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Lazav's Grist(ly) Mill

Commander / EDH* Mill UB (Dimir)

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LAZAV TURBO-MILL EDH!

Originally a The Mimeoplasm deck, but had to be de-greened when Lazav, Dimir Mastermind became my commander. (I'll miss you, Lord of Extinction...)

At this point, it's basically a UB mill/goodstuffs deck. Can go infinite with Duskmantle Guildmage + Mindcrank , but that's expensive enough to pull off that it's rare and feels good when you pull it off. I've included Leechridden Swamp and Exsanguinate to possibly kill everyone at once. Plus, Muddle the Mixture and Dimir Infiltrator can transmute for either combo piece, and if they get removed, you can retrieve the Guildmage with several things and the Crank with Academy Ruins or Beacon of Unrest.

(I used to run Bloodchief Ascension but it never got active and just drew hate and removal. It's still on sideboard, but I doubt I'll be putting it back in any time soon.)

As much as UB decks like to be control, I don't like playing control, so I've restricted myself to only running counterspells and killspells that mill people. This leaves me with Induce Paranoia , Psychic Strike, and Countermand for countermagic ( Broken Ambitions is on sideboard), and Grisly Spectacle as my only dedicated kill spell. (I broke this rule for Cryptic Command and Hinder , though. Worth it.)

Other silly combos include: Consuming Aberration + Phenax, God of Deception , Lazav + Darksteel Plate + Life's Finale , Hinder + Tunnel Vision , and Academy Ruins + Codex Shredder (= super expensive Eternal Witness).

My favorite one-off cards in here are Guiltfeeder and Mesmeric Orb (I need this in foil).

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Wow, I haven't logged an update here in almost a year... I don't even remember what my deck was like back then.

Well, Theros and Born of the Gods have contributed two gods (Thassa, God of the Sea and Phenax, God of Deception for smoothing/unblockability and more mill, respectively), Psychic Intrusion, and Perplexing Chimera (true silliness).

Bloodchief Ascension was removed because it did nothing and instantly made me a target. It has been replaced with Phyrexian Reclamation.

Leechridden Swamp, Academy Ruins, and Tunnel Vision were some great Christmas gifts from my parents.

I don't even remember some of the other changes I've made, so I'm just going to point you to the list and let you figure it out. (I have made a bunch of progress in foiling this, though.)

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Date added 11 years
Last updated 10 years
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This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.

Rarity (main - side)

9 - 1 Mythic Rares

43 - 9 Rares

24 - 3 Uncommons

10 - 1 Commons

Cards 100
Avg. CMC 3.89
Tokens Copy Clone, Human 2/2 G, Wolf 2/2 G, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders lazav milldeck , Dream Decks
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