Zombie Millocalypse

I like it! I am a mill archetype fan so like people trying to make viable decks to mill. Looks like fun.

You will need to put something other thanMemory Sluice to call it standard though I think. :)

September 20, 2012 1:08 p.m.

point well taken, my bad :pAny suggestions to replace it?:p

September 20, 2012 1:12 p.m.

replace Memory Sluice for Vanishment

September 20, 2012 1:24 p.m.

Let's see ... some interesting mill cards to add.

Grindclock - Kinda slow as you have to tap it to add counters to increase the mill amount but it works. Cellar Door - Fits the theme where you mill a card and if it is a creature you get a zombie token. Again it is slow but mill often is slow. Curse of the Bloody Tome - The curse that keeps the mill going each turn even if you have nothing in hand to mill with. Geth, Lord of the Vault - I have always liked this card. Just kinda costly to cast especially with your manabase. But I just had to mention him lol.

But here is the one I would probably add: Sands of Delirium - you mill X cards so you could mill at the end of you opponents turn for as much mana as you have open.

September 20, 2012 1:35 p.m.

thank you so much for the suggestions, but what would you take out?

September 20, 2012 2:09 p.m.

Trepanation Blade is KILLER in mill decks, especially a zombie based one. Like, when you hit them with an Undead Alchemist it's gonna mill them (giving you tokens), add X to your Alchemist, then mill them again with the actual combat damage (4 PLUS whatever the Blade does). I love it :3

September 23, 2012 8:31 a.m.

thanks dude, do you think the deck can work like this?:p

September 23, 2012 1:39 p.m.

should i add shock lands?i thought about it but i'm afraid it might becoma to expensive :/

September 24, 2012 8:49 a.m.

I love using Hedron Crab first turn in my mill deck, but then again, it is not zombie based.

September 24, 2012 3:45 p.m.

also not legal in standard post rotation dude :P

September 24, 2012 4:05 p.m.

I think 20 lands isn't enough really. My old goblin mono red deck only had 20 and did great, but most of my cards were 3cmc and under, and I was running one color. 23 seems to pop in my head right now as a good number with 4cmc cards and below and two colors. But I am no expert, so anyone who knows best please chime in. :)

September 25, 2012 11:53 a.m.

yeah i was also thinking about that, maybe drop 1 Cancel and 2 Dissipate and add 3 more lands

September 25, 2012 3 p.m.

all done!Does this deck look playable? I'm having second thoughts before ordering the cards :/

September 25, 2012 3:23 p.m.

Like the Zombie mix, I run a similiar deck with Delver of Secrets  ^Flip in addition to jace's phantasm. I never thought of playing Trepanation Blade on the alchemist. Nothing to do but playtest and prep for Gatecrash and the Dimir to make a comeback.

September 25, 2012 4:33 p.m.

I copied this and added two lands, taking out a couple Cancel s. In testing I found I should have kept cancels over the Dissipate as I could have used that countered card in the grave instead of exiled so that card:Jace's Phantasm would have been buffed by his +4/+4.

22 lands seemed to work well for getting out anything I drew so definitely 22-23 is good.

September 25, 2012 5:44 p.m.

I run a very similar mill deck myself that I have posted on here. deck:controlmill-aggro The only thing I'm doing different is that I did notice how the milling was going a bit slow, so I added cards that removed the opposing players hand and made them top deck sooner so that you have less to deal with and more cards in the graveyard. Take a look

September 27, 2012 3:49 p.m.

Solid deck. Undead Alchemist is a heavy threat once it hits the board with the other mill aspects. I would almost run Cyclonic Rift or Blustersquall instead of Devastation Tide . The ability to keep your board presence and tap down or bounce all of your opponents creatures seems a little more beneficial. I think a Back From the Grave would be a fun little addition. Mill an opponent's big guy and bring it back as a zombie sounds like a fun trick :p

September 28, 2012 5:14 p.m.

Love those additions dude! i didn't know them as i don't know RtR that well,but they seem a fine addition to this deck, i definitely need to find a way to slide them in

September 28, 2012 5:17 p.m.

i'll replace the Devastation Tide s for 1 of each you mentioned

September 28, 2012 5:21 p.m.

Increasing Confusion ?

September 28, 2012 5:34 p.m.

had it,replaced it. playtesting revealed i had better replacements and i already have a good non-zombie mill base

September 28, 2012 5:57 p.m.

Your worst nightmare here will be Laboratory Maniac

December 13, 2012 9:47 p.m.