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Title: Standard Mill
Post by: MisterJH on February 23, 2014, 02:04:47 PM

Standard Mill

68 cards, 8 sideboard


6 {Swamp}
9 {Island}
4 {Temple of Deceit}
4 {Watery Grave}

23 lands


4 {Nightveil Specter}
3 {Duskmantle Guildmage}
3 {Duskmantle Seer}

10 creatures


4 {Pyxis of Pandemonium}
4 {Devour Flesh}
2 {Ætherize}
4 {Tome Scour}
1 {Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver}
2 {Jace, Memory Adept}
4 {Pilfered Plans}
4 {Breaking // Entering}
2 {Psychic Strike}

27 other spells


Sideboard

1 {Soul Ransom}
1 {Psychic Spiral}
1 {Whelming Wave}
1 {Crypt Incursion}
1 {Undercity Informer}
1 {Mind Grind}
1 {Chronic Flooding}
1 {Paranoid Delusions}

8 sideboard cards


Title: Re: Standard Mill
Post by: Sparkle Ninja on February 23, 2014, 05:43:35 PM
Wait, so what you're telling me is... You built a mill deck... WITHOUT PHENAX!!!
Title: Re: Standard Mill
Post by: Ekann1 on February 23, 2014, 06:08:25 PM
-4 Pyxis +3 Phenax, 1 {Desecration Demon}

I think that should be good.
Title: Re: Standard Mill
Post by: Bookmeister on February 23, 2014, 07:19:38 PM
You can't run Phenax and Jace. If you play Phenax though you have to run {Consuming Aberration}.
Title: Re: Standard Mill
Post by: Ekann1 on February 23, 2014, 07:20:35 PM
Quote from: Bookmeister on February 23, 2014, 07:19:38 PM
You can't run Phenax and Jace. If you play Phenax though you have to run {Consuming Aberation}.
Which Jace? And why not?
Title: Re: Standard Mill
Post by: Bookmeister on February 23, 2014, 09:01:38 PM
Quote from: E.kann1 on February 23, 2014, 07:20:35 PM
Quote from: Bookmeister on February 23, 2014, 07:19:38 PM
You can't run Phenax and Jace. If you play Phenax though you have to run {Consuming Aberation}.
Which Jace? And why not?

Memory Adept. Because then you are running 10-12 5 drops.
Title: Re: Standard Mill
Post by: MisterJH on February 23, 2014, 10:32:58 PM
I dont run enough creatures for phenax, my best hope would be a turn 6 mill 10... Which is a slower version of jace

Phenax would never be a creature

He cant even use his own ability so unless i have a consuming abberation down he may be virtually useless

To play him and consuming i get slowed ANOTHER turn, at which point someones just dead af

Pyxis is getting its playtesting before i drop it cuz a turn 1 pyxis is an amazing thing, its mill like 5-8 for 1 mana, if i get multiples thatd just be cool, but i mean chances are im just dreaming by having it in here, i doubt itll perform to my hopes
Title: Re: Standard Mill
Post by: Phoenix X30 on February 23, 2014, 10:57:14 PM
Phenax + {wall if frost} + {triton tactics} is easy mill.
Turn 5 play phenax tap 2 walls (turn 3&4) for mill 14
Turn 6 do the same thing and cast triton tactics to mill for 28 and you still have enough mana to cast jace and mill another 10.
Title: Re: Standard Mill
Post by: MisterJH on February 23, 2014, 11:01:00 PM
But then i have to have 2 walls of frost, a phenax, 2 triton tactics, and not have my walls removed, all while only missing a single land drop and of course hardly milling until turn 5... That maybe be an idea for the future but i feel like id have to change the entire deck for that sort of tactic

But of course i could utilize {doorkeeper} effectively which would be sweet... So in summation, i like the idea just not for this deck