[EDH] Phenax, God of Deception

by Chkropok on 03 March 2015

Main Deck (99 cards)

Sideboard (1 card)

Creatures (1)

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Deck Description

In my opinion, mill is one of the meanest mechanics in Magic. It is always so painful to see what your opponent make you put in your graveyard without really touching it. Consequently, this deck is for people who like make their friends suffer.
Before Theros, it was difficult to build a whole deck based on the mill for multiplayer games. And here is the perfect general : Phenax is not always a creature, is indestructible, and gives to all of your creatures the capacity to mill.

So here it is. Some creatures, some other spells. Ideally, you can win without attacking, cause some creatures can mill A LOT.

Pros:
- Very stasfying
- Not completely general dependent
- Does not rely on combat damage (but possible to do so)
- Impact of some spells (Mind Grind, 10 manas! )

Cons:
- Slow pace
- Slower without Phenax
- Creatures may be targeted if too threatening (Mortivore 50/50 ? Hmmm...)

How to Play

This deck is slow. You will not play a lot of spells, but each of these will impact the game.

1 : play Phenax
2 : tap your creatures to mill everybody
3 : you win!

Some cards are here to take benefit of milling stuff. Profane Memento will give your plenty of life. Illusionist's Bracers may double the milling output of several creatures if you have enough mana. Mind Grind is fantastic.

Deck Tags

  • EDH
  • Multiplayer
  • Mill
  • Phenax

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Card Legality

  • Not Legal in Standard
  • Not Legal in Modern
  • Legal in Vintage
  • Not Legal in Legacy

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