The Mine Phase (Commander / EDH MTG Deck)

The Mine Phase

Commander / EDH Casual Control Enchantment Mono-Blue Multiplayer

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Instant (19)

Creature (14)

Land (33)

Sorcery (9)

Planeswalker (1)

1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor

Commander (1)

Enchantment (15)

Artifact (8)

Some people grow out of it, others don't. The name of the deck is self explanitory, you take/copy everything and anything you want at any time. I thought this would be really fun to play. I made this deck because I only ever see pure cruel control with just counters and nopes in blue. Personally, I used to enjoy that way a lot but i do see how frustrating it is and it does make the game a lot less fun. So I wanted to try a different direction for blue and completely focus on making a blue deck that uses other peoples decks.

So far the deck is relatively fun but could really use some help. It's trouble seems to lie in trying to keep up in pace. I want the deck to be fun but also be able to keep up competitively with my friends decks. The group I play with doesn't do tournaments but they can still get pretty gruesome and gross.

If you enjoyed it then vote please! I'd love to know what you all think of this idea. I really hope it ends up being enjoyable and I'd love to see the deck be able to stand up to others.

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Time for an OS Upgrade — Sept. 11, 2018

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It's been a long time since I worked on this deck, and I think it needs some new life breathed into it. Therefore I'm finally gonna do a few quality of life updates on it. A lot of these updates will be mana ramp because I find man becomes an issue in this deck. Here are the results of my research.

Radiant Fountain is coming out and being replaced with Academy Ruins. It's got no Utility. Idk why it is even in the deck. 2 life makes almost no difference when Academy allows me to save my few artifacts.

One Island was taken out to add in Mikokoro, Center of the Sea because more draw speed is nice.

One Island is also being dropped for Terrain Generator to get those extra lands down as they come in through multiple draws.

A third Island has been dropped for Wasteland so that if homeward path becomes a consistent threat, then I have more options to deal with it.

Mercurial Pretender is being removed because it focuses more on my board when I don't want that. I have only a couple good things to copy of my own that aren't Legendary, and there's never a guaruntee that my copies will be worthwhile to copy again. Because of this Solemn Simulacrum is being added for some added much needed ramp.

Swiftfoot Boots is being replaced by Armillary Sphere because Lightning Greaves is enough for this deck, and again, I could really use the ramp.

I'm deciding to drop Dissolve because I feel that 10 counter spells and a counter artifact are more than enough immediate defense in this deck, and it is the weaker of them all because it doesn't remove cards from the game, isn't free, doesn't steal, or isn't as cheap to cast. Because of this, Mind Stone will be added for that extra mana and draw power when needed.

Jace, Architect of Thought is retiring because He doesn't really fit anywhere to be honest in here. I need more draw power/card access. I've decided to replace him with the power card Fact or Fiction because draw power is desperately needed more frequently in this deck to get it rolling.

In addition, Tamiyo, the Moon Sage is leaving as well. It's sad to see her go because I think she's fantastic, but again like Jace, she just doesn't have a proper niche in this particular deck. Her replacement is the wonderful Future Sight to open up options with that extra available card to choose from.

Keiga, the Tide Star is being replaced by Vizier of Many Faces. Keiga just costs to much and takes to long to be useful in comparison to Vizier. Vizier also has a recursion effect which bumps up its usefulness even more.

Take Possession is being replaced by the strictly better In Bolas's Clutches. One mana less for the same effect. It doesn't really matter if it has split second. It doesn't utilize it nearly as well as its other split second brethren.

Hypnotic Siren has been replaced by Saheeli's Artistry. I made this decision because I only ever use the siren to steal a creature and also the Siren can just be blown up to take the creature back. With Artistry, I get to copy both a creature AND an artifact. I'd much rather copy 2 things for 1 less mana, than steal 1 thing for 1 more mana.

and Finally

Persuasion is being replaced by Kefnet's Last Word strictly because it costs less mana and isn't a permanent that can just be blown up. I'd rather the opponent have to blow up their own creature than just get it back with no problems.

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Date added	9 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 47 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.07
Tokens	Ape 3/3 G, Copy Clone, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Morph 2/2 C, Vizier of Many Faces 0/0 W
Folders	Commander, EDH
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