Milling Gone Rogue (Precon Upgrade Guide)[PRIMER]
Commander / EDH
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With A Month of Playtesting, Some Cuts Are Made —Oct. 25, 2020
I've played the deck in around 2 dozen matches, primarily against Dimir ETBs and Feldon of the Third Path graveyard shenanigans (piloted by Goblin_Guide), Thraximundar sac, Edgar Markov vampire tribal, and Intet, the Dreamer topdeck manipulation.
The deck has handled itself quite well, especially against slower decks, and we can take considerable advantage of an opponent's missed land drop or misplay. However, there are a few cuts that I feel need to be made:
In:
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Body Double. Don't let those fatties in the graveyard go to waste!
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Spellbook. For redundancy with Reliquary Tower; helps prevent triaging a full hand.
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The Eldest Reborn. Not quite sure how this is going to go, but we're giving it a try.
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Strionic Resonator. Can double our milling with Anowon, Fleet Swallower, Keening Stone, etc.
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Undercity Plague. Another experiment. We'll see how it goes.
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Dismember. In a playgroup full of creature decks, more removal is never a bad thing.
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Reality Shift. See above.
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Coat of Arms. Finally! Since day 1, this was top of the wish list, and I finally managed to secure it through trades.
Out:
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Blackblade Reforged. A placeholder for Coat of Arms, but nowhere near as devastating.
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Agent of Treachery and Sepulchral Primordial. Traded for Coat of Arms.
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Rankle, Master of Pranks. This is a digital version of a paper deck, and paper cards cost money. Rankle will stay on the wish list, but will have to wait a while.
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True-Name Nemesis. See above.
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Bitterblossom. See above.
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Mask of Riddles. Not quite as impactful as I'd once hoped.
VorelNailo says... #2
wgoms: Thank you for your suggestions! They all fit the deck very well.
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Kindred Discovery is a little out of my current budget, but will definitely make a future version of the deck.
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Bloodforged Battle-Axe is interesting, but seems a little inconsistent. I will do some more playtesting and get back to you.
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Thada Adel, Acquisitor was in the original decklist, but I took her out because she drew a lot of hate and didn't really further the strategy of the deck.
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Thieving Skydiver is a card I had not thought about in conjunction with the deck! Its ability is interesting, and more consistent than I thought at first sight, as it can "steal" your own equipment to get around Equip costs.
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Door of Destinies, Coat of Arms, and Vanquisher's Banner are all very good, and I will have to think about what I could cut for them.
October 10, 2020 1:19 p.m.
This is my current one. I also have doubts about what to cut to make the new one with Anowon as commander. Thank you for the feedback.
October 10, 2020 10:31 p.m.
I really like your Decklist, very inspiring while building mine!
What do you think of Bruvac the Grandiloquent ? Sure he’s way too expensive right now and he’s not a Rogue but for a mil deck, he seems like a must have don’t you think?
October 13, 2020 8:53 a.m.
VorelNailo says... #6
Jeh11: Thank you for your interest in the deck! I'm glad to hear that it's inspiring.
Yes, Bruvac the Grandiloquent is extremely good, and yes, right now the price is a concern. He definitely would make a non-budget version of the deck - right now, my only way to acquire him would be as a birthday present. He is definitely worth an exception to the "rogues only" rule.
October 13, 2020 11:40 a.m.
KrossCaster says... #7
You put Blackblade Reforged back into the deck even though you wrote that its to inconsistent. Is there a special reason why? Rather then this i like the work you put in this. Maybe Metalic Mimic is a consideration.
October 21, 2020 1:23 p.m.
VorelNailo says... #8
KrossCaster: This is a paper list I'm building through trades, and Blackblade Reforged was last on the list of cuts I'm making. I'm going to be getting a Coat of Arms this weekend and will swap it out.
October 21, 2020 1:44 p.m.
Great build! I recently built this Anowon myself and I'm really enjoying it. I currently have Kindred Dominance in my build, as well as Decree of Pain, but I am considering swapping out Decree of Pain for something else.
I like including Necropolis Regent in here. I recently took that out of Edgar Markov so I think it found a new home here.
October 22, 2020 4:11 p.m.
VorelNailo says... #10
folbrekr: Kindred Dominance is on my wishlist; unfortunately, no one in my playgroup has one, and it's a little out of my budget. Necropolis Regent can get out of control very quickly, and what a coincidence: I got mine from my friend's Edgar Markov deck!
wgoms says... #1
Artifacts:
Bloodforged Battle-Axe Door of Destinies Coat of Arms Vanquishers Banner
Enchant:
Kindred Discovery
Creatures:
Thada Adel, Acquisitor Thieving Skydiver
October 9, 2020 11:40 p.m.