Quincy Norton's Phenaxians are Tenacious
 
Type: Deck Idea
Format (legal 👍) modModern
Approx. Value:
$142.62

0 Likes 3 Comments
Avg. CMC 3.19
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Card Type Breakdown

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Main Deck - 60 cards, 21 distinct
Columns
Name  Edition $ Type Cost
Rarity Color
Creature (19)
2 Consuming Aberration
$0.61 Creature - Horror
4 Murmuring Phantasm
$0.07 Creature - Spirit
2 Omenspeaker
$0.01 Creature - Human Wizard
3 Phenax, God of Deception
$10.90 Legendary Enchantment Creature - God
4 Returned Phalanx
$0.04 Creature - Zombie Soldier
4 Wall of Frost
$0.24 Creature - Wall
Instant (8)
1 Cyclonic Rift
$29.19 Instant
2 Dissolve
$0.19 Instant
2 Hero's Downfall
$0.25 Instant
2 Retraction Helix
$0.11 Instant
1 Triton Tactics
$0.15 Instant
Sorcery (6)
2 Breaking // Entering
$0.37 Sorcery // Sorcery //
2 Drown in Sorrow
$0.22 Sorcery
2 Read the Bones
$0.35 Sorcery
Planeswalker (4)
2 Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
$1.13 Legendary Planeswalker - Ashiok
2 Jace, Memory Adept
$4.58 Legendary Planeswalker - Jace
Land (23)
4 Dimir Guildgate
$0.08 Land - Gate
6 Island
$0.11 Basic Land - Island
5 Swamp
$2.12 Basic Land - Swamp
4 Temple of Deceit
$0.18 Land
4 Watery Grave
$12.66 Land - Island Swamp
Sideboard - 4 cards, 1 distinct
Name  Edition $ Type Cost
Rarity Color
Creature (4)
4 Wight of Precinct Six
$0.15 Creature - Zombie

Comments
  • Quincy Norton | 25-Feb-2014 06:50
    Just my take on the deck. It almost builds itself. However, the disadvantage with this deck is it relies on Phenax and Jace to make the deck operate. Food for thought when playing versus some variant of this deck. Slaughter Games looks like a card that will destroy this deck. The trifecta of Jace, Ashiok, and Phenax are what make mill currently viable at all. 
    • Pierce | 25-Feb-2014 19:28
      My deck typically wins by actually killing them. Mill is a backup plan that they have to worry about.
      Also, I don't see the purpose of Retraction Helix when you don't have Inspired creatures. Why not run disperse? That extra mana is well worth the cost of not having to tap a creature, in my opinion.


      Lastly, depending on a 5cmc win condition on 23 lands seems a bit risky. Add to it that 8 of those lands will be forced to come in tapped.
      • Quincy Norton | 25-Feb-2014 21:51
        True. This deck was a thought exercise though. I have no intention of building it. 
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