Necropede- 4
Black Sun's Zenith- 2
Phyrexian Crusader- 1

So right now the deck looks like this:
4 Ichor Rats
4 Throne of Geth
4 Contagion Clasp
4 Everflowing Chalice
4 Duress
4 Necropede

I need more removal now, so this round is going to be removal only. I'll count votes until I post on Thursday. I think I'll take a four of and a three of from this round, so vote early and often! Well, maybe not often, but you can vote for two if you want.

Doom Blade
Virulent Wound
Spread the Sickness
Go For The Throat
Black Sun's Zenith

Black Sun's Zenith isn't very good in this deck - when have aggro decks run Wrath effects? (Cataclysm doesn't count, because it was the pseudo-Armageddon effect that was backbreaking)

Spread the Sickness is too expensive/sorcery that doesn't hit man-lands or creatures that get equipped from Quest decks; Doom Blade and GftT can make help make sure Argentum Armor won't be destroying your stuff.

I'd add:
doom blade x3
spread the sickness, to expensive for my taste
go for the throat x3
Black sun's zenith, x2 possibly 3 (It's a nice sweeper of weenies in the early game, and possibly board sweeper late in the game when you have lots of mana hanging around.

~Revenger

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Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back in.

There's the 4/2 guy from RoE. And Bojuka Bog for the zero reanimate strategies so prevalent in T2 now. And that land from worldwake that gives you black equal to dead stuff in your yard.

4x BSZ
4x GFtT

Probably need more CC though.

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Originally posted by yakusoku:
Black Sun's Zenith isn't very good in this deck - when have aggro decks run Wrath effects? (Cataclysm doesn't count, because it was the pseudo-Armageddon effect that was backbreaking)

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This isn't an aggro deck. At best it's midrange. The goal isn't to win through damage, it's to win through proliferation.

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Originally posted by farsk8dutch:
[Edit:] Do I have to PM you Josh, for my vote to count.

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This round was a landslide. More voter turnout than last round, too. I think I'm going to post the next one(for sideboard) on Tuesday rather than Monday to facilitate that. The only unanswered land question is can I get Inkmoth Nexuses, or do I stick with Tectonic Edge (which was way better with Grim Discovery anyway). Without Further Adieu:

Go For The Throat: 7
Doom Blade: 5
Virulent Wound: 1
Black Sun's Zenith: 1

Go For The Throat X 4
Doom Blade X 3

It was pretty obvious what was going on, so I didn't really need to separate the votes into a 4-of pile and a 3-of pile. So, for reference, here's what my 31-card deck looks like:

4 Ichor Rats
4 Throne of Geth
4 Contagion Clasp
4 Everflowing Chalice
4 Duress
4 Necropede
4 Go For the Throat
3 Doom Blade

Interesting... five slots to go. For this vote, I want everyone to vote for two cards again. I'm not going to guarantee a number of slots to any winners this time. Just tell me what you would like to see in the deck.
There's almost no chance I'm going to run four of any of these cards. Maybe I'll go 3/2, or maybe -1/3/3, or perhaps even -1/3/2/1. We'll see.

Liquimetal Coating- good synergy, can stop GFTT.
Mimic Vat- I kill dudes, then beat face (or block my own face)
Grim Discovery- so good with Tec Edge
Contagion Engine- would be a 1-of, like a fifth Clasp
Phyrexian Crusader- he's gross, but he still gets girls.
Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas- definitely splashable, but then I'm susceptible to Tec Edge.

These last slots are where the problem is for me, I think. I have too many potential options, and I don't know which is best.

I'm low on artifacts for Throne of Geth right now, so Coating would be good (as would just about any artifact). I'm low on dudes, so Crusader may be helpful. Although, if I'm low on dudes and artifacts, the best way to cure that is with an artifact dude, except there are none on the list.

Tezzeret is a possible alternate kill if we're just staring at each other (but do I want to splash for it?) Oh, and I've spent half an hour putting this list together, cutting fanboy favorites like Ichor Wellspring and Spine of Ish Sah. I may need Spine in the side (or Lux Cannon) since I can't deal with noncreature permanents. ARGH!

Voting for this round will be closed when I post results on Tuesday.

Phyrexian Crusader- 4
Mimic Vat- 3
Contagion Engine- 1
Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas- 1

I have to be honest, I just don't want to splash blue, so Contagion Engine gets the nod over Tezzeret. I will be adding the following:

3 Phyrexian Crusader
2 Mimic Vat
1 Contagion Engine

For the next week, I want to discuss land and sideboard. I'm pretty sure I don't want tmy mana base looking like this:
15 Swamp
4 Tectonic Edge
4 Inkmoth Nexus

I think I can get away with cutting a land because I have the Chalices, but I need black mana so I can't do a full complement of both Edge and Nexus. 17/2/4 may work, especially if I use my sideboard slots wisely to be able to beat Valakut.

Some sideboard thoughts:
Fume Spitter- great against weenie decks
Mind Sludge- against control matchups (another reason I want as much B as I can get)
Sadistic Sacrament- against Valakut/ other combo
Memoricide- I know this gets played over Sacrament, but it can't name Valakut

Next Tuesday, I will post the absolute final deck list which I will play at our Standard FNM that Friday. Until then, discuss and vote!