Bro, You Need To Take A Mill Pill

Commander / EDH Card Draw Matters Casual Mill Multiplayer Primer UB (Dimir)

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Land (38)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Choked Estuary
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Creeping Tar Pit
• 1x Darkwater Catacombs
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Fetid Pools
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 2x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Nephalia Drownyard
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Restless Reef
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 1x Sunken Ruins
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Watery Grave

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Jace Beleren
• 1x Jace, Memory Adept

Artifact (14)

• 1x Altar of the Brood
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Grafdigger's Cage
• 1x Howling Mine
• 1x Library of Leng
• 1x Mesmeric Orb
• 1x Mindcrank
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Soul-Guide Lantern
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Temple Bell
• 1x Thought Vessel

Instant (11)

• 1x AEtherize
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Crypt Incursion
• 1x Drown in the Loch
• 1x Fumble
• 1x Grisly Spectacle
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Negate
• 1x Psychic Strike
• 1x Remove Soul
• 1x Thought Collapse

Creature (11)

• 1x Bruvac the Grandiloquent
• 1x Consuming Aberration
• 1x Dreamborn Muse
• 1x Duskmantle Guildmage
• 1x Kami of the Crescent Moon
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Riddlekeeper
• 1x Ruin Crab
• 1x Terisian Mindbreaker
• 1x Undead Alchemist
• 1x Zareth San, the Trickster

Commander (1)

Sorcery (12)

• 1x Bond of Insight
• 1x Breach the Multiverse
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Vision
• 1x Maddening Cacophony
• 1x Mind Grind
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Soul Transfer
• 1x Telemin Performance
• 1x Traumatize
• 1x Whispering Madness
• 1x Windfall

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Court of Cunning
• 1x Dictate of Kruphix
• 1x Dissipation Field
• 1x Fraying Sanity
• 1x Kumena's Awakening
• 1x Memory Erosion
• 1x Mystic Redaction
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Psychic Corrosion
• 1x Sphinx's Tutelage
• 1x Teferi's Tutelage

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Maybeboard

Land (1)

• 1x Tainted Isle

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I like to win in some unorthodox ways and milling in multiplayer commander is definitely unorthodox. Thats when I made this Dimir deck originally led by Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker. It was mostly targeted mill deck with some protection to keep it going but has since evolved into a more conservative playstyle and is now led by Oona, Queen of the Fae. There are a few combos/synergies in here and even some turn three wins! Surprisingly, this deck is designed for multiplayer games and doesn't necessarily hold up so well in 1v1s.

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The Primer

Disclaimer: I build my decks with the main goal of having a good time while playing and not necessarily optimizing them to win. Regardless of what you are looking for I hope you enjoy the deck!

Why Oona, Queen of the Fae

There are a few options for Dimir mill commanders such as Lazav, Dimir Mastermind or Szadek, Lord of Secrets. I initially chose Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker, who led this deck for its first 8 years, because he seemed the most fun to me at the time. He was also one of the easier ones to get out early and start milling as early on. I loved to attach Trepanation Blade and Fireshrieker, then make Mirko unblockable with Whispersilk Cloak. As this deck has transformed over the years, it has become more conservative and reactive and I never found myself casting Mirko anymore so I switched to Oona, Queen of the Fae. I miss Mirko being the face of this deck but Oona far better fits the playstyle of the deck and will be able to be better utilized than Mirko.

The Strategy

The main point of this deck is to win by milling out your opponents. The way this is achieved has changed greatly in the years I've had this deck. Originally, the plan was to get out Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker as soon as possible and make him unblockable with cards such as Invisibility and Whispersilk Cloak. While some of these effects are still in the deck, this is not really a viable strategy for winning multiplayer games, especially with how much stronger my current meta is. The new way this deck performs is with some targeted mill, but mostly incidental mill such as Psychic Corrosion and Altar of the Brood (Altar pairs great with Oona, Queen of the Fae as well) while controlling the board with cards likeDrown in the Loch and AEtherize, simultaneously hiding behind others like Dissipation Field and Crawlspace. There is also a lot of group draw to slightly increase mill rate, help me find what I need, and gather general goodwill of the table. In addition to decreasing my opponents' libraries with extra draw, this increases the strength of cards like Sphinx's Tutelage and Psychic Corrosion and my advantage state. This deck also has a few combos, but they are not the main win con and are there solely for fun if I happen into them luckily. Oona, Queen of the Fae is also mainly a backup source of mill and defense or situationally good with certain cards.

Card Choices

Personal choices:

• Tutors: I get that tutors are good, I very occasionally use them however because it feels a bit cheaty to me and I prefer the randomness of drawing off the top, uncertainty is all part of the fun for me!

• Infinite Combos: They are allowed in my playgroup and it varies how often they show up in my decks. Winning with one is kinda boring though so I prefer to limit them (another reason I don't prefer tutors - sometimes they just say "grab a combo piece and win the game")

Lands

Most of the lands are pretty self explanatory...

• Island and Swamp: Lands that produce {U} or {B}... seems good.

• Other lands that produce {U} and/or {B}... also seems good.

• Bojuka Bog: Fully gets rid of the cards I've milled.

• Reliquary Tower: Very important piece especially with all the card draw.

• Rogue's Passage: For rare cases of Consuming Aberration or the like.

Creatures

• Bruvac the Grandiloquent: I mean, what is there to say, deck go brrrrr.

• Consuming Aberration: Provides a nice blocker while giving extra mill for each spell.

• Dreamborn Muse: Mills a surprising amount especially with Whispering Madness or Windfall. Even though you have the downside of milling yourself, in a 4-player game this helps evenly distribute larger chunks of mill.

• Duskmantle Guildmage: Wincon with Mindcrank or Traumatize but mostly there for kicks.

• Kami of the Crescent Moon: More draw for everyone! Keeps everyone happy while whittling away at the libraries!

• Laboratory Maniac: In case I accid- ahem, when I purposefully mill myself.

• Riddlekeeper: Extremely effective against go-wide strategies.

• Ruin Crab: More incidental mill :)

• Terisian Mindbreaker: A possibly repeatable Traumatize.

• Undead Alchemist: Gives me a board presence, which is very much needed, and helps me mill too! Two-in-one package!

• Zareth San, the Trickster: Great with Oona, Queen of the Fae's fairy rogues

Planeswalkers

• Jace, Memory Adept: I have two strategies with this Jace depending in the number of opponents. For two or fewer opponents I will pretty much only use his 0 to get the maximum amount of mill from him and I will use his +1 if I need to draw cards. However, if I am facing three or more opponents I will use his +1 until I can use his ultimate to make everyone draw.

• Jace Beleren: I play this Jace pretty much the same no matter the number of opponents. I use his +2 to make everyone draw cards and up his loyalty then use his -10 on whoever I don't like.

Instants

• AEtherize: A lifesaver, especially against tokens and large creatures. Gives us a few turns as our opponent resets.

• Counterspell: Counters spells... duh.

• Crypt Incursion: Late game lifesaver or specific graveyard hate for reanimation.

• Drown in the Loch: Couldn't really think of a better counter/removal spell for a mill deck!

• Fumble: Great spot removal especially with a Sram, Senior Edificer deck in the meta.

• Grisly Spectacle: Gets rid of creatures and mills too!

• Lim-Dul's Vault: Great tutor for combo pieces.

• Negate: Counters spells.

• Psychic Strike: Another counter spell with mill, great!

• Remove Soul: Yeah I don't want you to have creatures

• Thought Collapse: A strictly better Cancel especially for a mill deck.

Sorceries

• Bond of Insight: Basically an upside replacement for Archaeomancer because it mills as well as return spells.

• Breach the Multiverse: A Ghastly Concsription that mills.

• Diabolic Tutor: I mean ya gotta have a tutor...

• Diabolic Vision: Both gives me a card and sets up my next four turns.

• Maddening Cacophony: Traumatize but for everyone!?!? Yes please!

• Mind Grind: Mid-late game this card is game over for opponents.

• Ponder: Nice card draw and sets up the next turns.

• Soul Transfer: I want it gone and I want my shtuff back

• Telemin Performance: Just destroys Narset and Oloro decks. Once milled 73 cards against my friends Oloro pillow fort deck.

• Traumatize: Yup this is here and you know why.

• Whispering Madness: Good card made better by Library of Leng and Sphinx's Tutelage.

• Windfall: Same as above.

Enchantments

• Court of Cunning: More incidental mill :)

• Dictate of Karametra: Drawing cards is fun! Whittling libraries is fun! everyone liking what you're doing is fun!

• Dissipation Field: Please don't attack me... I don't like it and you'll lose your creatures.

• Fraying Sanity: Sucks to be whoever has this, especially after Traumatize.

• Kumena's Awakening: Great either way! No City's Blessing then I'm just whittling down the libraries; with City's Blessing I've got the card advantage!

• Memory Erosion: Storm off, I dare you.

• Mystic Redaction: Just makes wheeling that much more fun.

• Propaganda: I really don't like it when you attack me.

• Psychic Corrosion: Great synergy with all the extra card draw and cards like Windfall.

• Sphinx's Tutelage: Like above but targeted, however with a chance of milling even more.

• Teferi's Tutelage: I feel like we just went over this one...

Artifacts

• Altar of the Brood: Just a little more incidental mill and especially good with Undead Alchemist, and now even better with Oona, Queen of the Fae being the new commander!

• Arcane Signet: Great ramp and fixing.

• Commander's Sphere: Good ramp and fixing.

• Crawlspace: Helps deal with go wide strategies

• Grafdigger's Cage: Great for shutting down any graveyard-based decks I may inadvertently be helping.

• Howling Mine: More cards! More cards! More cards!

• Library of Leng: One of my favorite cards in the deck. Gives me complete freedom with Whispering Madness to cycle through my library and prevents a lot of self-mill.

• Mesmeric Orb: Good to combat infinite combos that use {T} abilities and token builds.

• Mindcrank: Wincon with Duskmantle Guildmage.

• Sol Ring: One mana and produces two, what more could I ask.

• Soul-Guide Lantern: Boop! No more graveyard, sorry Archangel's Light, Learn from the Past, and Primal Command.

• Swiftfoot Boots: Good protection and speedy bois.

• Temple Bell: What can I say but I really like drawing cards.

• Thought Vessel: Ramp plus no max hand size sounds good

Win in Three

The first way to win in three with this deck, is by using the Duskmantle Guildmage + Mindcrank combo. The optimum hand would be Sol Ring, Mindcrank, Duskmantle Guildmage, 2x Swamp, and 2x Island.

Turn 1: Play Swamp, tap for Sol Ring and use that mana to play Mindcrank.

Turn 2: Play Island, use both lands to play Duskmantle Guildmage.

Turn 3: Play Island, tap for {U}{U}{B} for Duskmantle Guildmage's first ability and attack with him.

Game Over.

The second way to win in three is using Fraying Sanity and Traumatize for single player or Bruvac the Grandiloquent and Maddening Cacophony. The ideal hand would be Fraying Sanity/Bruvac the Grandiloquent, Traumatize/Maddening Cacophony, Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, and 3 untapped lands.

Turn 1: Play land into Sol Ring into Arcane Signet

Turn 2: Play land and Fraying Sanity/Bruvac the Grandiloquent using Arcane Signet and Sol Ring

Turn 3: Play land and Traumatize/Maddening Cacophony and 1, 2, ... poof deck gone

My Meta

Playgroup bans:

• Nevermore: The reason being is we play commander to play with commanders believe it or not and we feel this is just unnecessary.

Playgroup Allowances:

• Braids, Cabal Minion: Only allowed in the 99 and not as a commander bc that would be too much.

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• Queen of Purgatory, Marchesa led by Marchesa, the Black Rose.

• Tiana Auras led by Tiana, Ship's Caretaker.

• Azami, Go fish led by Azami, Lady of Scrolls.

Decks by Cmaster:

• Chief says no led by Baral, Chief of Compliance.

• Welcome to the SRAM JAM led by Sram, Senior Edificer.

• An Etali, Primal Storm deck

Decks by Wurmspiralmaschine14:

• Bird is the Word led by Ephara, God of the Polis

• A Thrasios, Triton Hero and Ravos, Soultender deck with 98 other creatures.

• Some others that I am forgetting at the moment... will be later updated.

Decks by UnorthodoxKerbal:

• Derevi led by Derevi, Empyrial Tactician

• Doran led by Doran, the Siege Tower

• Marath led by Marath, Will of the Wild

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I'm looking to get some cards on the Maybeboard. Any suggestions on cards there which I should or shouldn't get are much appreciated. Hope you enjoyed my deck! Thanks!

Feel free to comment and +1. It means a lot :) And feel free to check out my other decks here!

The original version of this deck was created in early 2016

Top Ranked	Achieved #18 position overall 7 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Casual 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Combo 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Mill 4 years ago
Date added	8 years
Last updated	2 days
Exclude colors	WRG
Key combos	Duskmantle Guildmage + Mindcrank
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 45 - 0 Rares 24 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.98
Tokens	City's Blessing, Faerie Rogue 1/1 UB, Monarch Emblem, Zombie 2/2 B
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