Perfection of Milling 2.0

Standard* Budget Casual Mill UB (Dimir)

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Creature (17)

• 2x AEtherling
• 4x Hover Barrier
• 4x Omenspeaker
• 3x Phenax, God of Deception
• 4x Wall of Frost

Land (24)

• 4x Dimir Guildgate
• 11x Island
• 9x Swamp

Artifact (3)

• 3x Codex Shredder

Instant (13)

• 3x Dimir Charm
• 3x Doom Blade
• 3x Far / Away
• 4x Psychic Strike

Sorcery (3)

• 3x Duress

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Sideboard

Artifact (3)

• 3x Pithing Needle

Instant (9)

• 3x Bile Blight
• 3x Dark Betrayal
• 3x Ultimate Price

Sorcery (3)

• 3x Drown in Sorrow

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Maybeboard

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Pilfered Plans
• 1x Read the Bones

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Hey everyone, you may remember this deck name from my original Perfection of Milling deck from the Innistrad block to the Return of Ravnica block. Well, with the new Phenax, God of Deception , I've decided to make a Version 2.0 of the original deck. I am also trying to standardize the original deck, so help on either is greatly appreciated.

My goal with this deck is to create a mill deck that is competitive in a casual environment. By this, I mean that I would like to make this deck consistent and reliable against other decks of this caliber - i.e. not top tier standard decks. And, of course, while sticking to a strict $50 budget.

The Idea

This deck revolves around the use of Phenax, God of Deception to provide a sustainable and consistent milling mechanism. To do so, I've chosen to include creatures that have a high toughness, which mostly take the form of defenders.

I will not go into the specifics of my card choices in this description. Rather, if there is a card in here whose place you question, please bring it to my attention and I'd be happy to discuss it.

Cards I Won't Add

Many cards keep coming up in the discussion that I repeatedly argue against. Please don't mentioned these cards unless you've readied a compelling argument.

• Mind Grind -- A decent card, but its use is limited in this deck. Any high-costing cards should contribute to the overall goal of the deck, which this does not.
• Thoughtseize -- Price.
• Jace, Memory Adept -- Price.
• Wight of Precinct Six -- Lacks utility and is conditional depending on the deck it's facing
• Nighthowler -- Same reasoning as that for the Wight.

Thank you for checking my deck out! Please feel free to leave any suggestions, constructive criticism, or upvotes!

Top Ranked	Achieved #22 position overall 10 years ago
Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 2 - 3 Rares 17 - 9 Uncommons 18 - 3 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.89
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