Esper Mill

Started by Drgnwr1, March 03, 2013, 12:12:37 AM

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Drgnwr1


Esper Mill

75 cards, 15 sideboard


3 {Hallowed Fountain}
4 {Isolated Chapel}
3 {Nephalia Drownyard}
4 {Glacial Fortress}
4 {Godless Shrine}
4 {Watery Grave}
4 {Drowned Catacomb}

26 lands


1 {Ætherling}
1 {Snapcaster Mage}
3 {Augur of Bolas}
1 {Obzedat, Ghost Council}

6 creatures


3 {Render Silent}
3 {Far // Away}
1 {Staff of Nin}
3 {Terminus}
4 {Azorius Charm}
2 {Jace, Architect of Thought}
2 {Jace, Memory Adept}
1 {Tamiyo, the Moon Sage}
1 {Psychic Strike}
2 {Sphinx's Revelation}
3 {Think Twice}
3 {Supreme Verdict}

28 other spells


Sideboard

2 {Reap Intellect}
1 {Sands of Delirium}
2 {Blind Obedience}
2 {Duress}
2 {Appetite for Brains}
1 {Merciless Eviction}
2 {Witchbane Orb}
2 {Sundering Growth}
1 {Psychic Spiral}

15 sideboard cards



Notes:


Drgnwr1

I was thinking of changing my dimir mill deck into this deck.  Currectly working on acquiring some of the cards to complete it in paper.  Anything that should be changed to make it better?

GeauxJuice

Nice build!
As for improvements I personally would run 3 {Terminus}s or {Supreme Verdict}s because of all the aggro decks in standard right now. Slamming down a {Vampire Nighthawk} post miracle Terminus can be a nightmare for some decks.
So

+3 Board Wipes
-3 {Essence Harvest}

As for Essence Harvest, its not a terrible card but its a inconstant life gain card most of the time. I would sideboard it.

Drgnwr1

#3
 {Essence Harvest} has won me a few games when paired with  {Consuming Aberration}, people either don't see it coming or are prepared to use  {Azorius Charm} when I swing in. But if I pull the 3x {Essence Harvest} for 3x board wipes, possibly 2x {Supreme Verdict} and 1x {Terminus}, I'm then thinking of pulling my  {Cyclonic Rift} in favor of  {Immortal Servitude}

Drgnwr1

I have updated the deck and added a sideboard to it, any suggestions on other additions or removals?

Drgnwr1

I have been play testing this deck with both myself using a jund aggro deck to go against, and my friend, who uses a red deck wins goblins deck. Both decks beat this deck the majority of the time, what should I change to help this deck stand a better chance against aggro decks

Infinatex

Slow them down with  {Blind Obedience}

Drgnwr1

That was my thoughts too, just need to get my hands in it

Spidey82

I run with Lily of the veil, Lazav, Obzedat, Deathpact angel, jaces phantasm, tribute to hunger and detention spheres in my Esper mill.

Calebestes

 {Psychic Spiral}?  After you get a 15-20 cards in graveyard this is a bomb.

Drgnwr1

I have been working with this deck, and as it stands right now this is probably what I'm going to take to FNM tomorrow night. Any suggestions for it? Besides 2x  {Blind Obedience} for the side which I've been working on getting my hands on.

Drgnwr1

#11
Ended up 2-3 but pre matches I took out the  {Grisly Spectacle} for the  {Azorius Charm} and a  {Dimir Charm}. Still not having any  {Blind Obedience} for this hurts as my first 2 loses were to aggro decks. Other lose was a 1-2 match against a dimir mill deck. Managed to hit both the  {Witchbane Orb} with the mill. However I had a  {Psychic Spiral} in hand. When there was enough cards in my grave to ensure victory via flipping his deck over with spiral, he had enough mana for a  {Psychic Strike} and one card in hand.  I played a  {Jace, Memory Adept} trying to hit the counter out of his hand so I could spiral the next turn.  But he didn't. My next turn I cast spiral and he had top decked the counter.  I ended up losing the game with him having 6 cards in his deck and mine being gone.

Drgnwr1

Thinking another thing to do is get 2x more  {Azorius Charm} and some  {Devour Flesh} to take the place of  {Grisly Spectacle} permanently.  Also removing the  {Deathrite Shaman} for more wraths like 2x  {Terminus}.  Only creatures I'm thinking of keeping in there right now are the  {Vampire Nighthawk}, going up to 4 of, losing all the rest of the creatures for either  {Augur of Bolas} or  {Snapcaster Mage} and more  {Sphinx's Revelation}. Since when I'm siding, those creatures are usually the 1st ones I go to when I'm removing stuff.

Drgnwr1

Updated it with the cards I have as of now, need to make a few trades over the next week

Kaleo42

This type of deck is the hardest match-up for my 5 color control because it is Wolf run Bant at it's core. However I have noticed that leaning heavily on {neophilia drownyard} and using EoT draw card on the turns you dont need to counter their spells is the most efficient. Then of course wrath when appropriate.