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Deckbox Forum » Decks and Deckbuilding » [Casual] [Opinions] Looking for feedback on Dimir mill deck
Any tips would be helpful. Preferably using cards already in my inventory. A special attention to the balance on my lands would also be appreciated.
Deck: http://deckbox.org/sets/341249
Last edited by ShilohPell (2013-03-19 10:06:40)
228 (100%)First of all there is no reason for this deck to be more than 60. I would personally cut 5 lands, necropolis regent, and monomania. You want this to be a stasndard deck correct? Otherwise there are alot better options for mill in modern......
Necropolis Regent means that every time one of my unblockables attacks they double their power. Monomania throws almost their entire hand into their graveyard so my cards can build strength from them. Could you clarify why you think they shouldn't be in the deck?
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frankenskid wrote:First of all there is no reason for this deck to be more than 60. I would personally cut 5 lands, necropolis regent, and monomania. You want this to be a stasndard deck correct? Otherwise there are alot better options for mill in modern......
Necropolis Regent means that every time one of my unblockables attacks they double their power. Monomania throws almost their entire hand into their graveyard so my cards can build strength from them. Could you clarify why you think they shouldn't be in the deck?
The rationale for removing both comes from frankenskid's thought that you want the deck to be standard legal. If you're not limited to format (as the label suggests you're gunning for casual play), there are a lot better options for mill than you currently have listed.
More specifically, Necropolis Regent looks great on paper, but it raises the top of your mana curve and otherwise really just is a "win-more" card. Odds are that if you're able to survive long enough to get it on the field, you're likely winning the game already. Beyond that, it really doesn't help with your mill win condition. As such, it's one of the easy cards to cut from the deck as it really just doesn't fit any way you look at it. Now, if you were looking for an unblockable creature pump deck, then yes, it would make the cut then, but to be honest, there are still better options out there for that deck idea.
As for Monomania, that's a card you'd run if you're going for a major discard deck. But as your title suggests, you're going for mill - note that they are two different strategies. Discard-based decks try to empty the opponent's hand ASAP and then keep things ready to answer whatever they're top-decking. Mill decks try to just drain the library ASAP without really stressing about the cards the opponent has in hand, betting that the majority of the pieces the opponent needs will be milled before they can access them. For that reason, Monomania is more of a discard-based deck sort of card, not a mill card. You could use that slot for something more pointed toward your win-con.
Now, onto the big question, what's the budget you're looking to work with to improve the deck? The reason I ask is because there are a wealth of options for milling that vary quite significantly in price. For instance, Jace, Memory Adept is a milling all-star, but he's also sitting at almost $20; conversely, Hedron Crab offers another nasty mill piece, but they're only $1-2.