Phenax, Miller of Hope

Commander / EDH Combo Mill Multiplayer UB (Dimir)

Aiden101

Creature (27)

• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Coffin Queen
• 1x Consuming Aberration
• 1x Dimir Doppelganger
• 1x Draining Whelk
• 1x Dreamborn Muse
• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Duskmantle Guildmage
• 1x Eater of the Dead
• 1x Endbringer
• 1x Evil Twin
• 1x Fallowsage
• 1x Fog Bank
• 1x Geth, Lord of the Vault
• 1x Havengul Lich
• 1x Hover Barrier
• 1x Ixidron
• 1x Jace's Archivist
• 1x Mortivore
• 1x Nighthowler
• 1x Notion Thief
• 1x Oona, Queen of the Fae
• 1x Sewer Nemesis
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Surgespanner
• 1x Wall of Frost
• 1x Wight of Precinct Six

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Jace, Memory Adept

Land (37)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darkslick Shores
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Dimir Guildgate
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 11x Island
• 1x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Mirrorpool
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Salt Marsh
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 7x Swamp
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold
• 1x Watery Grave

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Bloodchief Ascension
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Memory Erosion
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Pemmin's Aura
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Rhystic Study

Artifact (14)

• 1x Altar of the Brood
• 1x Bonehoard
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Jester's Cap
• 1x Keening Stone
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mesmeric Orb
• 1x Mindcrank
• 1x Relic of Progenitus
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir
• 1x Tormod's Crypt

Instant (7)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Evacuation
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Psychic Spiral
• 1x Swan Song

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Curse of the Swine
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Mind Grind
• 1x Whispering Madness
• 1x Windfall

Commander (1)

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Creature (2)

• 1x Hedron Crab
• 1x Withered Wretch

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Sphinx's Tutelage

Artifact (1)

• 1x Altar of Dementia

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I have been trying to make Phenax work for a while now. I've had success in 3 player games, but, no wins in 4 player so far. My meta is quite competitive. So, lots of board-wipes and efficient decks.

I have worked hard on keeping the CMC costs low, while sticking to my main goal of milling people out. However, I have recognized the reality that milling 300 cards is not a high-probability in my meta. Therefore, I have included some combos. Notably, Bloodchief Ascension/Duskmantle Guildmage + Mindcrank. But, I have really tried to avoid making a deck that plays the same way every game. I generally dislike combo decks. That is why I have excluded tutors. All of the cards of the combos are good on their own and I will have to draw into them (but, if I don't that's cool). That's why I feel justified in playing them.

People seriously overreact to mill, so, I need early blockers, hence the small creatures with big bums.

I am going to playtest this streamlined iteration of the deck this weekend. Any constructive advice is welcome. Cheers.

Edit: there is also a fun combo I have wanted to try for ages: Whispering Madness then flash in Notion Thief. Steal all the cards :D

Upvote, please!

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Date added	8 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 45 - 0 Rares 24 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.33
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Boar 2/2 G, Copy Clone, Faerie Rogue 1/1 UB, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B
Folders	Black/Blue Mill deck, References for Future Builds