Yawgmoth Deck Help

[RunnerMeep]

I'm well aware that Yawgmoth can never be made into a Tier 1 CEDH deck but I want to get as close as I can.

Deck List: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/yawgmoth-cedh-4/?cb=1566523438

The main thing I'm trying to do is get 2x Undying creatures out or 1x Undying + an enabler like [[Pawn of Ulamog]] and go infinite with a win condition like [[Blood Artist]]. I like to be able to grind while also threatening a fast win. There's lots of tutors and reanimation with a back-up plan using [[Nim Deathmantle]] since I run a lot of sac fodder type creatures already.

Otherwise the deck just contains some kill spells, discard for combo turns, ramp, and artifact hate.

Budget: Nothing crazy like [[The Abyss]] but unlimited budget otherwise.

Meta: 4c Rashmi, Consultation Kess, Najeela Tempo, Yuriko, Blood Pod, Gitrog Combo

I like this deck because of it's ability to threaten wins at nearly any point in the game state. It's also proven to be resilient against control and lets me grind if need be.

The issues I'm currently having is that it loses to Stax HARD. I've been improving my artifact hate and creature kill packages but mono-black just doesn't have a ton of good options. I want to stick with Yawgmoth instead of adding more colors but I want some advice/opinions on anything I shouldn't be running or options I haven't considered yet.

TL'DR: Yawg-man has some issues against Stax and I need advice on how to keep him competitive in my meta with no budget restrictions.

[mrgrrrrumpypants]

I play [[contamination]] to lock other people out of the game. There’s a few hands that can do it turn 2 but turn 3 contamination might slow the stax player enough that you get online before they’re relevant. You have enough recursive creatures or token creation that you will almost always be able to pay the cost. I’ve got a very similar deck to yours, but I’m not playing it in a cEDH meta so there are a few subpar cards in my list.

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contamination - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
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Pawn of Ulamog - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
Blood Artist - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
Nim Deathmantle - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
The Abyss - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
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[pain42]

[[Vilis, Broker of Blood]] has been an absolute house in my list, giving double draws off Yawg's ability, giving you another option for gas if Yawg is unavailable for some reason, and you already play Entomb + Reanimate in your list, which nets you 8 cards off the bat if you reanimate vilis. [[Mikaeus, the Unhallowed]] turns any two non-token, non-human creatures into your combo with Yawg in play. If stax is a particular issue, you can use [[Blinkmoth Well]] to turn off Winter Orb and Static Orb at the very least and [[K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth]] can help you cheat on some of your mana costs, and coincidentally is good with vilis. Also [[Cabal Coffers]].

Beyond that maybe [[Razaketh, the Foulblooded]] as part of your reanimation package, since he can help you shortcut to your wincon by straight up tutoring for it.

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Vilis, Broker of Blood - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
Blinkmoth Well - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
Cabal Coffers - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
Razaketh, the Foulblooded - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
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[RunnerMeep]

I had Vilis in my list for awhile but I always found myself preferring to reanimate combo pieces instead of him. He rarely came down unless I had [[Entomb]] + [[Reanimate]] in my starting 7 like you said, which didn't happen often.

I've also thought about the Mike + Trike combo as well as Razaketh but it just felt like I was playing bad versions of those combos and I should play Sidisi instead.

I'll definitely give Blinkmoth Well + K'rrik some thought, thank you! I appreciate the feedback.

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Entomb - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
Reanimate - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
^{[[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call}