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Phenax Nuke Mill

Commander / EDH* Mill UB (Dimir)

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Commander: Phenax, God of Deception

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Other (43)

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I'm trying to create a Phenax Commander Deck. I played Yu-Gi-Oh for quite a while before I started playing Magic. One of my favorite decks was a defence deck involving gravity binds, wave-motion cannons, marshmellons, and other burn/stall cards. I could win games easily without ever attacking and my monsters were never destroyed. I guess I kind of wanted to do the same thing for MTG, so this is the result. I really like this defensive playstyle and I hate having my monsters destroyed. Thats why this deck is perfect for me. I would safely say that Yu-Gi-Oh is much more sleighed for these types of defensive decks, but this Phenax Nuke deck is still quite strong. It is strong both in 1v1 matches or with a large playgroup. This deck aims to win without ever attacking once, by building up the board with lots of defenders, dropping Phenax, God of Deception, and then using one of the "Delay" or "Wincon" cards to mill the opponent's entire deck in one shot.

General Strategy

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: You do not want to attack ever, pretty much. The times you will need to attack will be 0.000000001% of the time. There is a reason the creatures in this deck average 0 power.

Early Game: In the early game, you want to use the "defenders" to protect your face. As soon as you can, you should drop the "defensive" cards because they pretty much lock down your opponent, giving you some breathing room. Once you get Phenax, God of Deception out, then you should keep playing defensively until you can use one of the "Wincon" cards to mill out the enemy's entire deck.

Playing Politically Savvy: I think it is worth noting that you should play passively when you are playing with a group of people. This deck is a rather easy target, since most of the creatures here do not have much attack! I think it is best to sit back and use cards that deter attack to bide time until you are certain you can destroy the opposition. The cards No Mercy, Baleful Strix, Wall of Souls, Wall of Tears, Aspect of Gorgon, Sultai Runemark, Royal Assassin, Propaganda, and Riddlekeeper are your best deterrents.

NOTE: For those wondering why I have a gigantic sideboard/maybeboard, I've decided to include every card that I think is somewhat feasible to include in this deck because I understand that some cards can be difficult to obtain, especially some of those in the mainboard. I looked at every blue and black card to see what can fit in this deck. However, I skimmed them quite quickly so I probably missed some good ones.

Please send help, suggestions, and advice! Thank you so much!

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Date added 7 years
Last updated 5 years
Legality

This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)

5 - 2 Mythic Rares

32 - 23 Rares

22 - 13 Uncommons

15 - 5 Commons
Cards 100
Avg. CMC 3.20
Tokens Copy Clone, Faerie Rogue 1/1 UB, Gold, Morph 2/2 C, Snake 1/1 B, The Monarch, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders Goals, commander, Decks to try, Phenax
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