U/B Mill/control and ways to deal with it. Thoughts?
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Posted on July 30, 2015, 6:19 a.m. by BrutalNoob
Lately I've been seeing alot of Sphinx's Tutelage. Basically trying to mill out my library to end the game using spells that allow him/her to draw cards. From what I've experienced, it's very risky. Several opponents I've played against have come close to burn range, and only won cause the burn spell needed was put in the graveyard.
pleasiodmakerblooloo says... #3
I guess you could just play graveyard reset cards like Cranial Archive or maybe Bow of Nylea or just Siege Rhino to kill them.
July 30, 2015 7:08 a.m.
BrutalNoob says... #4
The few times I've played against this type of deck, they used Languish and other black removal to keep the field empty.
July 30, 2015 8:03 a.m.
That kind of control win con thrives on midrange so if that's what you're playing I can see where you're having trouble. Anyways, the answer to the problem is through enchantment hate in the sb, Erase in white, Back to Nature or Reclamation Sage in green, Destructive Revelry in G/R.
Also, you could maybe play some threats that punish a turn 3 tapout from the control player, what are your colors?
July 30, 2015 9:39 a.m.
GeeksterPlays says... #6
If your local meta is doing a lot of milling, sideboard Aegis of the Gods for early game and Orbs of Warding for the late game. Keep yourself hexproof and they can't do any milling, and while they're wasting time trying to un-hexproof you with kill spells and/or removal for the artifact you just smack 'em with whatever bodies you have on the field.
July 30, 2015 10:19 a.m.
EssTea - Ray of Dissolution is another option in white. Bad, but there.
pleasiodmakerblooloo says... #2
I feel like it doesn't have favorable match ups against most of the aggro decks in standard and an even worse game against whip and rally decks, it seems to me that these would only really be good against slower control decks. How do they deal with decks that just overwhelm them with creatures?
July 30, 2015 7:07 a.m.