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I Sphinx you're gonna mill a lot (Post Rotation)

Standard BUG (Sultai) Competitive Control Mill

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Thanks to everyone who has helped out with this deck! Lots of changes to come to make it a competitive deck. I think I'll be trying it out at this upcoming FNM, 8/14. Still have to work on my sideboard, though!

ON NAME: Someone made a comment that "taste the" is only meant for skittle decks. I had no clue what those are until a few days ago. Because my deck is not all 5 colors, I felt that, in order to honor tradition, I should change my name. Took me a while, but I think I'm happy with this name.

So far, I am happy with the control elements. I know some want me to get rid of green entirely, but Fruit of the First Tree just won me a game. Here is how it went:

First 6 - 7 rounds: delay and slow down. Languish plus Murderous Cut helped clear the field multiple times. Down to 9 health.

By turn 8, I had Alhammarret's Archive, Monastery Siege and 2 Sphnix's Tutelage in play. Had dragon's eye savant enchanted with Fruit of the First Tree . Then killed my own creature with Murderous Cut. Both enchantment and destroy were done on same turn (yay Delve!). That means I drew 12 cards and my opponent milled minimum of 48 cards. Game over. Also gained 12 health, bringing me back to 21.

Now imagine I am playing against a big aggro with some nasty hydra creatures. No problem. Do the same trick. Fruit of the First Tree and Murderous Cut. For now, green is here to stay!

On Negate: I am waiting to see what Zenikar has. But for now, I'm having difficult finding another good alternative for cheap control. I'll take suggestions!

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I got the chance yesterday, 8/18/2015, to play my newly minted deck against 2 aggro decks. One is based on Zendikar Incarnate and Gaea's Revenge, and the other is based on getting a lot of Thopter tokens out and giving them haste and vigilance.

Zendikar Deck: 2-1 (I won!)

Both games that I won, I was able to counter, wipe the board, and eventually get x2 Sphinx's Tutelage and slowly mill them to death. My opponent was topdecking starting at turn 5 or 6 and everything they put down, I either countered or removed.

Best move: my opponent puts down Gaea's Revenge, can't be countered, has haste, protection from everything except green. Goes to attack with it, and I Sultai Charm it. Reaction was priceless!

My sideboard did well in this match-up. On turn 3, I played a Infinite Obliteration, getting rid of their strongest creature, Zendikar Incarnate, for the entire game.

Thopter Deck: 2-0 (I lost!)

First game, I was killed because of an enchantment that does 1 damage to me for every creature that enters the battlefield under my opponent's control. He had 3 of them out, then played Thopter Engineer and other creatures which come in with other creatures.

Second game, I had much better control. Was able to destroy / counter enchantments and creatures. But the Hangerback Walker at 5/5 stopped me from destroying the field. I think a well placed Displacement Wave or a Virulent Plague would do well in these match-ups.

Here is my analysis of my sideboard:

Thopter-esque Decks: x3 Displacement Wave x2 Virulent Plague x2 Infinite Obliteration

Aggro Decks: x3 Infinite Obliteration x2 Despise x2 Virulent Plague

Sorcery / Instant Heavy Decks: x3 Talent of the Telepath

Control / Slow Decks: x2 Alhammarret's Archive

Depending on the meta, I may get rid of the x2 Alhammarret's Archive and get another x1 Displacement Wave and x1 Infinite Obliteration.

If burn isn't a big thin in meta, I may get rid of x3 Talent of the Telepath and go for more destroy, probably x2 Crux of Fate and x1 Languish

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(9 years ago)

+1 Living Lore maybe
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Legality

This deck is not Standard legal.

Rarity (main - side)

1 - 2 Mythic Rares

10 - 9 Rares

23 - 4 Uncommons

9 - 0 Commons

Cards 60
Avg. CMC 3.46
Tokens Emblem Jace, Vryn's Prodigy, Morph 2/2 C
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