Nice deck! I personally don't care for Traumatize as there are so many other cheap mill spells in standard right now such as Breaking / Entering , Mind Sculpt , or Tome Scour . Check out my deck Return to Handnica as a way to really get Consuming Aberration going.

Wouldn't Jace be going black and never going back?

Also, is this budget? If not, why not 4 Watery Grave ?

this is indeed budget, but I plan on throwing them in if I happen to get them.

this is a really airtight deck, lol. i think about it and i laugh. alot of decks try to go with many things that go with there idea... you went with short and simple mill. i would try Liliana of the Veil so you can mill them and take there creatures out of the graveyard. or maybe a few Crypt Incursion instead so you have life covered.

sorry, wrong lili version... i meant Liliana Vess for adding a reanimate affect to your mill.

@firewaterearth

I've definitely considered Crypt Incursion just because I mostly lose to quick aggro. And instead of Liliana Vess , maybe Rise of the Dark Realms for convenience and to keep it standard longer.

i am a casual player, you have to forgive me if i suggest something that is not standard legal. but Rise of the Dark Realms will be a great addition next to Crypt Incursion

@ firewaterearth its legal. To op hows does lily fair in here she really is a mono black deck card but if she works that's awesome.

Oooh and +1

@ Cyber Locc She's nice for grabbing me a couple extra swamps to strength a Mind Grind, she's sometimes used as emergency removal, and with her emblem, a mind grind is almost guaranteed to win the game.

ya I can see that just for her to hit her full potential swamps are ideal but the shocks are swamps remember that.

True. I'll definitely be seizing any opportunity to get the Shocks but it's not a priority.

you should add some dual land. Fog Bank would be a nice upgrade.

charko, I'm trying to make it stay completely intact for rotation or it would definitely by Fog Bank instead of Murmuring Phantasm . Same as the dual lands. Watery Grave will go in if I find some.

Have you considered replacing your Murmuring Phantasm with Wight of Precinct Six ?

NAHawk, I have not. That is definitely something worth testing..

or Fog Bank

Depending on the strength of your aberration, a Rogue's Passage or 2 might help you swing late game for big damage, allowing you to utilize the big power he could potentially get from Traumatize , not to mention from his ability being triggered.

I actually meant to do that, but had forgotten. Thanks for reminding me.

"If I ever hit Liliana's ultimate, this leads to a huuuge Mind Grind" what do you mean you don't have liliana in this deck

Have you thought about replacing Murmuring Phantasm with Wall of Frost ? I know it cost one more and thus may not be a good fit but I personally enjoy the walls ability to slow down the opponent.

@Dorkstinn I've considered it along with Hover Barrier . I think it's worth testing.

I like it, but I do think it needs a little heavier attack power like Rogue's Passage and Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker . Take a look at mine if you want and let me know what you think... Master of Manipulation

Here's what I think:

-2 Traumatize , -3 Negate , -1 Doom Blade , -1 Consuming Aberration , -1 Murmuring Phantasm

+2 Duskmantle Guildmage (works wonders with Jace, Memory Adept dealing 20 damage in two turns for only 3 mana a turn)

+3 Dimir Charm (better then Negate )

+3 Wall of Frost