Nebulousone says... #2
Thanks Zarakava. I wish there were a good standard substitute for Thought Scour . Tome Scour is heavier mill, but there's no free draw.
June 20, 2014 1:31 p.m.
I wouldn't even run Tome Scour , yeah it mills some, but you're going to win mill off of combos, not a single tome scour.
Considering your large creature base, drop the Tome Scour for Paranoid Delusions , because it will probably give you about as much mill in the long run, as well as combo's multiple times with Consuming Aberration
June 20, 2014 1:59 p.m.
slovakattack says... #4
Have you considered good ol' Sigiled Starfish for cheap early blocks? And hey, if they get a slow start, you can use it to scry 1, so that's pretty helpful I find.
June 20, 2014 2:33 p.m.
BlueMage22 says... #5
Maybe add a Keranos, God of Storms so you can draw cards as well as deal damage for free. It helps slip past mana clumps and put more useful things in your hand.
June 20, 2014 6 p.m.
Nebulousone says... #6
Thanks slovakattack, I hadn't considered Sigiled Starfish . I guess I wrote it off because it only scrys 1 while Omenspeaker scrys 2...but I missed that the starfish can be tapped to scry, so that might be a good addition!
June 20, 2014 7:09 p.m.
Nebulousone says... #7
BlueMage22, Keranos, God of Storms looks pretty good, and his ability would certainly come in handy. But I'm somewhat hesitant to add a third color...
June 20, 2014 7:13 p.m.
Nebulousone says... #8
I'm trying to decide between Pilfered Plans and Read the Bones . Thoughts?
June 23, 2014 3:49 p.m.
I would put in Hover Barrier , a 0/6 flying defender pretty good in generalbut cmbined with Phenax it is really good
June 29, 2014 10:55 p.m.
Phenax loves Triton Tactics , and it's a good surprise-block lockdown as well.
June 29, 2014 11 p.m.
slovakattack says... #12
I'm a little worried about the lack of hard mill that you have here. As an immediate suggestion, I would suggest -1 Phenax, God of Deception . He's a legendary, and costly, so that means that he's going to be a dead drop early. Best to minimize that as much as possible.
June 29, 2014 11:02 p.m.
Nebulousone says... #13
slovakattack, yeah my early mill is a little weak. I like playing the scry cards, but maybe swapping Read the Bones for Pilfered Plans and -1 Dissolve +1 Psychic Strike would help? I added a third Phenax, God of Deception because for some reason I have terrible luck getting him in time...but you definitely make a good point. What would you suggest adding for more mill power? And thanks for the comment!
June 29, 2014 11:10 p.m.
Nebulousone says... #14
Thanks Osiris716 -- I'm definitely going to playtest with Hover Barrier in the mainboard and see how it goes. Combining it with Triton Tactics would actually have the same effect as wall of frost, now that I think about it...thanks quaker171.
June 29, 2014 11:16 p.m.
slovakattack says... #15
Tome Scour is nice for T1. Glimpse the Unthinkable just rotated out, sadly. For 2CMC, your best bet is Breaking .
June 29, 2014 11:53 p.m.
Have you thought of adding Thassa, God of the Sea ? She adds scry and unblockable without even being a creature, and is a 5/5 to power Phenax or attack.
July 3, 2014 6:48 p.m.
Tyrosoldier says... #17
Try Thassa, God of the Sea for scry + unblockability. Rogue's Passage is pretty overcosted. And with all the U/Gold permanants, she can be online easy. Shes got a nice booty and is Indestructable as well.
July 3, 2014 6:50 p.m.
Nebulousone says... #18
Thanks Demigoron and Tyrosoldier. Thassa, God of the Sea is definitely a good suggestion. How many, do you think? 2? And what should I take out for her?
July 4, 2014 8:03 p.m.
Tyrosoldier says... #19
Haha we posted at the same time XD sorry. Yeah, definatly a 2 of. I would probably say swap a Nighthowler and Mind Grind out for Thassa.
July 4, 2014 9:30 p.m.
swingstyle says... #20
how about Cyclonic Rift Breaking / Entering for breaking of course and Mind Sculpt for some added mill?
August 3, 2014 4:32 a.m.
Nebulousone says... #21
Thanks swingstyle. I don't have a lot of pure mill in the deck, it's mostly control with mill added where possible. But I'm definitely considering the Cyclonic Rift s! I'm also thinking about running Profane Memento instead of crypt incursion.
Zarakava says... #1
Try looking at some of my ideas herehttp://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/17-06-14-standard-ub-mill/
June 20, 2014 12:31 p.m.