Today’s Magic: the Gathering Standard Deck feature is no surprise to the metagame. Rather, it is a variance of the typical Mono-Black deck that has been prevalent in their category of a control deck archetype. Golgari Control has been my personal favorite back since I started competing in our local tournaments, and having cards like Pernicious Deed is just a good assurance that your deck can basically wipe out the opponent’s board.

Back in the current Innistrad Standard, I have always thought of having Green as a splash color for the Mono-Black Midrange deck as Binding the Old Gods are just too valuable to ignore. This deck build gives justice to that and goes beyond just sacrificing your dudes for card value and getting Lessons from the board.

The reference deck list below was from the tournament’s results of an event where it got 1st place. The link is placed after this full decklist.

1 Skullport Merchant
2 Ebondeath, Dracolich
2 Valki, God of Lies
4 Prosperous Innkeeper

2 Deadly Dispute
2 Infernal Grasp
2 Soul Shatter

1 Bala Ged Recovery
1 Inscription of Ruin
2 Blood on the Snow
4 Hunt for Specimens

3 Binding the Old Gods
3 The Meathook Massacre
4 Skeletal Swarming

3 Lolth, Spider Queen

1 Hive of the Eye Tyrant
1 Lair of the Hydra
2 Snow-Covered Forest
2 Field of Ruin
2 Witherbloom Campus
3 Faceless Haven
4 Woodland Chasm
4 Darkbore Pathway
5 Snow-Covered Swamp

Sideboard
1 Check for Traps
1 Pest Summoning
1 Containment Breach
1 Environmental Sciences
1 Mascot Exhibition
1 Introduction to Prophecy
1 Confront the Past
1 Cragplate Baloth
2 Go Blank
2 Culling Ritual
3 Duress

Reference: https://mtgdecks.net/Standard/golgari-control-decklist-by-mamedeppou-tukai-1220551