Dimir Mill (BNG Standard)

Standard* Mill UB (Dimir)

thriondil

Creature (19)

• 1x Consuming Aberration
• 4x Desecration Demon
• 2x Duskmantle Guildmage
• 2x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 4x Nightveil Specter
• 3x Pack Rat
• 3x Phenax, God of Deception

Land (25)

• 4x Island
• 2x Mutavault
• 11x Swamp
• 4x Temple of Deceit
• 4x Watery Grave

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Underworld Connections

Instant (11)

• 2x Bile Blight
• 2x Crypt Incursion
• 2x Devour Flesh
• 2x Far / Away
• 3x Hero's Downfall

Sorcery (3)

• 3x Thoughtseize

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Sideboard

Creature (8)

• 2x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
• 3x Lifebane Zombie
• 2x Notion Thief

Artifact (1)

• 1x Pithing Needle

Instant (3)

• 1x Bile Blight
• 2x Crypt Incursion

Sorcery (3)

• 3x Drown in Sorrow

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Maybeboard

Creature (3)

• 1x Nighthowler
• 1x Returned Phalanx
• 1x Siren of the Silent Song

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver

Instant (7)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Gainsay
• 1x Negate
• 1x Psychic Spiral
• 1x Psychic Strike
• 1x Triton Tactics
• 1x Ultimate Price

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Duress
• 1x Gild
• 1x Mind Grind
• 1x Pilfered Plans

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Dimir Mill built by starting with the Monoblack Devotion shell and modifying from there. Primary win-con stays beatdown, but mill is a close second option.

• Desecration Demon (4 -> 4) - Good for all the same reasons, plus he's got quite a rear end for milling as well.
• Duskmantle Guildmage (0 -> 2) - An alternate alternate win condition. Needs some testing.
• Consuming Aberration (0 -> 1) - In here for flavor as much as anything else. Too vulnerable for my tastes, but worth the reactions when he does his job. I'd love to be able to run 2 or 3.
• Gray Merchant of Asphodel (4 -> 2) - We're not quite as worried about their life, and need to keep the average CMC down. Replaced with a pair of Crypt Incursion.
• Nightveil Specter (4 -> 4) - Also good for all the same reasons, plus his ability gets a few mills in.
• Pack Rat (4 -> 3) - Considering removing these, but not sure what I'd rather have. Nighthowler comes to mind.
  
• Phenax, God of Deception (0 -> 3) - The entire reason we are even trying to add mill. Can't go to 4 because he's legendary.

• Bile Blight (3 -> 2) - I haven't been as impressed with this card as I would like to be.
• Crypt Incursion (0 -> 2) - Replacement for two Gray Merchant of Asphodel, since these can do amazing things in a mill deck. Might be better off in the sideboard though.
• Devour Flesh (3 -> 2) - Removed one because I am adding in two Far / Away.
• Far / Away (0 -> 2) - Very efficient and multipurpose, considering going to 3.
• Hero's Downfall (4 -> 3) - I don't see the need for all four here. To be quite honest this change is just a whim, I don't have any reasoning for it.
• Thoughtseize (4 -> 3) - Similar to Hero's Downfall. I will personally be running Duress instead for budget reasons.
  
• Underworld Connections (4 -> 2) - I'm more worried about my life total for this deck.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 3 Mythic Rares 24 - 6 Rares 11 - 1 Uncommons 4 - 5 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.14
Tokens	Copy Clone
Folders	BNG Standard