Devour Library

by PoetMaster-X on 11 February 2014

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)

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Deck Description

Standard, Dimir mill-control...

How to Play

I use Thoughtseize only in the sideboard... ...is it wrong?..

Deck Tags

  • Standard
  • Dimir
  • Mill
  • Control

Deck at a Glance

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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 Devour Library

Maybe add a board -clearer like damnation?

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Posted 12 February 2014 at 18:59

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You know what standard format is, don't you?.. :)

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Posted 12 February 2014 at 19:19

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Might as well add DoJ and WoG too. :)
@Zenosia, I think he has enough control to warrant not having a field wipe.
@Poet, have you considered using erebos and underworld connections?

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Posted 13 February 2014 at 04:01

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YO, KJ!

I've considered Read the Bones, because it's faster & better than Connections, when you don't play for Devotion... ...Erebos won't be too good, since his ability not to let my opponent gain life is useless here, because my only aim to win with this deck is milling... ...of course, I can grab creatures with Aishok, but that's rather a defensive alternative here.......

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Posted 13 February 2014 at 14:22

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Erebos isn't really useful here, but I thought it'd be funny in casual with devour flesh. I think read the bones is better in this case (unless your opponent has spirit of the labyrinth, but I don't see that being a problem for this deck).

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Posted 13 February 2014 at 17:00

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Yup... ...but I use Pilfered Plans instead... ...I'm thinking about using 2-2 of Bones & Plans... ...but if I do, what do I take out?.. ...I thought about having only 1 Essence Scatter in the main deck & in the sideboard, change the Ultimate Price for a Scatter... ...but the 2 Scatter is working really well in the main deck... ...I've also thought about having only 2 Far // Away in the main deck, but those are really effective as well... ...I can't think of anything else.......

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Posted 13 February 2014 at 17:56

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Drown in Sorrow? You have no creatures it's a pseudo-board wipe for aggro and lets you setup with Scry. Possibly Aetherling as a one of, and may I suggest against control Fate Unraveler, it's very good, especially because your deck will make for semi-long games and you don't want draw based decks to win because of card superiority. FATE UNRAVELER.

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Posted 14 February 2014 at 21:33

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Thanks!

Sorrow is a good sideboard card, but in every aggro deck now, there are lots of creatures with toughness 3 or greather...

I only go for mill, so Fate Unreveler won't help much, especially when I run 4 Devour Fleash... ...AEtherling would be reasonable & I've considered it, because it can single-handedly end the game, no matter if this is a mill deck... ...but I just can'T chose it over anything I have in here...

Thanks for the help anyway! :)

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Posted 15 February 2014 at 21:51

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I have a pretty decent mill deck myself would love some feedback on it http://www.mtgvault.com/michaelkoon/decks/the-mill-deal/

I think it would be better to have a Negates in you main deck and one less Hero's Downfall. I am pretty sure you could counter a casting of a plans walker with a negate and it is one drop cheaper than a Hero's Downfall. Do you think you deck will play fast enough against an agro G/R deck. I would consider finding a way to add creatures that play well with a mill deck such as Wight of Precinct Six its only a two drop and power and toughness are equal to the number of creatures in your opponents graveyard. Even if you added a Trading post to your deck it would help then you can pump out chump blockers and /or gain life. Also Tome Scour would be much better than Pilfered Plans, in my opinion.

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Posted 06 March 2014 at 16:32

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Thanks!

Tome Scour is a waste of space in each deck... ...it doesn't impact the game at all most of the time... ...Pilfered Plans works out great for me, since I need the draw to have enough removal & mill-stuff both to deal with resellient decks...

This deck flips off the fast aggro versions of Gruul, because I have even Dimir Charm to deal with the Ooze early, or anything else that comes early & I also have Essence Scatter for that as well as Doom Blade, Ultimate Price, Devour Flesh & Syncopate...

I've alwayes found Trading Post underpowered...

I prefer a mill deck to be creatureless & be able to deal with any offense the opponent could bring...

I love the fact that the life-gain from Devour Flesh doesn't really matter with this deck...

All I regret is that I couldn't put Thoughtseize in the main deck...

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Posted 06 March 2014 at 18:16

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Sounds like you have it covered than... I do personally like the combo of having a trading post to produce a token creature for my undercity informer to sacrifice helping me to push my opponents cards to the graveyard and in a pinch it can get me life other than I wouldn't have it in my deck I wish they had made trading post a colorless mana as well that would have made it a great card instead of a just ok or good card depending on how it is used. Take a look at my mill deck I would love to have your feedback. http://www.mtgvault.com/michaelkoon/decks/the-mill-deal/

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Posted 06 March 2014 at 19:02

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I've seen your deck... ...I did not know what to say, because I'd change about every single detail on it... :)

It seemt rather rudimantary...

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Posted 06 March 2014 at 19:50

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Really your going to talk to me about rudimentary your deck basically lives or dies on your planes walkers that take up 6 spots in your deck when you could only possibly have two out at any given time because they have the same name. A few well timed couterspells or planeswalker destruction cards and your done. Your deck doesn't mill fast enough to win and the deck is limited on its ability to prevent direct damage. Hell one assemble the legion card and your done. I should have know when you said tome scour was a waste in a mill deck I mean really a one drop that gets rid of five cards a pop your talking 20 cards a third of a deck gone how is that not a great card for a mill deck. Have fun getting beat if you play this deck!

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Posted 06 March 2014 at 22:28

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Actually, I don't play this deck at tournaments, since it's pointless to try with mill now in standard...

I'm sorry for my arrogance saying that your deck is rudimantary!.. ...I ment the mana base & the instability of the deck, not the idea...


Here's the deck I play the most nowdayes: http://www.mtgvault.com/poetmasterx/decks/colossal-dish/

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Posted 06 March 2014 at 23:22

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Apology accepted sorry about my little rant

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Posted 07 March 2014 at 00:24

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