U-mill-iating (old standard)

Modern* jokercrow

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I choose cipher ! —May 8, 2013

From my tests, I can say that the cipher version is the overall best.

-It have good enough control with Hands of Binding

-It can mill to death on the 6th turn with Consuming Aberration

-It use the very bad cipher ability on an useful way. I must say that I really enjoy winning games with cards that are commonly considered as bad.

-It can adapt to many situations with cards like Stolen Identity

-I own most of the cards needed

-It's my favorite version to play.

Some good cards like Undead Alchemist that I have tested on other version have proven to be really useful in some situation while still being able to fit in this deck have been added to the main board and the sideboard.

Rayenous says... #1

A few things you may want to consider are Forbidden Alchemy , Think Twice , and perhaps Trepanation Blade .

The first 2 allow you to cycle cards, while having Flashback, thus giving Consuming Aberration more mill power.... the second is a nice milling fit with Tormented Soul and Invisible Stalker , and since it mills before combat damage, it boosts Consuming Aberration

Splashing white for a single card is a bad idea... I know Double Strike increases Cipher's ability, but adding a color splash when the card requires 2 of that color to cast is usually detrimental.

April 26, 2013 12:37 p.m.

jokercrow says... #2

You might be right about Silverblade Paladin , but I always feel like it's the only way to make cipher playable in standard. Witch makes me sad because I like the ability, but every cards with it cost just to much to be worth it.

If I ever remove the paladin, I will have to consider Forbidden Alchemy and, Think Twice as an alternative, but I keep hoping it's playable. And I think that Trepanation Blade might cost to much and won't trigger Consuming Aberration .

I will still think about all of those ideas.

April 26, 2013 2:19 p.m.

Rayenous says... #3

Stolen Identity is definitely worth the cost... it's expensive, but the value from the card is great. Creating a copy of a Consuming Aberration ... 2 in the first turn you cast it, and another each turn thereafter... is just awesome.

April 26, 2013 2:44 p.m.