  • Eldrazi Temple (4x)
  • Urza's Saga (4x)
  • Kozilek's Command (4x)
  • Thoughtseize (4x) & Inquisition of Kozilek (2x)
  • Fatal Push (4x)
  • Orcish Bowmasters (2x)
  • Ifnir Deadlands (4x)

The deck leverages the mono-black mana base to power out threats early while disrupting opponents with hand disruption and removal.

Sources:

Data from 23 tournaments (91.3% MTGO, 8.7% Melee). Recent examples: Modern Challenge 32, MEGA Modern, Regional Championship T10