Since there were two very different designs winning, I think the cards they shared in common should be a hint towards what actually works for mill... Here's what the two winning designs got in common: 4 hedron crabs 4 archive trap 4 visions of beyond 4 glimpse the unthinkable 3 cards giving slight card advantage (either snapcaster mage or augur of bolas) 2 cards discarding important stuff (either thoughtseize or surgical extraction)
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Two milldecks recently went top 8 in modern. Since there were two very different designs winning, I think the cards they shared in common should be a hint towards what actually works for mill... Here's what the two winning designs got in common: 4 hedron crabs 4 archive trap 4 visions of beyond 4 glimpse the unthinkable 3 cards giving slight card advantage (either snapcaster mage or augur of bolas) 2 cards discarding important stuff (either thoughtseize or surgical extraction)
I can tell you that in modern, milling has recently been hot! I can also tell you that split between two mill-decks that got top 8 they share the following cards: 4 hedron crab 4 archive trap 4 visions of beyond 4 glimpse the unthinkable 3 cards giving cardadvantage (either snapcaster mage or augur of bolas) 2 cards discarding important cards (either thoughtseize or surgical extraction) I got the full lists on my page, (Just click my name) for all to see. Good luck with milling your opponents to death... WDM
So far I haven't had anyone attack with a ragged veins into wall of blood. And I play a lot of games. I have had one game where I had the wall in play and someone attacked me with a jackal pup. I laughed a lot then! That was some face! Embarressed players are fun.
You burn all your life into the mogg maniac via fire covenant. Mogg says it hits opponent instead :D It's one of those old forgetten combo's that only those who plays from way back MAY remember it. Fastest turn 3 kill there once was. Unfortunatelly all combo's in your trinity (And this one too) have a creature as part of their combo, which makes the whole deck vulneral to burn. (Wall and fire would ensure that lightningbolt would kill you :C )
Due to the new legends-ruling, try out thespians stage... also, ragged veins might be a good replacement/support for rite of consumption. zuran orb can replace shadowfeed, and is cheaper, and won't be expected! And if you ever want a fourth theme, I think your deck can actually support mogg maniac + fire covenant too. Perhaps 4 cavern of soul in sideboard, or even main. If you side out a combo that they are immune to, cavern will be more likely to bear the right name with other creatures removed.
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