Perfection of Milling (Modern MTG Deck)

I run two Illness in the Ranks in the mainboard here as I usually play against creature token decks, but once I've collected the remaining cards they'll be switched to the sideboard.

Other changes I'll be making include:

Swapping the two Dream Twist for two more Dimir Charm
Swapping the two Mind Funeral for two more Mind Grind
Sideboarding the three Psychic Spiral in exchange for three Breaking / Entering
Swapping the two Mind Sculpt for two more Thought Scour
Also considering possibly removing either the Dimir Aqueduct or a Fog Bank and the two Increasing Confusion in exchange for three Nephalia Drownyard

I think Keening Stone will be a vicious addition to keep in the sideboard, for use as a sort of nuke card. By mid-game, its tap ability should be powerful enough to empty most of your opponents' deck.

As for Grisly Spectacle, well, I'm not sure. It's a nifty card for creature removal, and it has its own milling component. I'm really not sure about using it though, as I'm running Fog Bank to deal with attackers. Not to mention Grisly Spectacle has a much higher CMC than Fog Bank, which is happy to sit there and soak up all the damage. Also, by the time your opponents get heavy hitters out, you should - in theory - be able to get Consuming Aberration onto the field.

Thoughts, critiques? I'm all ears! :)

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Deck List Update — Sept. 25, 2013

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Just a little deck tuning.

Removed:

With Keening Stone, I figure I draw them often enough, but I rarely get the opportunity to use them, so they're really just wasting card slots that are probably better used by a couple more land.

Added:

Two Island
One Swamp
One Thought Scour
One Tome Scour

Updated the sideboard, too. Not going to list the changes there though.

Results:

I played three games with the edited deck last night to get a feel for the changes.

The difference is phenomenal. The deck itself plays a hell of a lot faster now, thanks to the two additional land cards. Also, now that it's back down to the 60 card count, play feels a little more consistent. I was able to mill my opponent out in six and seven turns for the first two games, and came within one turn of victory again on the third thanks to playing Jace, Memory Adept for the first time. All three games I managed to have landfall each turn, leading up to a final play of either a Consuming Aberration or Mind Grind. So I'm pretty pleased at the moment.

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Date added	11 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 12 - 2 Rares 13 - 5 Uncommons 17 - 5 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.56
Folders	Modern
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