Top-deck Control

by Luzifer on 29 March 2009

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (3 cards)

Enchantments (3)

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Deck Description

The idea behind this deck is that I wanted to try and beat my opponent by controlling his draws rather than the things he actually cast. So I set about building a deck around Thoughtpicker Witch, Dimir Machinations and Similar effects. Thoughtseize for early control, Bitterblossom for tokens to sacrifice to the thoughtpicker which makes sure that your opponent can never draw the card they want. The rest of the deck is their to maintain the status quo and keep you alive through the bitterblossom and your opponents early drops.

Thinking about shifting some numbers around and using Liliana to access a toolbox for after I freeze the board but I'm not all together sure the deck can get to the point of "freezing" in its current state. It might need more fine tuning.

Deck Tags

  • Control

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Card Legality

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

Deck discussion for Top-deck Control

In all reality, you are building a mill deck. If my assumption is correct, try adding Traumatize, Glimpse the Unthinkable, Scalpalexis, Vedalken Entrancer, ... the list goes on. For some milling cards look at my deck: Supa-Mill for some miller ideas. If i'm wrong plz correct me, lol.

Good Luck, kung-fu_elmo

PS: plz comment on my decks, specifically "Guys on 'Roids"

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Posted 29 March 2009 at 19:27

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I considered that but... it ends up with me milling the very cards I'm trying to set up in such a way that my opponents have the unfun proposition of drawing. I've made some mill decks in the past, and I considered going with some milling, but ultimately it wasn't with the flavor of deck I wanted. Plus there's the argument that, as long as my opponent can't play a spell does it matter how fast the milling happens?

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Posted 29 March 2009 at 20:14

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If you are looking for a deck control why not pick through the opponents deck and remove those unwanted cards, with cards like Supreme Inquisitor.

It seems like a very interesting concept hope you manage to get it right.

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Posted 30 March 2009 at 03:22

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I thought about that, the problem is mot spell like that (Nightmare Incursion etc) are rather expensive, and I'd be at my opponents mercy for too long in the process of setting it up

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Posted 30 March 2009 at 09:28

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Cranial Extraction, Extirpate, and Glimpse the Unthinkable are OP key to mill control. They don't necessarily mill, which is obviously not what your going for, but they're better options. Most good decks revolve around a combo, high mana, or contol. You can eliminate those problems while milling them ;p

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Posted 30 March 2009 at 14:13

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Hmmm... I might main deck a Cranial extraction, but I'd probably slip it in the side board. Most of the decks I play against aren't going to crumple with the loss of a single card so this deck is somewhat gears to my own play group's meta game.

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Posted 30 March 2009 at 14:46

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