MTG Combo: Archive Trap + Path to Exile

square711 on Best Mill Cards

8 years ago

Consuming Aberration really isn't worth it. As Chief and the others have said, you should stick to the mill/control plan. Heck, don't play any creatures other than Hedron Crab.

If you can afford a better manabase with fetchlands and stuff, I've found that the strongest mill decks (i.e. the ones that actually have a fighting chance against tier 2 stuff) are Esper (W/U/B) decks. White adds very little to the mill part of your gameplan, but it adds some much-needed sideboard pieces (Disenchant, Stony Silence, Rest in Peace if you don't play Snapcaster/Visions, and so on). That, and Archive Trap + Path to Exile is the strongest interaction in the deck by a landslide.

I advise against playing anything with a higher CMC than 4. Mind Grind is an extremely overcosted Mind Funeral, Traumatize is a terribly slow spell that often doesn't even mill that much (the opponent's library will probably have less than 30 cards by turn 5 anyway) and no one mentioned it yet but please, don't play Psychic Spiral. If you can't find the better mill spells like Breaking and Mind Funeral, play Mind Sculpt, Tome Scour, Mesmeric Orb... but always prioritize low-CMC stuff.

Also, don't run counterspells that cost 3 or more mana. Psychic Strike may sound good in theory, but in practice it's just a slightly better Cancel. You're much better off running Remand, Negate or Mana Leak, believe me.

And definitely get some Surgical Extraction or Extirpate. They're life savers.

Keelroth on Netflix and Mill

8 years ago

ian.hughes I had originally considered Ghost Quarter. I figured the synergy of Archive Trap + Path to Exile was a bit better.

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