U/B Mill Deck - M15 (Post R2R)

by irishwrath on 20 July 2014

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)

Creatures (5)


Sorceries (4)


Enchantments (2)

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Deck Description

This is a mill deck using cards from Theros Block and M15. It has some good combo's, but still working. Tons of synergy to be had in this deck.

How to Play

How to Play: Drop Phenax, God of Deception + Wall of Frost for the mill. Use Liliana Vess to get them on the top of your library if you need to. In between that, keep some spare mana and Dissolve + Dissipate anything that comes into play that you feel is a significant threat. Once there are some creatures on the field Polymorphist's Jest + Bile Blight to wipe.

If the mill isn't working after round one it's time to SB for the discard play. Completely remove Polymorphist's Jest + Bile Blight for Waste Not's and all the Mind Rot's you can get. Toss your 2 Dissipate for the 2 additional Hero's Downfall's. Boom. Just changed your deck from Mill to a "NO" deck.

Deck Tags

  • Mill
  • Ashiok
  • Phenax
  • Standard

Deck at a Glance

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Mana Curve

Mana Symbol Occurrence

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Card Legality

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

Deck discussion for U/B Mill Deck - M15 (Post R2R)

So I just updated this. Going to play test it tomorrow night at my local shop. I threw in a couple Liliana's and Profane Moments. Except for the 4 Mind Rot's, I'm pretty comfortable with the sideboard I have, but as always, suggestions are welcome.

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Posted 11 August 2014 at 05:47

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Wiped previous comments because they were suggestions using R2R, which i'm not using.

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Posted 11 August 2014 at 07:06

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I'd suggest drown in sorrow over bile blight, and throw in 2 more thoughtseizes. Since you're running polymorphist's jest, might I suggest having creatures that'll deal at least one damage? I'd main board the chasm skulkers, add in one or two more profane mementos, and put in wall of limbs. This way, you have options, and you aren't relying solely on milling an opponent. The added bonus of those two are that they'll get bigger as the game progresses.

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Posted 12 August 2014 at 02:34

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Great sugestions! Totally agreed.

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Posted 12 August 2014 at 02:54

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Thanks Freddogmad. The only reason why I'm using Bile Blights is for the instant speed. If the opponent decides to spawn a ton of tokens with haste and swing I'm kind of screwed with Drown in Sorrow. I use the Poly and Bile together on the same drop. I do see the advantages to Drown in Sorrow though. I used it in my first version of this deck and I've just had better luck with the Poly/Bile combo. I'm going to add it to my Side-Side Board and play around with it again.

Basically, Coral Barrier is completely gone with an additional Thoughtseize and two Hero's Downfall's in the main. My SB now has 3x Chasm Skulker, 2x Hero's Downfall, 2x Jace's Ingenuity, 2x Master of Waves, 4x Mind Rot, 2x Waste Not.

If the mill isn't working I switch the deck out to a "No" deck. Dissipate, Poly, Bile, get switched out for 2x Waste Not, 4x Mind Rot, 2x additional Hero's Downfall.

I'll try out the additional profane this week and see how it goes. Updates have been added.

Forgot to say that I played a Maze's End deck tonight and Chasm Skulker totally did the trick against that deck. Went 2-1 against it once I SB after the first round. I pulled the Hero's Downfall's for the Chasm Skulker and the rest of the "No" SB that I listed above.

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Posted 12 August 2014 at 06:07

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Nice! How well did the mind sculpts work out for ya? I'm a little iffy on liking it, as a 4 of. I'd probably have 2-3 in the deck, and throw in a little more control, or another ashiok/phenax (for consistency purposes). Lemme think...have you looked into Grindclock? it'd be a possible fit with this deck, although, people might start being concerned about artifacts post-rotation.

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Posted 13 August 2014 at 04:21

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When I used the mind sculpts on the Maze's End deck it was great. My opponent started digging through his library every chance he got, because he was worried I'd have another mind sculpt.

The mind sculpts work great with profane memento and to get the mill started early. Even when Profane isn't out there. When your opponent starts seeing all the cards you just milled they can get demoralized. That's why I love running mill decks. They're just decks to piss people off :)

You may be right with taking the Mind Sculpts down to 2-3. I do have another Phenax on order. He will be in this week. When I get him in I'll drop a Mind Sculpt and add in a third Phenax. That sounds like a good idea.

What I typically do is have a removal/counter card in my hand at all times (there's 6+ in the deck). I keep about 3 mana floating at all times for them, if possible.

Grindclock is way to slow to do anything. I had it in my side board, and when I brought it out it just didn't do anything for me. I see grindclock as another card that's going to stop me from getting Phenax and a Wall on the board. If you popped it early it would work great, but that's not going to happen unless I have 4 in the deck. Could I pull 3 Divination's for the Grindclock? Hmm. The only thing is that those Divinations come in super handy once you get to like turn 4-5. Or even early on. If the opponent only has a few 1-2 power creatures on the board, I'll use a Divination right when I can to keep my hand full of possibilities. I even keep 1-2 mana cards in my hand after they see me dissolving all their crap. That bluff pays off so much it's laughable.

I think the synergy of this deck is going to explode soon. I know it's there. That's why I'm here. To get great suggestions to hit it.

Thanks for all the input!

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Posted 13 August 2014 at 05:12

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