Hi all, this is my first time on the forums. I've been away from Magic for a while but suddenly got a nostalgia hit the other day and started thinking about streamlining my incredibly slow monoblue mill deck. I don't have the deck with me so I can't post that up, but I can post the current iteration of the streamlined version.
And before anybody asks, no, I am not going to spend a bucketload of money on Jace 2.0 when I can get all of the functionality I need out of 1.0. I would however appreciate other advice or suggestions. I'll post up the original when I can so that you can see just why it needs adjustment.
Looks pretty streamlined to me. Hedron Crab really likes Evolving Wilds even in a mono-colored deck. High Tide could provide that extra boost that you need to finish out the game with Ambassador. Memory Sluice is not a bad card either when you can pull off conspire.
Have you thought about combo mill? Decks like solidarity and spring tide are viable mill (with solidarity being more reactive, winning in response to lethal damage). Other ideas are the Painter's Servant + Grindstone too.
Also, what is your metagame like? Card choices are varied due to opposing decks you play against.
I barely play - the only reason I'm thinking about this is because I found out that some of my friends actually have their cards with them. The decklist I originally posted seemed to me like a good all-purpose monoblue mill, not to mention that I already have some of the components for it.
You need some sort of draw, besides Jace Beleren to speed the deck up a bit. You could go two ways with this, you could go with cards that make both players draw, like Font of Mythos and Howling Mine which would help the milling strategy, or you could go with cards that just let you draw like Compulsive Research or Ancestral Vision and will let you get to more of your mill cards faster.
Looks a lot better and looks really good for a mono blue mill deck. One thing though I am not sure if you are aware of this or thought about this, but blue / black mill decks are FAR superior to mono blue mill decks.
I'm completely aware that Blue/Black Mill is superior, but a playset of Glimpse would basically fund my entire Monoblue and I really want to keep an efficient budget. If I ever have enough disposable income and want to try it I'll definitely give Blue/Black a shot though. And there's always Apprentice or MWS for expensive decks.
I recently made a blue mill deck, I had previously only had the blue / black one, here it is if it gives you any other ideas. It is a whole lot more control based and rather dependent on Jace Beleren but played good in the one game I tried it with.
24 Island
Creatures
4 Scalpelexis
4 Hedron Crab
2 Belltower Sphinx
1 Ambassador Laquatus
4 Brain Freeze
4 Counterspell
4 Tome Scour
4 Archive Trap
2 Boomerang
2 Sanity Grinding
2 Telemin Performance
2 Jace Beleren
1 Traumatize
And before anybody asks, no, I am not going to spend a bucketload of money on Jace 2.0 when I can get all of the functionality I need out of 1.0. I would however appreciate other advice or suggestions. I'll post up the original when I can so that you can see just why it needs adjustment.
UMonoblue MillU
BMonoblack ControlB
RGRed/Green Burn/FattyRG
23 Island
Creatures
4 Scalpelexis
4 Raven Guild Master
1 Dominating Licid
1 Mahamoti Djinn
2 Soratami Mindsweeper
1 Vedalken Entrancer
4 Brain Freeze
4 Counterspell
1 Traumatize
3 Train of Thought
1 Bribery
3 Serum Visions
1 Persuasion
1 Gifts Ungiven
2 Stifle
2 Future Sight
2 Reminisce
3 Parallel Thoughts
4 Whispersilk Cloak
2 Thought Dissector
1 Isochron Scepter
Bad huh?
I love Raven Guild Master, but I realized that I have to take it out in order to make the deck more effective.
UMonoblue MillU
BMonoblack ControlB
RGRed/Green Burn/FattyRG
Also, what is your metagame like? Card choices are varied due to opposing decks you play against.
Legacy Competitive
BUReanimatorUB
RUSneaky ShowUR(Dismantled)
GBUReanimatorUBG(Retired)
(Pre-Mystical Tutor Banning)
{RIP:July 1, 2010}
Legacy Casual
UWBag Of TricksWU
GWEnchantressWG(Budget/In construction)
WSoul SistersW
Legacy Casual - Retired
UBT.E.S. - The EGG-pic StormBU
BGrave ExistenceB
Sig by Me =)
UMonoblue MillU
BMonoblack ControlB
RGRed/Green Burn/FattyRG
You need some sort of draw, besides Jace Beleren to speed the deck up a bit. You could go two ways with this, you could go with cards that make both players draw, like Font of Mythos and Howling Mine which would help the milling strategy, or you could go with cards that just let you draw like Compulsive Research or Ancestral Vision and will let you get to more of your mill cards faster.
Twincast could be good in this deck, as Twincast on a Archive Trap can really cripple an opponent.
I would recommend adding a couple Wash Out as the mass bounce can really help slow your opponent down.
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16 Island
4 Evolving Wilds
4 Terramorphic Expanse
Creatures
4 Scalpelexis
4 Hedron Crab
2 Belltower Sphinx
1 Ambassador Laquatus
4 Brain Freeze
4 Counterspell
4 Tome Scour
4 Archive Trap
2 Boomerang
2 Twincast
2 Compulsive Research
2 Jace Beleren
1 Traumatize
UMonoblue MillU
BMonoblack ControlB
RGRed/Green Burn/FattyRG
This is mainly because of two cards:
Mind Funeral (easily the best mill spell out there right now)
Glimpse the Unthinkable
Some people also really like Nemesis of Reason which blue / black opens up for you.
Black also opens up discard, which can be huge if your playing against combo decks.
Something else to consider is that black opens up creature removal like Doom Blade and the soon to be released Go for the Throat.
Here is my blue / black mill deck if you consider splashing black or making a seperate blue / black mill deck:
4 Island
4 Swamp
4 Underground Sea
4 Watery Grave
4 Polluted Delta
2 Flooded Strand
2 Marsh Flats
4 Hedron Crab
Instants: 16
4 Brainstorm
4 Mana Leak
4 Rune Snag
4 Agony Warp
2 Jace Beleren
Sorcerys: 14
4 Mind Funeral
4 Glimpse the Unthinkable
4 Thoughtseize
2 Damnation
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UMonoblue MillU
BMonoblack ControlB
RGRed/Green Burn/FattyRG
16 Island
4 Polluted Delta
4 Flooded Strand
Creatures: 4
4 Hedron Crab
4 Cryptic Command
4 Counterspell
4 Into the Roil
4 Repulse
1 Fact or Fiction
4 Jace Beleren
Sorcerys: 11
4 Tome Scour
3 Wash Out
2 Traumatize
2 Ancestral Vision
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