Memory Erosion

Enchantment

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player puts the top two cards of his or her library into their graveyard.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (49)

wallisface on Blue Mill 3.0

5 months ago

Some thoughts:

• for the same reason that Shock is terrible in burn decks, Tome Scour just isn’t viable in mill - it just doesn’t do enough for the card-cost. I would also add Memory Sluice, and Dream Twist, into this “doesn’t do enough” bucket. I’d suggest grabbing some copies of Fractured Sanity instead.

• Mill decks generally can’t go fast enough to race the quicker decks in modern. This is why its super important to run interaction. Most mill decks include black so that they can run cards like Fatal Push, Drown in the Loch, and Surgical Extraction.

• Your sideboard currently just reads like a bunch of cards that couldn’t fit in the main. You should be using those 15 slots to protect yourself from bad matchups, and dealing with problem cards.

• i’m not sure what Elixir of Immortality, Tormod's Crypt, and Memory Erosion are doing in this deck. None of them feel particularly useful.

trobaldo on phenax God of the mill

6 months ago

deck disassembled for following cards: Jace, Memory Adept Counterspell Cyclonic Rift Bloodchief Ascension Memory Erosion Mind Grind Rise of the Dark Realms Traumatize

PirateCptAstera on Lord Xander Taxing your Deck

10 months ago

Okay, so having a look at your current list I can see a few things that I would do:

Definitely agree with king-saproling with adding Syr Konrad, the Grim as it pairs extremely well with Mindcrank often getting multiple triggers

Even though you're going for an aggresive style deck. adding a little bit of pillowfort could benefit in the form of Riddlekeeper and Memory Erosion

Nightscape Familiar to make Lord Xander, the Collector easier to play (and other cards)

Manic Scribe for a cheap creature that you can get out early that gives you consistent mill on each opponent

Didn't Say Please is a brilliant counterspell for you, especially in use of protecting combo pieces

And of course if you're considering going for draw strategies, there's plenty of cards for that

shadeslayerx22 on Simple Mill

1 year ago

How has Thought Collapse worked out for you? How often can you afford to spend your turn 3 countering a spell instead of dropping those repeated mill effects like Fraying Sanity or Memory Erosion? And because most of the deck is at sorcery speed, if your opponent doesn't cast anything counter-worthy and just swings you waste one of the most important turns on your curve. I obviously don't know your playgroup and haven't had any experience using it as a potential clutch card, but that's what I see. Looks like a really fun list too.

wallisface on Fractured Sanity Grinding

1 year ago

I agree with Ammonzy that in mill “free” spells are bad, because our hand is often our most important resource, and losing 2 cards for 1 spell seems really bad. I also don’t think Memory Erosion having 2 blue symbols can ever justify it being in a deck.

Typically mills strongest control element is mainboard Surgical Extraction to remove an opponents key pieces. I’m very surprised that this control build is avoiding that route

DMFF on Fractured Sanity Grinding

1 year ago

I cannot justify removing 4 "free" Counterspells from my deck. Also, every choice in this deck was made with Sanity Grinding in mind to make the spell as efficient as possible. Originally, Mesmeric Orb was in the slot where Memory Erosion is since it is the best mill permanent out there. However, I found that it was popping up too much and throwing off the efficiency for Sanity Grinding, so I replaced it. The more blue mana symbols in this deck, the better!

TheVectornaut on Rogues be Millin

1 year ago

For multiplayer, it seems you'd want as many mill cards that hit "each opponent" rather than just "target opponent" as possible. So while I would normally recommend something like Fraying Sanity , I think a wider option like Memory Erosion could be more appropriate. Luckily, (aside from Anowon), the rogues follow that advice quite well. I do think I'd prefer another cheap rogue to Baleful Strix though. Maybe Merfolk Windrobber or Zulaport Duelist for the mill or maybe Oona's Blackguard for the power and hand disruption.

BeesGetDegrees on

2 years ago

Removals • Bioessence Hydra - Expensive for the cost and really only can pop if you’re out with a ton of planeswalkers. - Doesn’t truly allow to combo off or put yourself further in a win position • Vryn Wingmare - Just ok. Could levy into stronger creatures. • Martial Coup - An ok board wipe but there’s better ones out there. • Altar of Dementia - Not valid as sacrifice doesn't proc with totem armor • Really Good spread of Lands. Quick pace and some very solid duals that keep up your pace • Dovin Baan - Does not help advance your enchantment Mill objective. • Dovin, Hand of Control - Not great in commander as you have to activate it on your turn • Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner - You’re not hitting with large creatures. Mill is your objective with a subtheme of enchanted/totem creatures • Finest Hour - You’re milling, not attacking. You already should be having fliers anyway.

Suggestions: • Common theme that the deck needs to be built from a behind position. You have an easy commander to keep some BRUTAL pieces alive and well.

• Many of your creatures do not utilize tapping effects (which should be your goal with the commander).

• Will need some life gain enchantments to stay in the game

• No easily combo pieces or blink pieces - Dramatic Reversal - Mindcrank

• Creatures that tap for mana and have totem armor. Easy ramp - Karametra's Acolyte

• Creatures to help Mill or slow down the game - Fleet Swallower - Dreamborn Muse - Silent Arbiter

• More instant or sorcery spells that actually can mill an opponent - Maddening Cacophony

• Creatures that can grow unhindered with totem armor - Scute Mob - Sun Titan - Bishop of Rebirth - Danitha Capashen, Paragon

• Completely missing ramp/ability to draw specific lands - Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Can always enchant him for free unlimited lands - Cultivate

• Exile graveyard Pieces or different lands - Halimar Depths - Bojuka Bog - Myriad Landscape

• Better enchantments that are not expensive - Mirrormade - Memory Erosion - Patient Rebuilding

• Absolutely need some mana rocks