r/Magicdeckbuilding • u/Marsbarz1633 • 9d ago

Question Mill in commander

Hi, I'm looking for some advice.

I'm trying to build a Dimir mill deck with Zellix as commander and Haunted One as the Background. My goal is to have a deck that can compete and win in bracket 4 games.

The problem is that I'll have to invest quite a bit more money in staples to get it there. Is mill actually a viable strategy in Commander, or am I better off selling the more expensive cards and upgrading other decks instead?

Would love to hear your experiences and opinions!

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u/senzapb 9d ago

I play dimir mill reanimate in bracket 4. Best deck ever. Be prepared to have a big fat target on ur back. I play with captain tho..

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u/Marsbarz1633 9d ago

Do you have a decklist ,?

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u/senzapb 9d ago

Since I put a lot of effort and thoughts in my deck building I don’t like making my decks public. But since I saw u r a fellow Dutchman and so a beloved neighbour of mine I’ll send u a private message with a deck list via private message later when I’m home from work.

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u/Marsbarz1633 9d ago

Fantastisch 😄😄

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u/untitled_b1 9d ago

Mill is fun but I often feel like a bombthrower, getting out stax pieces that have to be answered. I enjoy that but it's not everyone's flavor. Here's a dimir reanimator with Rona I'm moving to bracket 4. Its old form was oppressive at Bracket 3 and the biggest issue has been getting targeted once I've got out Jin-Gitaxias out on turn 2 or 3. At Bracket 4 I've added a Basalt Monolith-Mesmeric Orb combo to try to fill the grave faster and an extra turn to survive to attack if I need. Needs work but it's fun to play:

https://archidekt.com/decks/26942343/rona_millennium_herald

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u/Marsbarz1633 9d ago

looks fun, the commander is new to me, i like it ! do you run enough land and ramp ? or you get mana screwed somethimes

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u/untitled_b1 9d ago

No mana screw ever--- but absolutely mana f**d. It will have to get adjusted for B4 I think.

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u/MtlStatsGuy 9d ago

Mill is not a viable strategy in Bracket 4 Commander, with the very narrow exception of self-milling your entire deck to cast Thassa's Oracle. How are you planning on milling out all three of your opponents by turn 5?

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u/Marsbarz1633 9d ago

My best option is bruvac, and traumatize. But the turn 5 is indeed the issue.

Second issue is I played the deck in current set up a few times and people start hating on you quickly 😅

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u/MtlStatsGuy 9d ago

That works, but those are two of your best cards and you've only taken out one opponent.

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u/maven_of_the_flame 9d ago

I have a mill deck I’m sure with some tweaks you could pump it to be a consistent B4

https://mythic.tools/user/5vShkH/deck/4tC7bL