Thoroughly Standard Mill Deck

Standard* Competitive Control Mill

ianknox

0 drop (23)

• 2x Aether Hub
• 20x Island
• 1x Scavenger Grounds

2 drop (12)

• 2x Baral, Chief of Compliance
• 2x Censor
• 4x Compelling Argument
• 4x Manic Scribe

5 drop (2)

• 2x Baral's Expertise

10 drop (2)

• 2x Commit / Memory

4 drop (8)

• 4x Engulf the Shore
• 4x Startled Awake  ^Flip

3 drop (7)

• 4x Fraying Sanity
• 3x Supreme Will

1 drop (4)

• 4x Minister of Inquiries

6 drop (2)

• 2x Torrential Gearhulk

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Sideboard

10 drop (2)

• 2x Commit / Memory

3 drop (7)

• 2x Disallow
• 3x Imprisoned in the Moon
• 2x Void Shatter

2 drop (6)

• 4x Essence Scatter
• 2x Negate

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Maybeboard

0 drop (3)

• 1x Ipnu Rivulet
• 1x Mirrorpool
• 1x Scavenger Grounds

7 drop (1)

• 1x Sphinx of the Final Word

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The name sums it up pretty well-- I'm gunning for your library and I'm hoping to do it as quickly as possible.

There's almost nothing here worth explaining, it's a classic mix of control and mill kicked up a few notches. It was inspired by a combination of Saffron Olive's Bounce-n-Mill and the spoiler for Fraying Sanity. The sideboard will likely change once the meta for HOU gets settled.

The ideal scenario:

• T1: Island, Minister of Inquiries
• T2: Island, Minister of Inquiries, Minister of Inquiries
• T3: Any land, Fraying Sanity, Mill for 3 + 3 + 3 (x2 at end of turn)
• T4: Any land, Startled Awake   , Mill for 13 + 3 + 3 + 3 (x2 at end of turn)
• That's telekinesis Kyle! (62 cards gone)

A more realistic way to go (doesn't rely on grabbing 3 of 4 Minister of Inquiries in the first 4 turns) would be:

• T1: Island, Minister of Inquiries
• T2: Aether Hub, Baral, Chief of Compliance, Mill for 3
• T3: Island, Fraying Sanity, Mill for 3 (x2 at end of turn)
• T4: Island, Startled Awake   , Compelling Argument, Mill for 13 + 5 + 3 (x2 more at end of turn)
• That's telekinesis Kyle! (53 milled cards + 7 opening hand + 3 draws = 63 cards gone)

To consider:

Mirrorpool

I used to have two mainboard, but I only ever got to use them a few times in play testing. Usually the game is long over (one way or the other) by the time I have that much extra mana to copy a spell.

Aether Hub

I'm not convinced the energy is worth potentially diluting my Engulf the Shores.

Scavenger Grounds

Might need more of these if people start sideboarding in shuffle-GY-into-library type cards.

Sphinx of the Final Word

Might be useful as a one-of in the SB. Good vs control heavy decks which are probably one of the bigger threats (along with very fast aggro).

Ipnu Rivulet

I thought this was a good idea but I'm less sure now. They dilute my Engulf the Shores and losing land/mana is a hard thing to justify in any deck with control tendencies.

Credit where it's due:

https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/budget-magic-58-16-tix-mono-u-bounce-n-mill-standard

Top Ranked	Achieved #13 position overall 8 years ago
Date added	8 years
Last updated	8 years
Exclude colors	WBRG
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 17 - 4 Rares 15 - 6 Uncommons 4 - 5 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.32
Tokens	Energy Reserve
Folders	WIP, ..., Decks, Cool Concepts, Control, Inspo