Mill

[Cipher89]

Ya it helps a lot but I'm also on a budget so  {Watery Grave} is out of the question and I was running cipher for a bit but I might change it back. And the only reason I have 4  {Traumatize} is to bring up the probability of actually pulling one by turn five. Also when  {Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker} comes into play he's just a huge target

[That_Guy]

I run 2 traumatize because the first time you use it 25 cards is the most you're going to mill. So 12-6-3 afterward isn't worth it.  {Mind Grind} and  {Mind Funeral} are amazing mill cards. I would play 4  {Consuming Aberration} also.

Funeral isnt standard

[That_Guy]

{increasing confusion} in place of a shredder, and {mind funeral} would help you immensely.

Also, look at your land base a little closely. Add 4 {watery grave} for sure

Funeral isnt standard

[Vileo]

Ya it helps a lot but I'm also on a budget so  {Watery Grave} is out of the question and I was running cipher for a bit but I might change it back. And the only reason I have 4  {Traumatize} is to bring up the probability of actually pulling one by turn five. Also when  {Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker} comes into play he's just a huge target

Traumatize should at least drop to 3 in my opinion.

[Pirate John]

3 drop traumatize would be broken.

[griffin131]

He means drop to a 3of in the deck.

[Vileo]

Lol yeah. 4 is too much. The way I see it:
4-of: I'm ok with multiples in my opening hand
3: I wanna see it but its not required/I don't want it in my opening hand.
2: This card is conditional.
1: I like this card, but I don't really need to see it in most games/I can consistently tutor for this card.

[Pirate John]

Lol yeah. 4 is too much. The way I see it:
4-of: I'm ok with multiples in my opening hand
3: I wanna see it but its not required/I don't want it in my opening hand.
2: This card is conditional.
1: I like this card, but I don't really need to see it in most games/I can consistently tutor for this card.

This should be posted on every MTG deck forum page out there. Most of the time, people have too much variance in their brews.

[Vileo]

I've actually read or heard that somewhere before but it's in my own words, so I can't really take full credit for it, though I find this to be true 99% of the time. One of the main archetypes that this isn't true for is control, because of the large amount of card draw you can cram a lot more cards with less copies.

Back on topic: you should also consider some card draw, like divination or think twice. Thoughtscour is great too (can't remember if that's in your list or not).

[Mlerner12]

{Tome scour}, if you don't already have.