Standard - [ELD] Dimir controls the mill

Control

TCGPlayer $83

Cardmarket €69

Cardhoarder 5 Tix

Deck contains 13 invalid cards for this format: Thought Erasure (GRN), Thief of Sanity (GRN), Watery Grave (GRN), Thought Collapse (RNA), Cry of the Carnarium (RNA), Enter the God-Eternals (WAR), Tyrant's Scorn (WAR), Thief of Sanity (GRN), Unmoored Ego (GRN), Disdainful Stroke (GRN), Ritual of Soot (GRN), Enter the God-Eternals (WAR), Noxious Grasp (M20)

Main 60 cards (20 distinct)

Lands - 25

Side 15 cards (8 distinct)

Main 60 cards (20 distinct)

Lands - 25

Side 15 cards (8 distinct)

Main 60 cards (20 distinct)

Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (18)
4 Thought Erasure			$0.25€0.220.03
2 Cry of the Carnarium			$0.20€0.220.03
1 Tyrant's Scorn			$0.25€0.120.03
4 Drown in the Loch			$1.14€0.890.03
2 Into the Story			$0.25€0.220.03
2 Thought Collapse			$0.24€0.150.03
1 Enter the God-Eternals			$0.38€0.170.02
2 Didn't Say Please			$0.27€0.150.03
Creature (17)
3 Thief of Sanity			$0.49€0.310.02
4 Vantress Gargoyle			$0.31€0.180.02
4 Overwhelmed Apprentice			$0.24€0.160.03
2 Lochmere Serpent			$0.32€0.140.02
2 Murderous Rider			$0.790.02
2 Merfolk Secretkeeper			$0.200.03
Land (25)
4 Watery Grave			$14.39€13.130.29
5 Swamp			$0.20€0.020.05
10 Island			$0.15€0.020.03
4 Dismal Backwater			$0.24€0.080.03
1 Mystic Sanctuary			$1.31€0.870.03
1 Castle Locthwain			$3.63€3.762.03

Side 15 cards (8 distinct)

1 Thief of Sanity			$0.49€0.310.02
3 Duress			$0.19€0.060.04
1 Ritual of Soot			$0.35€0.300.02
2 Unmoored Ego			$0.40€0.360.02
2 Enter the God-Eternals			$0.38€0.170.02
3 Noxious Grasp			$0.25€0.090.03
2 Mystical Dispute			$0.44€0.460.18
1 Disdainful Stroke			$0.20€0.050.03

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Description

With rotation comes new ideas. Especially for my beloved Dimir Deck, I did several “minor” changes since the last time:

focussing on a more control-based archetype
incorporating the nice new cards which profits from milling the Opponent
rediscover old beloved cards which support milling (e.g Thief of Sanity)

I will do some playtesting in my local game group and update the deck list. The Sideboard definitely needs some chances and adaptation on current meta.

Have fun playing the deck!

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6 comments

cH4Rly 05 Aug 2019 11:31

I‘m thinking of going to more control and leaving the midrange strategy. The hostage taker will be missing after the rotation, but maybe there‘ll be some interesting cards in dimir in the next set

Hamlet 04 Aug 2019 12:16

Yeah, I have it in paper as well and it's doing quite okay there. Fortunately the local meta is not the same as the Arena meta. Otherwise it would be too frustrating with this deck.

cH4Rly 04 Aug 2019 00:01

Actually I play this deck only in paper. I agree with you, this deck is waaaaaay to slow compared to the current arena meta like Simic flash (which decapitate the early game strategy) and Esper Tempo (annoying Baby Teferi). But I really want that this decks work.

Hamlet 01 Aug 2019 14:41

Interesting changes recently. I need to revisit my Dimir deck as well. Have been playing different decks lately as I felt the deck was too slow for the current Arena meta.

cH4Rly 25 Jun 2019 19:03

It felt in a few match ups that i‘m missing a powerful win condition. I tried to build in Liliana because I find it kind of sad to keep her in the shelf :-P
But thanks for your advices, i appreciate your work :)

Hamlet 25 Jun 2019 14:06

Thought about Liliana myself, but I felt she's just "too cute" there as a top end and not really necessary. I'd consider her in a shell with a lower threat count. And even in this deck I would rather cut one Cast Down to fit in the Liliana instead of cutting a Discovery.

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Last Updated: 25 Nov 2019
Created: 24 Jun 2019
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Color Breakdown

Main/Sideboard Rarity Count

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4	5	6	0	0

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	Symbols	Percentage	Lands

About mana recommendations

These are general recommendations for a 60 card deck.

Lands	CMC	Description
18	0.48-0.80	Low Curve Deck - You need 1 or 2 lands to function and have no 3-drops in the deck
19-20	0.80-1.44	Low Curve Deck - You need 2 lands on turn 2 but would like 3 lands on turn 3 for some 3-drops
21-22	1.44-2.08	Aggro Deck - You need 2 lands on turn 2 every game and 3 lands on turn 3 for several 3-drops
23	2.08-2.40	Aggro Deck - You need 3 lands on turn 3 in most games. 4 lands by turn 4 is nice but not necessary
24	2.40-2.72	Midrange Deck - You need 3 lands on turn 3 in most games. 4 lands by turn 4 is nice but not necessary
25	2.72-3.04	Midrange Deck - You need 3 lands on turn 3 in most games. 4 lands by turn 4 often
26	3.04-3.36	Control Deck - You need the 3rd land drop to function and want to hit your 4th land often
27	3.36-3.68	Control Deck - You need the 4th land drop to function and want to hit your 5th land often