New to Commander. Recommendations?

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{"ops":[{"insert":"I'm coming back to the game after a fairly large break and this site is super helpful in setting up decks and tracking cards.\n\nI put together a little mill deck and was curious if it would hold up. Please let me know if you'd all be so kind.\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/10384004/temporary_insanity\n"}]}
Edited 12/6/2024, 5:47:20 PM
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darkconfidnt avatardarkconfidnt 30 days
{"ops":[{"insert":"Hey there! Mill in EDH is inherently more challenging than 1v1, but that's fun if you're up for it! (here's a "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.moxfield.com/decks/aFUwVt5E20OW3tmF_6w_tQ"},"insert":"UB mill list"},{"insert":" I run, for some add'l ideas)\n\nI generally suggest removing the small single-target mill effects ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ambassador Laquatus"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Didn't Say Please"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thought Collapse"}},{"insert":")\nand the (non-repeatable) damage effects ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Psychic Venom"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Aether Storm"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Browbeat"}},{"insert":" and maybe "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Perforating Artist"}},{"insert":"). \n\nI'd also cut "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Isochron Scepter"}},{"insert":" (currently only has 7 targets), "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Painter's Servant"}},{"insert":" (without "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grindstone"}},{"insert":", idk what value this adds; "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sphinx's Tutelage"}},{"insert":" specifies 'nonland' so it's still not a significant value-add), "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Umbris, Fear Manifest"}},{"insert":" (only 3 other ways to trigger it), "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mana Severance"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chainer's Edict"}},{"insert":" (can replace with global edicts like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sheoldred's Edict"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Liliana's Triumph"}},{"insert":"), "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Stone Rain"}},{"insert":" (run "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Demolition Field"}},{"insert":" if you're worried about nonbasics). I'm not sure what you're going for with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hive Mind"}},{"insert":" - besides chaos :) \n\nDepending on your play group, you may want to pack some graveyard-hate ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bojuka Bog"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nautiloid Ship"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Stone of Erech"}},{"insert":", etc.). \nI'd suggest some haste enablers so you can trigger Xander the turn you cast him (any of the Boots come to mind, or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Crashing Drawbridge"}},{"insert":"). \nAnother option is to run clone effects to really drain your opponents' resources - "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Irenicus's Vile Duplication"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Electroduplicate"}},{"insert":" etc.\nPossibly "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mindcrank"}},{"insert":" too.\n\nGood luck!\n"}]}
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{"ops":[{"insert":"I appreciate your comments and recommendations. I wasn't aware some of those options existed and they're just straight upgrades to what I chose. I really like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sheoldred's Edict"}},{"insert":" in particular. \n\nAs far as the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Painter's Servant"}},{"insert":"... the idea was to "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hive Mind"}},{"insert":" the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mana Severance"}},{"insert":" and use the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Opposition Agent"}},{"insert":" to remove all of the opponents' lands, making things like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Umbris, Fear Manifest"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sphinx's Tutelage"}},{"insert":" annihilate decks. I know it's a lot of cards for an engine like that, but it's an insta-win if it gets out, so I figured it may be worth the risk. \n\nAnd for the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Isochron Scepter"}},{"insert":", it was difficult to include it in the first place, but in the end I figured, if any of those 7 targets are repeatable every turn, I'd be happy with it. In the end, it'll probably come out. \n\nI also like the clone idea you put out. The "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Irenicus's Vile Duplication"}},{"insert":" seems especially suited for that, but I'm not seeing the use on "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Electroduplicate"}},{"insert":" as it will only be useful on that one turn. Cloning something like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lord Xander, the Collector"}},{"insert":" or even "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kess, Dissident Mage"}},{"insert":" I would want to use turn after turn. \n"}]}
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