Changes: Mono-Darkness Control

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Mono-Darkness Control 黒単コントロール (Kurotan Kontorōru)

Mono-Darkness control is a monocolored control deck type.

Details

The Dragon Saga block enforced this type of control deck with the strong cards that have "Mana Arms" which appeared.

After discarding your opponent, Upheaval can be used to deprive them of their mana. Besides that, Dias Zeta, the Temporal Suppressor and Ryusei In The Dark can be used as finishers. While the deck lacks the flexibility of the Water and Nature civilizations, cards with early strong Mana Arms abilities such as Demon Wolf, Howling Moonlight Castle and Tigermite, Bomb Devil make up for it.

Jenny, the Suicide Doll and Tigermite, Bomb Devil are the best choices for early discard, as they can be later re-spammed via Intense World! Shachihoko Kaiser's effect. Besides that, the removal of Dias Zeta, the Temporal Suppressor and Black Ganveet, Temporal Soldier can also be used. Ganveet is also good due its synergy with discards.

Batou Shoulder, Shadow of Fiction and Doterabara, Phantom Mirror can be used to disrupt spell casting while Duema Ogre! Kikuchi, Assistant Instructor and Kareiko, Karma's Banned Technique interfere with Mana Acceleration and For No Cost.

Since there are many ways to use this concept, Volg Thunder Deckout strategies can also be adapted. Because Upheaval had been restricted, Hyperspatial Raiden Hole can be added to put out Volg Thunder and Cheval, Temporal Demon Spirit into the battle zone as finishers.

If you manage to put enough psychic creatures into play, you can add Storm Genji Double Cross, the Super Temporal as an additional finisher. In the end, as long as you can stall until 5 turns or more, you can always take control via Demon Wolf, Howling Moonlight Castle.

Low cost Candidates

Recommended cards:	Reason:
Jenny, the Suicide Doll Mind Reset Pokapoka Hammer Unlucky Darts	Early discard.
Tigermite, Bomb Devil	Mana Arms discard.
Bonbaku Tiger, Bomb Cluster	Mana Arms -3000 power.
Zabi Barrel, Western Doll	Discarding blocker.
Duema Ogre! Kikuchi, Assistant Instructor Kareiko, Karma's Banned Technique	Anti-mana ramp meta.
School Man	Early removal.
Heavy, Dragon God	Removal and draw.
Batou Shoulder, Shadow of Fiction Doterabara, Phantom Mirror	Anti-spell meta.
Matador Marcuze	Anti cost trample meta.
Zamaru, Treasure of Darkness	Discarding attacker suited for Mono Darkness.
Tigernitro, Explosive Devil	Strong Mana Arms discard.
Jenny, the Dismantling Puppet	Certain discard.

High cost candidates

Recommended cards:	Reason:
Dead Ryusei, Eternal Demon Dragon Varz Romanov, Dark Lord of Demons Kanashimidomino, Destruction Demon Dragon Tsumitobatsu, Misfortune Hero	Strong removal.
Ryusei In The Dark	Non-Darkness tap in, Slayer granter.
Kuronopagyara, Sin Hero	Mana Arms invincible blocker.
Death Hands, Misfortune Emperor	Terror Pit creature version.

Spell Candidates

Recommended cards:	Reason:
Upheaval	Hall of Fame mana burn spell.
Demon Wolf, Howling Moonlight Castle	Mana Arms two creature removal.
Death Gate, Gate of Hell	Untapped removal and reanimation.
Terror Pit	Classic removal shield trigger.
Hyperspatial Revive Hole	Creature recovery hyperspatial spell.
Hyperspatial Emperor Hole	Power reduction hyperspatial spell.
Hyperspatial Raiden Hole	Bring out Volg Thunder and Cheval, Temporal Demon Spirit.

Psychic creature Candidates

Recommended cards:	Reason:
Dias Zeta, the Temporal Suppressor	Annihilation Soul Recall finisher.
Gaial Kaiser, the Victorious	Untapped creature attacker.
Black Ganveet, Temporal Soldier	Tapped removal.
Ryusei Kaiser, the Victorious	Mana tap in.
Intense World! Shachihoko Kaiser	Cost 3 or less reanimation.
Volg Thunder	Graveyard supply or deckout the opponent.
Thunder Tiger	Gives -2000 to one of your opponent's creatures.
Prin Prin, the Victorious	Stall an opponent's creature.
Cheval, Temporal Demon Spirit	Shield control.
Storm Genji Double Cross, the Super Temporal	Once awakened you can spam your entire hyperspatial zone.

Weaknesses

Evidegoras, Dragon Sonic Aircraft Carrier is a natural enemy of this deck due to its continuous draws that make discards useless. Its Dragsolutioned form, Q.E.D. Plus, Final Dragon Logic only makes things worse. The only way to remove it is Dias Zeta, the Temporal Suppressor whose effect is unreliable.

One has to be careful when using Upheaval, for if they don't have enough cards in their hand or a strong battle zone built, it can be in their detriment. As such, Tigernitro, Explosive Devil's strong discard effect is recommended to ensure Upheaval works.

Trivia

DMD-19 Super Victory Deck: Annihilation Dragon Sword Diabolos seems to be built around this concept, although adapting Demon Wolf, Howling Moonlight Castle to it is required to make it work at it's full potential.
It is the first mono-civilization control to distinguish itself in the metagame, though its lack of Card Based Removal is an issue against Dragheart or D2 Fields.

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 {{Infobox Decktype
-|Japanese = 黒単コントロール <br> ''(Kuro Tan Kontorōru)''
+|Japanese = 黒単コントロール ''(Kurotan Kontorōru)''
-|Jpwiki = 1718
+|Jpwiki = 7913
 }}
 '''Mono-Darkness control''' is a [[monocolored]] [[control]] deck type.
 ==Details==
+The [[Dragon Saga]] block enforced this type of control deck with the strong cards that have "[[Mana Arms]]" which appeared.
-Mono-Darkness control decks focus on card discard and creature removal, while waiting for the stronger creatures to come out. [[DMD-19]] seems to be built around this concept.
+After [[discard]]ing your [[opponent]], [[Upheaval]] can be used to deprive them of their [[mana]]. Besides that, [[Dias Zeta, the Temporal Suppressor]] and [[Ryusei In The Dark]] can be used as [[finisher]]s. While the deck lacks the flexibility of the [[Water]] and [[Nature]] civilizations, cards with early strong Mana Arms abilities such as [[Demon Wolf, Howling Moonlight Castle]] and [[Tigermite, Bomb Devil]] make up for it.
-It became viable after the release of [[Ryusei In The Dark]] in [[DMX-16]].
+[[Jenny, the Suicide Doll]] and [[Tigermite, Bomb Devil]] are the best choices for early discard, as they can be later re-spammed via [[Intense World! Shachihoko Kaiser]]'s effect. Besides that, the [[removal]] of [[Dias Zeta, the Temporal Suppressor]] and [[Black Ganveet, Temporal Soldier]] can also be used. Ganveet is also good due its synergy with discards.
-==[[Hyperspatial control]] version==
+[[Batou Shoulder, Shadow of Fiction]] and [[Doterabara, Phantom Mirror]] can be used to disrupt [[spell]] [[cast]]ing while [[Duema Ogre! Kikuchi, Assistant Instructor]] and [[Kareiko, Karma's Banned Technique]] interfere with [[Mana Acceleration]] and [[For No Cost]].
+Since there are many ways to use this concept, [[Volg Thunder Deckout]] strategies can also be adapted. Because [[Upheaval]] had been [[Hall of Fame|restricted]], [[Hyperspatial Raiden Hole]] can be added to put out [[Volg Thunder]] and [[Cheval, Temporal Demon Spirit]] into the [[battle zone]] as finishers.
+If you manage to put enough [[psychic creature]]s into play, you can add [[Storm Genji Double Cross, the Super Temporal]] as an additional finisher. In the end, as long as you can stall until 5 turns or more, you can always take control via [[Demon Wolf, Howling Moonlight Castle]].
+==Low cost Candidates==
 {| class="wikitable" style="color:black; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 |-
-! Recommended Cards: !! Reason:
+! Recommended cards: !! Reason:
 |-
-| [[Jenny, the Suicide Doll]]<br />[[Mind Reset]]<br />[[Pokapoka Hammer]]<br />[[Unlucky Darts]]<br />[[Tigermite, Bomb Devil]]<br />[[Zabi Barrel, Western Doll]]<br />[[Zamaru, Treasure of Darkness]]
+| [[Jenny, the Suicide Doll]] <br> [[Mind Reset]] <br> [[Pokapoka Hammer]] <br> [[Unlucky Darts]] || Early discard.
-| Early discard.
 |-
+| [[Tigermite, Bomb Devil]] || Mana Arms discard.
-| [[Duema Ogre! Kikuchi, Assistant Instructor]]<br />[[Kareiko, Karma's Banned Technique]]
-| Anti-mana ramp meta.
 |-
+| [[Bonbaku Tiger, Bomb Cluster]] || Mana Arms -3000 power.
-| [[School Man]]<br />[[Heavy, Dragon God]]
-| Early removal.
 |-
+| [[Zabi Barrel, Western Doll]] || Discarding blocker.
-| [[Batou Shoulder, Shadow of Fiction]]<br />[[Doterabara, Phantom Mirror]]
-| Anti-spell meta.
 |-
+| [[Duema Ogre! Kikuchi, Assistant Instructor]] <br> [[Kareiko, Karma's Banned Technique]] || Anti-mana ramp meta.
-| [[Ryusei In The Dark]]<br />[[Dead Ryusei, Eternal Demon Dragon]]<br />[[Varz Romanoff, Dark Lord of Demons]]<br />[[Tsumitobatsu, Misfortune Hero]]
-| Finishers.
 |-
+| [[School Man]] || Early removal.
-| [[Upheaval]] <br /> [[Demon Wolf, Howling Moonlight Castle]]<br />[[Death Gate, Gate of Hell]]<br />[[Terror Pit]]
-| Shield triggers.
 |-
+| [[Heavy, Dragon God]] || Removal and draw.
-| [[Hyperspatial Revive Hole]]<br />[[Hyperspatial Emperor Hole]]<br />[[Hyperspatial Raiden Hole]]
-| Psychic Support.
 |-
+| [[Batou Shoulder, Shadow of Fiction]] <br> [[Doterabara, Phantom Mirror]] || Anti-spell meta.
-| [[Black Ganveet, Temporal Soldier]]<br />[[Cheval, Temporal Demon Spirit]]<br />[[Dias Zeta, the Temporal Suppressor]]<br />[[Intense World! Shachihoko Kaiser]]<br />[[Volg Thunder]]<br />[[Thunder Tiger]]<br />[[Gaial Kaiser, the Victorious]]<br />[[Prin Prin, the Victorious]]<br />[[Ryusei Kaiser, the Victorious]]<br />[[Storm Genji Double Cross, the Super Temporal]]
+|-
-| Psychic finishers.
+| [[Matador Marcuze]] || Anti cost trample meta.
+|-
+| [[Zamaru, Treasure of Darkness]] || Discarding attacker suited for Mono Darkness.
+|-
+| [[Tigernitro, Explosive Devil]] || Strong Mana Arms discard.
+|-
+| [[Jenny, the Dismantling Puppet]] || Certain discard.
 |}
 <gallery position="center">
-dmx16-22.jpg|[[Ryusei In The Dark]]
-dmr13-28.jpg|[[Demon Wolf, Howling Moonlight Castle]]
 dmr13-92.jpg|[[Tigermite, Bomb Devil]]
 </gallery>
+==High cost candidates==
-==[[Draguner]] version==
-With the release of [[Go To Hell, Annihilator Blade]], a new version of Mono Darkness Control was made, this time adapted to the [[Funky Knightmare]] race and with [[Dragheart]] cards rather than [[Psychic Creature]]s. Now with its updated version, [[Welcome Hell, Prison Devil Depth]], the deck has got enforced even more, combined with [[Draguner]] support.
-===Recommended Cards===
 {| class="wikitable" style="color:black; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 |-
-! Recommended Cards: !! Reason:
+! Recommended cards: !! Reason:
 |-
+| [[Dead Ryusei, Eternal Demon Dragon]] <br> [[Varz Romanov, Dark Lord of Demons]] <br> [[Kanashimidomino, Destruction Demon Dragon]] <br> [[Tsumitobatsu, Misfortune Hero]] || Strong removal.
-| [[Jenny, the Suicide Doll]]<br />[[Zabi Barrel, Western Doll]]<br />[[Tigermite, Bomb Devil]]<br />[[Doterabara, Phantom Mirror]]<br />[[Jenny, the Dismantling Puppet]]<br />[[Tigernitro, Explosive Devil]]
-| Early discard.
 |-
+|[[Ryusei In The Dark]] || Non-Darkness tap in, Slayer granter.
-| [[School Man]]<br />[[Bonbaku Tiger, Bomb Cluster]]
-| Early creature removal.
 |-
+|[[Kuronopagyara, Sin Hero]] || Mana Arms invincible blocker.
-| [[Ottakara Atakara]]<br />[[Bone Dance Charger]]
-| Graveyard supply.
 |-
+|[[Death Hands, Misfortune Emperor]] || [[Terror Pit]] creature version.
-| [[Pork Beef]]<br />[[Honenbe, Skeletal Guardian]]<br />[[Heavy, Dragon God]]
+|}
-| Hand advantage.
+<gallery position="center">
+dmx16-22.jpg|[[Ryusei In The Dark]]
+</gallery>
+==Spell Candidates==
+{| class="wikitable" style="color:black; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 |-
+! Recommended cards: !! Reason:
-| [[Terror Pit]]<br />[[Death Gate, Gate of Hell]]<br />[[Demon Wolf, Howling Moonlight Castle]]<br />[[Inferno Sign]]
-| Shield Trigger defense.
 |-
-| [[Upheaval]]
+| [[Upheaval]] || Hall of Fame mana burn spell.
-| Anti-mana ramp.
 |-
+| [[Demon Wolf, Howling Moonlight Castle]] || Mana Arms two creature removal.
-| [[Urami Hades, Curse Hero]]<br />[[Kuronopagyara, Sin Hero]]<br />[[Tsumitobatsu, Misfortune Hero]]
-| Strong Mana Arms effects.
 |-
+| [[Death Gate, Gate of Hell]] || Untapped removal and reanimation.
-| [[Hellvorof, Prison Dragon Edge]]<br />[[Ninjariban, Dragon Edge]]
-| Core cards.
 |-
+| [[Terror Pit]] || Classic removal shield trigger.
-| [[Ulvorof, Dragon Edge]]<br />[[Dokuroskull, Dragon Edge]]
-| Additional Dragheart support.
 |-
+| [[Hyperspatial Revive Hole]] || Creature recovery hyperspatial spell.
-| [[Go To Hell, Annihilator Blade]]<br />[[Welcome Hell, Prison Devil Depth]]<br />[[Hellfuezu, Purgatory Blade]]<br />[[Diabolos, Prison Dragon Edge]]<br />[[Migawari, Nightmare Manji]]<br />[[Demon Wolf, Soul Eating Moonlight Castle]]<br />[[Discald, Misfortune Demon Sickle]]<br />[[Urovelia, Divine Dragon Spear]]<br />[[Fanbai, Dragon Flower Fan]]<br />[[Redbull, Dragon Soul Castle]]<br />[[Greene, Dragon Soul Ruins]]<br />[[Whitey, Dragon Soul Church]]
+|-
-|Draghearts.
+| [[Hyperspatial Emperor Hole]] || Power reduction hyperspatial spell.
+|-
+| [[Hyperspatial Raiden Hole]] || Bring out [[Volg Thunder]] and [[Cheval, Temporal Demon Spirit]].
 |}
 <gallery position="center">
-Dmr16極-v1a.jpg|[[Welcome Hell, Prison Devil Depth]]
+dmr13-28.jpg|[[Demon Wolf, Howling Moonlight Castle]]
-Dmr16極-10.jpg|[[Hellvorof, Prison Dragon Edge]]
-Dmr14-25.jpg|[[Ninjariban, Dragon Edge]]
 </gallery>
+==Psychic creature Candidates==
+{| class="wikitable" style="color:black; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
+|-
+! Recommended cards: !! Reason:
+|-
+| [[Dias Zeta, the Temporal Suppressor]] || Annihilation Soul Recall finisher.
+|-
+| [[Gaial Kaiser, the Victorious]] || Untapped creature attacker.
+|-
+| [[Black Ganveet, Temporal Soldier]] || Tapped removal.
+|-
+| [[Ryusei Kaiser, the Victorious]] || Mana tap in.
+|-
+| [[Intense World! Shachihoko Kaiser]] || Cost 3 or less reanimation.
+|-
+| [[Volg Thunder]] || Graveyard supply or deckout the opponent.
+|-
+| [[Thunder Tiger]] || Gives -2000 to one of your opponent's creatures.
+|-
+| [[Prin Prin, the Victorious]] || Stall an opponent's creature.
+|-
+| [[Cheval, Temporal Demon Spirit]] || Shield control.
+|-
+| [[Storm Genji Double Cross, the Super Temporal]] || Once awakened you can spam your entire hyperspatial zone.
+|}
+==Weaknesses==
+[[Evidegoras, Dragon Sonic Aircraft Carrier]] is a natural enemy of this deck due to its continuous draws that make discards useless. Its Dragsolutioned form, [[Q.E.D. Plus, Final Dragon Logic]] only makes things worse. The only way to remove it is [[Dias Zeta, the Temporal Suppressor]] whose effect is unreliable.
+One has to be careful when using [[Upheaval]], for if they don't have enough cards in their hand or a strong battle zone built, it can be in their detriment. As such, [[Tigernitro, Explosive Devil]]'s strong discard effect is recommended to ensure Upheaval works.
+==Trivia==
+*[[DMD-19 Super Victory Deck: Annihilation Dragon Sword Diabolos]] seems to be built around this concept, although adapting [[Demon Wolf, Howling Moonlight Castle]] to it is required to make it work at it's full potential.
+*It is the first mono-civilization control to distinguish itself in the metagame, though its lack of [[Card Based Removal]] is an issue against [[Dragheart]] or [[D2 Field]]s.
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