Grinding out the Competition

Commander / EDH* KillTheIslandUser

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PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION BEFORE YOU MAKE ANY COMMENTS IF POSSIBLE!!! It has sort of a what I want from this deck, and what I want suggestions on.

February 27, 2014 2:12 a.m.

mowservision says... #2

So are you doing Dimir or Esper?

February 27, 2014 3:14 a.m.

artakha says... #5

What about Geth, Lord of the Vault ? Milling and stealing opponent's dead creatures or artifacts. Just a thought.

February 27, 2014 4:01 a.m.

artakha Yeah that actually works, and it's a creature that has stands on it's own, not just some random creature for no reason. I didn't think of him. Yeah he works great... xB and I steal a creature and make them mill for the cost of that creature... that's good.

February 27, 2014 9:40 a.m.

P1NG4S says... #7

alright so you need more special lands, more mill and more control out the ass. first off lands.

Mana Production: (LIST YOUR BASIC LANDS!!!) Drowned Catacomb Temple of Deceit Darkslick Shores Dimir Aqueduct Thespian's Stage Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx Caged Sun

Mill: Phenax, God of Deception (a good option for secondary commander) Consuming Aberration Lich Lord of Unx Jace, the Mind Sculptor Meletis Charlatan (for copying stuff obviously) Psychic Strike (also good because who doesnt love counters) ((Any Wall Ever)) (phenax likes walls) Blue Sun's Zenith

Control: Counterspell Delay Essence Scatter Spell Crumple Negate Cancel Spell Rupture Mindstatic Whelming Wave Stormtide Leviathan Web of Inertia

February 27, 2014 10:28 a.m.

P1NG4S Yeah I already have Phenax, God of Deception in here for that reason, as well as in general use he's good in a mill deck. I also already have Caged Sun , Consuming Aberration and a few of the counter spells. The rest though is true, I could use them in here. Meletis Charlatan I've thought about, but it's always worth play testing true.

I've also thought of playing High Tide in here as well. It's a great little ramp spell to completely fuck over someones shit when using x = mana tapped spells, and I have a few of them.

Thanks for all the suggestions btw, and yeah lands I think I had in my description I know all the dual lands needed, just a few crazy lands I am not thinking about and I know there are some crazy good ones. Like pay xWB+Tap, and mill opponents deck, or if xyz comes into play ect ect. Idk if there are any though that would work for this deck though.

February 27, 2014 11:02 a.m.

mowservision says... #12

For control in a casual environment, there's no better card than Notion Thief . Stopping your opponents from drawing any extra cards? Nice! Drawing those cards for yourself instead? Wow! It has FLASH?!?! I wish it were legendary....

February 27, 2014 12:52 p.m.

[Supercaptainpower] aah yes good ole' notion thief... I used to run it in my oloro deck, but phased it out for something else, though it could work just fine here, especially if some one plays a draw card in response to the milling.

February 27, 2014 1:54 p.m.

uhm you should get the new u/b god i cant remember his name for the life of me but hes good and you should add Grindstone because its good for milling and card flavor and No Mercy is great for keeping safe

March 3, 2014 10:09 p.m.
March 3, 2014 10:11 p.m.

i would add 1-3 land if i were you too but its your choice and goood mana rocks are Worn Powerstone Mana Crypt Mana Vault Thran Dynamo Basalt Monolith Grim Monolith

March 3, 2014 10:14 p.m.

P1NG4S says... #17

Leyline works great with Web of Inertia

March 4, 2014 4:04 a.m.

phatpatdargonmaster51 I already do have Phenax the U/B god in there, and Nephalia Drownyard is bad in edh. I spent 3 mana to mill 1 person...>.> if this was standard legal, and I made a standard mill deck, then yeah great card. Though edh not so much. Grindstone isn't bad, but I'm still testing it, and it's not performing amazingly atm, but I might add it in.

As far as mana rocks are concerned, yeah I need to get Thran Dynamo in there, and probably Mana Crypt , but I don't seem to have to much of an issue with mana atm or getting my shit started, but I might add it for consistency sake.

P1NG4S Sup pings, and yeah I didn't think about that... that's not bad, especially since Oona as well exiles shit, and does not put them in the graveyard.

So yeah thanks for both suggestions guys, I'll put them both up in maybe board, and play test them. See how it turns out, that being said.. yes Dynamo needs to go in there.

March 4, 2014 8:46 p.m.

P1NG4S says... #19

do Codex Shredder lets you grab stuff twice.

March 4, 2014 9:56 p.m.

P1NG4S says... #20

If you do Diabolic Revelation into Conspiracy + Rooftop Storm that makes all of your creatures free...

March 4, 2014 10:02 p.m.

Classic_JP says... #21

I like your deck. I built my Oona deck today, the list is kind of simillar.

what do you think of Sadistic Sacrament ?

I would replace your Cancel for a Dissipate or Dissolve . I would also take out Memory Lapse for Hinder .

How bout Halimar Depths , Command Tower , Opal Palace , Shizo, Death's Storehouse too?

March 4, 2014 11:11 p.m.

P1NG4S

Codex Shredder is a no in EDH, there's better mill, and for grabbing up stuff, there's better ways of doing it. That being said, your combo also is nice, I didn't think of that before in all honesty, but at the same time, I'm not really that kind of deck, I'm pure control and mill. I also have to many cards that I couldn't cut if I wanted to to make room for it.

March 5, 2014 2:14 a.m.

Classic_JP

It's funny you bring up the lands and such, and counters. Yeah I actually had them in my deck, I haven't just updated the actual cards lol. I guess I should, also with the counters, yeah I run those, except I have Hinder out for Cancel and I kept the Memory Lapse . It's a great 2 drop counter, and I like it cause cause I just mill it away anyways.

As far as Sadistic Sacrament it's a personal thing. You can run it and be fine with it, or pick something else, you want in your deck. I do like it, it's a good card, but atm I'm not done play testing it myself. It's a great card though, and if you like it... go ahead and use it. I've taken out a few wincons doing it before lol, or taking out stuff that stops my deck in general (counters and the like).

March 5, 2014 2:22 a.m.

Classic_JP As of recently playing it a few more times today with some guys at the shop I play at... it doesn't help enough. It's one guy and it's a lot of cards true, but doesn't change the board state at all. 10 turns in let's say at the earliest you can play it... a lot of decks can combo out already. It just doesn't perform, unless you are playing this 1vs1. If you are playing it 1vs1 go ahead. Anything 4man+ pods don't bother playing it. It doesn't do stuff and things, it does just some stuff.

March 5, 2014 9:57 p.m.

Nemesis of Reason would fit in this deck

March 16, 2014 11:04 a.m.

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