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<h6 style="text-align: right;">(<a href="https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&amp;order=released&amp;q=%21%22The+Mindskinner%22+include%3Aextras&amp;unique=prints">The Mindskinner</a> | <a href="https://scryfall.com/search?q=a%3A%E2%80%9CGo%C3%B1i+Montes%E2%80%9D&amp;unique=art">Goñi Montes</a>)</h6>
<h1>Here's a story about a little guy</h1>
<p>That little guy is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Mindskinner" href="#" target="_blank">The Mindskinner</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and they're not very blue. Welcome to another deck tech! My name's Nick, and this is my take on one of the most exciting commanders from <em>Duskmourn: House of Horror</em>. What does <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-u" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> do in <em>Magic</em>? Most notably, <a href="https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&amp;order=name&amp;q=%28oracle%3Adraw+oracle%3Acard%29+color%3DU+%28game%3Apaper%29">draw cards</a> and<a href="https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&amp;order=name&amp;q=%28oracle%3Acounter+oracle%3Atarget+oracle%3Aspell%29+color%3DU+%28game%3Apaper%29"> counter spells</a>. Another thing that the color is known for is a recently keyworded mechanic; mill.</p>
<p>Not only is mill an alternate win condition in the game, but outside of an opponent having something like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Laboratory Maniac" href="#" target="_blank">Laboratory Maniac</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, it might be the #1 annoyance to opposing players at a table. Anger can often come to the surface when another player mills cards from your deck or exiles your graveyard. In Commander, with the increase in deck size and opponents, mill tends to be used to fill your graveyard rather than your opponents'. But at the low cost of <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-u" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span><span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-u" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span><span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-u" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> and a stat line of 10/1, <div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="The Mindskinner|DSK|357"></div></div> is hungry for every card your opponents have to offer.</p>
<h2>What you should do</h2>
<p>I will not sugarcoat it; this is not the "ideal" way to build this deck. The most effective way to build the deck is to lean heavily into the Voltron strategy. Cast <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Mindskinner" href="#" target="_blank">The Mindskinner</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, slam any Equipment that pumps the power: <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Blackblade Reforged" href="#" target="_blank">Blackblade Reforged</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mjölnir, Storm Hammer" href="#" target="_blank">Mjölnir, Storm Hammer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hammer of Nazahn" href="#" target="_blank">Hammer of Nazahn</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Colossus Hammer" href="#" target="_blank">Colossus Hammer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and turn sideways. A form of evasion, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rogue&#039;s Passage" href="#" target="_blank">Rogue&#039;s Passage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, helps out, too. If you could guess, this is not what I did.</p>
<h2>What I did</h2>
<p>I instead decided to put my faith in a man named <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Prodigal Sorcerer|SLD|1672" href="#" target="_blank">Tim</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and pingers. Tim is the nickname for <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Prodigal Sorcerer|3ED|75" href="#" target="_blank">Prodigal Sorcerer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and pinger is the term applied to all cards with the same or similar effect as Tim. The most important part of the card <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Mindskinner" href="#" target="_blank">The Mindskinner</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> isn't what the card says in the textbox, but what it doesn't say. And what it does not say is the word combat. This means that any form of damage that you can do will allow you to mill your opponents. One damage at a time is very slow, especially when you are staring down 276 cards on average that need to hit the graveyard at the start of a game. So we go all in.</p>
<h2>Tim</h2>
<p>Sixteen. I am running sixteen different pingers in this deck. The few that I am omitting tend to be very "single-use" like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Psionic Sliver" href="#" target="_blank">Psionic Sliver</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. There are subtle differences between each pinger.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Reveka, Wizard Savant"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Stuffy Doll"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Capricious Sorcerer"></div></div>
<p>Timing restrictions, staying tapped, and being locked in on only one opponent means that even with all 16, we are not flying through libraries. But Tim has some tricks up their sleeves.</p>
<h2>Timmy</h2>
<p>For every deck that runs an abundance of creatures with a <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-tap" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> symbol, haste is the name of the game. One of the best cards in the deck is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Thousand-Year Elixir" href="#" target="_blank">Thousand-Year Elixir</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Allowing your Tims to tap immediately and, as a bonus with mana lying around, you can use one again. What if your opponent(s) happen to all of a sudden have <a href="oracle:hexproof (game:paper)">hexproof</a>? You're going to steal every creature they leave behind.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Willbreaker"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Charisma"></div></div>
<p>These two cards allow us to stop filling the graveyard or picking off x/1 creatures and add other creatures to our noble cause. While those creatures might not be named Tim, it does not mean that we cannot show them the joys of being blue. Worst case, they say, as a blocker to keep us alive because mill = mad.</p>
<h2>Mill = Mad</h2>
<p>Once you commit to the mill plan, nay the lifestyle, you will cause an abundance of anger directed your way. So it would help if you found a way to stay alive. I said earlier that <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-u" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> is good at countering spells. It just so happens that a few are counter cards and mill as a bonus.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Thought Collapse"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Didn&#039;t Say Please"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Countermand"></div></div>
<p>Blue also tends to be annoying. And since we can access colorless cards, we can also snag a few more annoying pieces. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Propaganda" href="#" target="_blank">Propaganda</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is one of the most played cards in the format for a reason, but your opponents can always have mana. That's where the following cards come in.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Crawlspace"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Silent Arbiter"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Misleading Signpost"></div></div>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Crawlspace" href="#" target="_blank">Crawlspace</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Silent Arbiter" href="#" target="_blank">Silent Arbiter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> limit the number of creatures that can harm us, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Misleading Signpost" href="#" target="_blank">Misleading Signpost</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is one of my favorite new ways to mess up the combat step. Even our mana base can get in on the action. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Maze of Ith" href="#" target="_blank">Maze of Ith</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Labyrinth of Skophos" href="#" target="_blank">Labyrinth of Skophos</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can take one pesky creature throw it away. Finally, there are some other ways to assist in our mill strategy.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mindcrank"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Psychic Corrosion"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Fractured Sanity"></div></div>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mindcrank" href="#" target="_blank">Mindcrank</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will trigger off more things than most players realize until it hits the battlefield. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Psychic Corrosion" href="#" target="_blank">Psychic Corrosion</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> has an effect featured on a few other enchantments, but those other ones force you to pick one individual player. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Fractured Sanity" href="#" target="_blank">Fractured Sanity</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a good chunk at 14 cards per opponent but has the added benefit of Cycling with a smaller mill added on.</p>
<h2>You Remind Me of My Friend Tim</h2>
<p>Tim is a conditional guy. He only does one damage; he has to hit a creature or player. Tim might be a bit picky. We run some other picky cards in this deck.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Soul Barrier"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Psychic Allergy"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Psychic Venom"></div></div>
<p>Are these cards conditional? Yes. Are these cards good? Debateable. Are they going to get a reaction from the table? Absolutely. And those are just some of the permanent effects.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Suffocation"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mind Bomb"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Psionic Blast|P07|4"></div></div>
<p>Other than <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Psionic Blast|P07|4" href="#" target="_blank">Psionic Blast</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> having some of the best art in the game, it and the cards above will catch people off guard and might allow you to get a critical mill at a crucial moment.</p>
<h2>How Do We "Really" Win?</h2>
<p>Low power, slow strategy, disrupted by a slight breeze. All downsides to the deck. This deck can thrive when players underestimate the overall strategy and the ability to catch a table off guard with a game-winning combo. We return to a well-known and fairly groan-inducing combo to do so.</p>
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<div>Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control; that's how we win the game. This combo allows all of our Tims, without summoning sickness, to ping our opponents until the job is done. The best part is that this combo will allow us to win with or without <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Mindskinner" href="#" target="_blank">The Mindskinner</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> on the battlefield. The biggest downside is that this combo has been around for a long time, and many players don't like it. But when running a deck like this, you can take a few liberties.</div>
<h2>Down To Your Last Pathetic Card</h2>
<p>This deck can be fun, but it also can be the deck at the table that spins some wheels and does nothing. Either way, I would love to see one in a Commander pod I'm part of, since it will be full of weird cards, strange effects, and good times. I like my decks to be stronger, and if I were building a personal version of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Mindskinner" href="#" target="_blank">The Mindskinner</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, I would lean towards the Voltron strategy with plenty of protection for my commander.</p>
<p>I would jam every <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Fierce Guardianship" href="#" target="_blank">Fierce Guardianship</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Slip Out the Back" href="#" target="_blank">Slip Out the Back</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Fleet Swallower" href="#" target="_blank">Fleet Swallower</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> type card I could get my hands on. But if I wanted to be in a silly, goofy mood, I would grab this deck without a second thought.</p>
<p><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Whatever path you decide with this deck, or if you choose to go in a direction I never thought of, you can surely find help by checking out all the other fantastic content at <a href="https://edhrec.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EDHREC</a> and<em><a href="https://commandersherald.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Commander's Herald.</a></em></span></p>
<p>You can find my article series talking about what would happen if every Planeswalker was legal as your commander under <em><a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/myth-realized-what-if-any-planeswalker-could-be-your-commander-simic/">Myth Realized</a>. </em>Thank you for reading and checking out the decklist below!</p>
<h2>Decklist</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Eiffel 65" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 The Mindskinner
[/Commander]
[Sorceries]
*1 Fractured Sanity
*1 Mind Bomb
*1 Ponder
*1 Preordain
*1 Psychic Purge
[/Sorceries]
[Creatures]
*1 Apprentice Sorcerer
*1 Bruvac the Grandiloquent
*1 Capricious Sorcerer
*1 Fledgling Mawcor
*1 Fog Bank
*1 Giggling Skitterspike
*1 Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory
*1 Mawcor
*1 Pirate Ship
*1 Prodigal Sorcerer
*1 Reveka, Wizard Savant
*1 Rootwater Hunter
*1 Silent Arbiter
*1 Stinging Barrier
*1 Stuffy Doll
*1 Suq&#039;Ata Firewalker
*1 Willbreaker
*1 Zellix, Sanity Flayer
*1 Zuran Spellcaster
[/Creatures]
[Instants]
*1 Arcane Denial
*1 Consider
*1 Countermand
*1 Counterspell
*1 Didn&#039;t Say Please
*1 Dramatic Reversal
*1 Opt
*1 Pongify
*1 Psionic Blast
*1 Rapid Hybridization
*1 Reality Shift
*1 Shore Up
*1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
*1 Suffocation
*1 Thought Collapse
[/Instants]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Crawlspace
*1 Isochron Scepter
*1 Lightning Greaves
*1 Midnight Clock
*1 Mindcrank
*1 Misleading Signpost
*1 Sapphire Medallion
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Staff of Nin
*1 Swiftfoot Boots
*1 Thousand-Year Elixir
[/Artifacts]
[Enchantments]
*1 Backfire
*1 Charisma
*1 Chronic Flooding
*1 Creature Bond
*1 Errant Minion
*1 Estrid&#039;s Invocation
*1 Feedback
*1 Mirrormade
*1 Propaganda
*1 Psychic Allergy
*1 Psychic Corrosion
*1 Psychic Venom
*1 Relic Bind
*1 Soul Barrier
[/Enchantments]
[Lands]
*27 Island
*1 Labyrinth of Skophos
*1 Maze of Ith
*1 Mystic Sanctuary
*1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
*1 Otawara, Soaring City
*1 Terrain Generator
*1 War Room
[/Lands]"></span></div>


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