Dabbling in Oblivion

Commander / EDH Exile Mill Scry UBR (Grixis)

Orpheus124

Land (37)

• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x Choked Estuary
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darkslick Shores
• 1x Darkwater Catacombs
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Foreboding Ruins
• 1x Hall of the Bandit Lord
• 1x High Market
• 3x Island
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 3x Mountain
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Riptide Laboratory
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Spirebluff Canal
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 4x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Isle
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Watery Grave

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Pendrell Mists
• 1x Soothsaying

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Ashiok, Dream Render
• 1x Ashiok, Nightmare Muse

Sorcery (22)

• 1x Aminatou's Augury
• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Brotherhood's End
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Dark Petition
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x In Garruk's Wake
• 1x Life's Finale
• 1x Mnemonic Deluge
• 1x Necromantic Selection
• 1x Past in Flames
• 1x Phthisis
• 1x Profane Transfusion
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Scheming Symmetry
• 1x Serum Visions
• 1x Sign in Blood
• 1x Skull Storm
• 1x Tasha's Hideous Laughter
• 1x Vandalblast
• 1x World at War

Creature (10)

• 1x Gibbering Barricade
• 1x Harmonic Prodigy
• 1x Jorubai Murk Lurker
• 1x Oblivion Sower
• 1x Spellskite
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea
• 1x Thing in the Ice  ^Flip
• 1x Tuktuk Rubblefort
• 1x Umbris, Fear Manifest
• 1x Woe Strider

Commander (1)

Artifact (16)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Crystal Shard
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Erratic Portal
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Explorer's Scope
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Netherborn Altar
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Talisman of Creativity
• 1x Talisman of Dominance

Instant (9)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Hatred
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Opt
• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Spoils of Blood
• 1x Thrill of Possibility
• 1x Wild Magic Surge

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I was feeling nostalgic while I visited a local game store, and I bought the Mind Seize precon from about 10 years ago. I wanted to refine Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge, because I learned that playing her is very different from my usual commander decks that focus on building value engines; Jeleva likes being cast, likes being killed, and cast again to reap more instants and sorceries from all decks around. So, I decided to fill my deck with board wipes and some odd support that fits her niche, so that I can benefit playing opponents’ spells and then resetting Jeleva from my own spells. It has the wonkiest CMC average.

Also, Umbris, Fear Manifest can get GIGANTIC and it seems there are quite a few good horrors/nightmares to slot in here. Umbris is only a beater, but there’s some fun synergies with Ashiok, Nightmare Muse too.

Naturally, there’s some ways I can return Jeleva to hand, in case she starts costing too much to keep up, like Crystal Shard or Netherborn Altar.

Ultimately, this does end up playing sort of like a mill deck. It’s weird and fun, and a different, bizarre, interactive thing to play at my table.

Date added	1 year
Last updated	9 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 50 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.44
Tokens	Goat 0/1 W, Horror */* B, Nightmare 2/3 UB, Phyrexian Horror X/X C