{"ops":[{"insert":"How to Play"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Commander: Phenax, God of Deception - "},{"insert":"Indestructible, As long as your devotion to blue and black is less than seven, Phenax is not a creature. Creatures you control have \"T: Target player puts the top X cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard, where X is this creature's toughness.\"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Overview: "},{"insert":"Highly aggressive mill deck based on creature toughness. Creatures are not for attacking, but defending and tapping for mill engine grease. Through Phenax, there is a tremendous amount of card mill being played against all opponents.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Develop The Draw - getting your commander out early"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Focus on quickly getting Phenax out with cheap rocks and land, the faster the better"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Start supplying the engine with high-toughness creatures."},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"As opponent graveyards grow, so do some of your creature threats."},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"\"Your Greatest Resource Is The One You Can No Longer Reach\" "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"- start up the milling engine"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Once Phenax is on the board, continually tap creatures to mill opponents before combat or whenever they might be available to do so."},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Utilize other means of significantly reducing library sizes with non-standard mill abilities. Hacking libraries in half is key here."},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Keep in mind if you're playing decks the need huge graveyards, you're also feeding them. Keep exile in mind for those graveyards when possible."},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"\"Mill again... this time with feeling\" "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"- multiply the activations"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Utilizing the package of untap cards leads to the biggest gains for this deck. Remember. We're trying to draw everyone to death. Being able to activate again is huge."},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Unstoppable plan in coordination with other creatures and Phenax can mill huge numbers of cards in a single turn. It's a sprint. We aren't meant to absorb large amounts of damage."},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Check Engine Light - protect your commander"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"No need to expose Phenax recklessly or unnecessarily. Utilize those counter spells with extreme prejudice when he's under attack."},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Use the removal spells to help stop things that can interrupt the creature tap mill engine."},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Depleting Your Opponents - the end game"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Throughout the game, you'll want to continue to increase toughness on creatures any time you are able."},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Activate Phenax every time you are able to to make libraries vanish."},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Conclusion: "},{"insert":"Our fundamental loop here is this: deploy tough creatures -> tap -> mill opponents -> untap -> repeat. It's a salty deck, though not as salty as a lot of opponent mill decks I've played against. Definitely an every now and then deck for deployment against specific deck types.\n"}]}