Lazav's Grist(ly) Mill

Commander / EDH* Mill UB (Dimir)

VNilla

Instant (13)

• 1x Archive Trap
• 1x Brain Freeze
• 1x Countermand
• 1x Cryptic Command
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Grisly Spectacle
• 1x Hinder
• 1x Illusionist's Gambit
• 1x Induce Paranoia
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Psychic Spiral
• 1x Psychic Strike
• 1x Reins of Power

Sorcery (13)

• 1x Beacon of Unrest
• 1x Blatant Thievery
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Extract from Darkness
• 1x Life's Finale
• 1x Mind Grind
• 1x Psychic Intrusion
• 1x Rise of the Dark Realms
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Stitch Together
• 1x Traumatize
• 1x Tunnel Vision

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Corrupted Conscience
• 1x Dissipation Field
• 1x Memory Erosion
• 1x Propaganda

Artifact (12)

• 1x Altar of the Brood
• 1x Codex Shredder
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Dimir Keyrune
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mesmeric Orb
• 1x Mindcrank
• 1x Profane Memento
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Staff of Nin
• 1x Sword of Body and Mind

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Jace, Memory Adept

Creature (22)

• 1x Body Double
• 1x Chancellor of the Spires
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Consuming Aberration
• 1x Diluvian Primordial
• 1x Dimir Infiltrator
• 1x Dreamborn Muse
• 1x Duskmantle Guildmage
• 1x Duskmantle Seer
• 1x Evil Twin
• 1x Extractor Demon
• 1x Geth, Lord of the Vault
• 1x Guiltfeeder
• 1x Hedron Crab
• 1x Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
• 1x Mnemonic Wall
• 1x Nemesis of Reason
• 1x Phenax, God of Deception
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea
• 1x Undead Alchemist

Land (34)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Creeping Tar Pit
• 1x Darkslick Shores
• 1x Darkwater Catacombs
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Dimir Guildgate
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 2x Drowned Catacomb
• 7x Island
• 1x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 1x Leechridden Swamp
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x River of Tears
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sunken Ruins
• 6x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Watery Grave

Commander (1)

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Sideboard

Instant (2)

• 1x Broken Ambitions
• 1x Trickbind

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Diabolic Revelation
• 1x Increasing Ambition

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Bloodchief Ascension
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Take Possession

Artifact (1)

• 1x Witchbane Orb

Creature (4)

• 1x Sepulchral Primordial
• 1x Szadek, Lord of Secrets
• 1x Tidespout Tyrant
• 1x Wrexial, the Risen Deep

Land (2)

• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Lonely Sandbar

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Maybeboard

Creature (1)

• 1x Trinket Mage

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LAZAV TURBO-MILL EDH!

Originally a The Mimeoplasm deck, but had to be de-greened when Lazav, Dimir Mastermind became my commander. (I'll miss you, Lord of Extinction...)

At this point, it's basically a UB mill/goodstuffs deck. Can go infinite with Duskmantle Guildmage + Mindcrank , but that's expensive enough to pull off that it's rare and feels good when you pull it off. I've included Leechridden Swamp and Exsanguinate to possibly kill everyone at once. Plus, Muddle the Mixture and Dimir Infiltrator can transmute for either combo piece, and if they get removed, you can retrieve the Guildmage with several things and the Crank with Academy Ruins or Beacon of Unrest.

(I used to run Bloodchief Ascension but it never got active and just drew hate and removal. It's still on sideboard, but I doubt I'll be putting it back in any time soon.)

As much as UB decks like to be control, I don't like playing control, so I've restricted myself to only running counterspells and killspells that mill people. This leaves me with Induce Paranoia , Psychic Strike, and Countermand for countermagic ( Broken Ambitions is on sideboard), and Grisly Spectacle as my only dedicated kill spell. (I broke this rule for Cryptic Command and Hinder , though. Worth it.)

Other silly combos include: Consuming Aberration + Phenax, God of Deception , Lazav + Darksteel Plate + Life's Finale , Hinder + Tunnel Vision , and Academy Ruins + Codex Shredder (= super expensive Eternal Witness).

My favorite one-off cards in here are Guiltfeeder and Mesmeric Orb (I need this in foil).

Date added	11 years
Last updated	9 years
Key combos	Duskmantle Guildmage + Mindcrank Hinder + Tunnel Vision Consuming Aberration + Phenax, God of Deception Academy Ruins + Codex Shredder Darksteel Plate + Life's Finale
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 1 Mythic Rares 42 - 9 Rares 22 - 2 Uncommons 12 - 2 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.89
Tokens	Copy Clone, Wolf 2/2 G, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	lazav milldeck , Dream Decks