Modern Mill
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Playtested against Affinity finally —Feb. 1, 2014
So today I found a buddy that had an Affinity deck and we played a few games (with sides) to see how the matchup was. It wasn't the blowout I was expecting:
Game 1: He won handily because he had a god hand and I wasn't holding anything good. Beat me down by turn 5.
Game 2-post board: I won handily with well timed Disfigures and Mind Funeral, which all but destroys Affinity because it's not very land heavy. I was also holding Crypt Incursion in hand (from my starting hand no less) just in case I needed more life on the clock.
Game 3-post board: He won narrowly because I had a great start but he drew into a Ethersworn Canonist early which really slowed me down so I wasn't playing spells as fast. I didn't draw into any Disfigures or Doom Blades or Hurkyl's Recall or Damnation (the last 3 post-board additions) so I was restricted to 1 mill spell a turn which is too slow when he swings for a lot.
Game 4-post board: He won narrowly because of a misplay on my end: I was holding Disfigure and Spell Snare with 1 Watery Grave open. He played a Cranial Plating that I should have snared. Instead, I Disfigured the creature he equipped it to--bad move since that equipment is his wincon. He played a late-game Ethersworn Canonist and I couldn't 2x Archive Trap him after blowing up his land with a Ghost Quarter and he drew into lethal damage. He ended up with 8 cards left in deck after I was restricted to 1x Archive Trap, leaving 1 in hand. I had Ratchet Bomb on the field, but couldn't pump it fast enough to kill the Canonist.
All in all, I'm very proud with how my deck performed. I think I could have gone 2-2 if I counterspelled in game 4 instead of Disfigured (I can kill his creature any time it's a threat, I can only counterspell once). It's only a matter of time and a little bit more fine-tuning until I achieve my ultimate goal: making mill Tier 1! :P
iamacasual says... #2
Augury Owl looks good, seeing as with Bolas I often scrap lands that I may need. Will give it a try.
January 19, 2014 4 p.m.
aeonstoremyliver says... #3
That's exactly why I switched them! Plus, the flying chump is nice.
January 19, 2014 4:47 p.m.
With the number of cheap spells you're running, why Augur of Bolas over Snapcaster Mage ?
January 22, 2014 7:35 a.m.
iamacasual says... #5
Because even though the spells are cheap, Snapcaster is still too slow for this deck. T4 I would rather Mind Funeral than flashback a Glimpse or Breaking.
January 22, 2014 10:20 a.m.
But it just gives you so many options! You don't have to mill with him, he's also an emergency Surgical Extraction , Disfigure , Dispel , Spell Snare or Visions of Beyond whenever you need them, as well as everything else! A fantastic top-deck.
And have you considered Mesmeric Orb ? I like it a lot (and so does snappy).
Anyway, I'm curious as to why you chose to run Thought Scour , the mill on it seems more or less negligible, so you just wanted a cantrip? With Augur of Bolas and Visions of Beyond I'm surprised you need it, wouldn't you rather run another mill spell, or just increase the numbers of some of your 1 and 2-ofs and increase consistency that way instead?
January 22, 2014 6:42 p.m.
iamacasual says... #7
I've tried it. Too slow. It works against mana heavy decks like Tron and Control but with Control they'll just counter it.
January 22, 2014 7:13 p.m.
iamacasual says... #8
Thought Scour is for the cantrip, yes. End of their turn I'm holding 1 blue open for either one of the few counterspells I have or that. If nothing I can counter, I play it on endstep. The mill 2 is just a bonus. If this wasn't a mill deck, it would not be in there.
January 22, 2014 7:14 p.m.
WaveAmbassador says... #9
Looks solid, Spell Snare is a SB card in my opinion. Remand is one of the best counters in modern. it buys you turn so you can mill them out and draws you a card.
January 26, 2014 9:56 p.m.
iamacasual says... #10
I thought about that but I don't want to be holding 2 mana open since I'm not a control deck.
January 26, 2014 10:02 p.m.
WaveAmbassador says... #11
Hmm.. you could try Quicken for EOT card draw then mill considering all your hard mill is sorcery or just a cantrip.
January 26, 2014 10:10 p.m.
iamacasual says... #15
Worst T1 matchup is control, so I'm proud that I can hold my own against the other archetypes.
Granted, I haven't tested against Affinity yet, but I have sideboard against that so we'll see how that works.
aeonstoremyliver says... #1
I've tested Augur of Bolas and didn't like him as much as Augury Owl . The Scry is rather nice.
Have you thought about running white for Path to Exile and Day of Judgment ?
In any case, much love for the mill! I run a very similar list:
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