The easiest two way to win with this deck is to:
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Get out Bruvac and successfully resolve any library-halving effect:
Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Maddening Cacophony
Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Traumatize
Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Cut Your Losses
Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Terisian Mindbreaker
or
Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Fleet Swallower
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Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Sphinx's Tutelage
- which can demolish a mono-colored deck on its own; as only two cards of the four milled need to be nonland to repeat the process. For multicolored or artifact-heavy decks, it's best to include Painter's Servant into this combination.
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Infinite combination of Grindstone + Painter's Servant
; which doesn't require Bruvac as the cards required are not type-specific.
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Painter's Servant + Sphinx's Tutelage
, which can destroy a mono colored deck. and is greatly aided by Bruvac, as only 2 cards need to be nonland.
If your draw doesnt work out with any of these cards; that's bad luck. You can either take the Mulligan with fairly good odds of drawing at least half of a wincon, and topdeck or tutor the rest.
or
Choose to take the scenic route. The deck offers a static-mill framework, designed to turn routine, turn-based actions/phases into mill triggers.
Upkeep Mill
Mesmeric Orb- Mills the controller of every untapping permanent. This is global. Tutorable with
Fabricate or
Tribute Mage.
Manic Scribe- Hits all opponents for 3 cards initially. Then hits every opponent in turn.
Court of Cunning- Grants Monarch status. Mills each opponent 2; Mills 10 if you're the Monarch.
Draw Mill
Psychic Corrosion- Mills each opponent 2 cards, for each card you draw.
Sphinx's Tutelage- Mills 1 opponent 2 cards+, for each card you draw.
Both get pretty nasty with Rhystic Study out.
Land
Altar of the Brood- Mills each opponent, 1 card for each permanent you have ETB. Works well with
Zellix, Sanity Flayer, and
Undead Alchemist.
Ruin Crab- Landfall Mill, each opponent 3 cards. works well with
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds- Which can tap itself, return to your hand, and redrop for turn if you don't have one.
Casting Mill
Altar of the Brood- (See above)
Drowned Secrets- Mills all opponents 2 cards, for each blue spell you cast.
Memory Erosion- Mills one opponent 2 cards, whenever they cast a spell.
Combat Mill
Undead Alchemist- Mill an opponent's creature and get a
Zombie goon. Furthermore, turns
Zombie damage into mill. Synergizes with
Mirage Mirror, and is a potential wincon with
Altar of the Brood.
Mindcrank- Mills a card for each life your opponents lose. Amazing in multiplayer; letting your aggressive foes mill your enemies.
Riddlekeeper- Mills 2 cards for each creature that attacks you.
Propaganda- Used to keep attackers from eating your face before you get to win. This doesn't mill in itself, but does turn Mesmeric Orb into a considerable factor for the attacking player.
End Turn
Fraying Sanity- Unfortunately, only enchants 1 player. Doubles mill for the turn at the end step. Used for threatening aggro players and Ins/Sorc heavy decks, or just to take out that last pesky player with 80+ cards still in the library.
Copy Enchantment- Oh look, another one. Can also be used with any useful targetable enchantment. Don't limit yourself.
The Council of The Grandiloquent
At first glance, the static mill doesn't seem that impressive. One card here, two cards there.. even Bruvac will only double this small amount of mill; but, it does add up absurdly quick; so what if we simply make more Bruvacs (that aren't Legendary), that stack this ability?
Spark Double/Sakashima of a Thousand Faces- Another Bruvac, (Zellix, or Undead Alchemist.)
Nanogene Conversion- Make ALL the creatures Bruvac. And then drop a Land with Ruin Crab, or Altar of the Brood, and wipe the pod as your Mill potential becomes exponentially huge.
Example: 4 player pod; each player has just 3 creatures. (You must control Bruvac as you cast Conversion). Now, there are 12 Bruvacs in play; each opponent has 9 Bruvac's doubling any mill against them.
A single drop of a permanent (such as a land) with Altar of the Brood already in play; a single damage with Mindcrank out; or, dropping a Manic Scribe, will cause each opponent to mill 512 cards.. and you to have zero friends.
Please note: Each opponent has Bruvacs, so you will also be at threat for milling as well. This move is flashy and fun, but should only be used when an opponent will be least likely to make you mill as well; but also then force you to draw. Highly unlikely; just a note of discretionary advice.