MTG Salvation

Intro: I've decided to go with a pretty basic Mill + Steal/Mimeo strategy. I've heard a lot of people say that Mill isn't super viable in EDH but I've found that to be blatantly untrue. Sure, it's not super competitive, but I hold my own in multiplayer games.

Suggestions are super welcome. Thanks in advance!

Az








Wishlist:
Jace Beleren
Jace, the Mind Sculptor


*Changelog*:

Patron of the Nezumi says a permanent and Mindcrank mills a card can only be a permanent while its on the battlefield not in the deck or hand.

If you want to use Mindcrank try pairing it with Bloodchief Ascension.

I really need to get a Keening Stone...

I do like your decklist a lot. There are a few things that you play that I personally don't (counterspells), but other than that this looks like it would be fun.

Some cards I think would help:

Painful Quandary --- This is just TOO good in Mimeoplasm, and it makes a major control combo with Mindcrank.
Triskelion --- Him + Lord of Extinction late game = Killing everyone.
Putrefax/Skithiryx --- Hefty cards for an infecting Mimeoplasm win.

That's just me though. Just some thoughts.

Terastodon > Skyshroud Behemoth- Because casting Terastodon is actually a good play. Also coming into play and destroying 3 perms can be big.

Birds of Paradise- I never really want to get Mimeo out too early and Birds are easy to kill. I say keep sewer nemesis- amazing card. Esp for mill.

Thanks for the tips Sun shine dan, i'll make some changes.

Update:
Sygg, River Cutthroat < Scavenging Ooze Helps me get rid of cards like Anger and Genesis if I mill them into your GY.
Chainer's Edict < Visions of Beyond Yay card-draw!

Most recent change:
Thought Dissector < Spellweaver Volute Not sure if this will work or not, but it seems like it could be good and Thought Dissector was just OK.

If you're going the mill strat get Leyline of the Void. You'll have less headaches in the long run.

...except that it ruins the whole idea behind Mimeoplasm...

Back up plan good sir

I play a mill BUG deck on occasion. I have two versions - one that mills myself to combo, and one that mills opponents to utilize their resources against them. I've never really been able to find a great balance that incorporates both tactics to their full potential though.

That said, an awesome way to fill your own bin is with Hermit Druid.
Tunnel Vision is a great mill card for either tactic, and combos to take out an opponent with Spell Crumple, Hinder, and Spin Into Myth.

There are a few efficient ways to protect your graveyard:
Voidslime and Trickbind counter GY hate nicely.
Elixir Of Immortality and Loaming Shaman are nice ways to recover your GY after a huge self-mill.

Efficient ways to remove your opponent's GY should you need to:
Trinket Mage into Relic of Progenitus and Tolaria West into Bojuka Bog.

With such a strong reanimator theme, have you tried Animate Dead, Necromancy, Beacon of Unrest, Puppeteer Clique, Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni, or Coffin Queen?

Hope this helps!

Thanks for the thoughts Aeon. I tried the heavier re-animate theme before but decided that I really only wanted to reanimate with my general and use everything else as mill and distraction. Also, while I have milled myself before the beck is really geared towards milling my 2-3 opponents.

oops, doublepost

Update:
Hypnotic Specter < Mind Twist

Updates:
Scavenging Ooze < Necrogenesis
Necrogenesis < Jace Beleren
Mind's Aglow < Sanity Grinding

*mispost*

seems like you've made it different from my list.

I'm trying to make creatures get bigger as graveyards fill up if you wanna check out what I'm doing, its in my sig

Innistrad tweaks:
Counterspell < Trepanation Blade
Spitting Image < Dream Twist
Solemn Simulacrum < Undead Alchemist

Updates:
Rise from the Grave < Glimpse the Unthinkable
Dream Twist < Brain Freeze
Trepanation Blade < Tunnel Vision
Gilded Lotus < Hinder

I've made some changes to the deck with all of the new cards from Gate Crash (and some older ones). Some of the cards I took out have either underpreformed in the past or simply not fit my theme... As more and more Mill cards come out, I've got to narrow some of the filler cards.

As a side note, I feel like 36 land isn't enough. I should find room for 1 or 2 more. Any suggestions on what to cut for them?

Gate Crash updates:
Geth, Lord of the Vault < Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
Geralf’s Mindcrusher < Consuming Aberration
Terastodon < Duskmantle Guildmage
Go for the Throat < Mind Grind
Explosive Vegetation < Dimir Charm
Life’s Finale < Whispering Madness
Sanity Grinding < Mindcrank
Destroy the Evidence < Hedron Crab
Spelltwine < Bloodchief Ascension

added info about the mana curve. I feel like i could change out a couple of the forests...

Deck Updates

Adds:
1 Hinterland Harbor
1 Geth, Lord of the Vault
1 Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Wrexial, the Risen Deep
1 Leyline of the Void
1 Archive Trap
1 Extract from Darkness
1 Psychic Intrusion
1 Rise of the Dark Realms

Removes:
1 Duskmantle Guildmage
1 Mindshrieker
1 Sower of Temptation
1 Vulturous Zombie
1 Grindclock
1 Sands of Delirium
1 Bloodchief Ascension
1 Treachery
1 Dimir Charm
1 Stolen Goods