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Combo Name: mill them to death Submitted By: 5papers
Card Name
Type
Cost
P/T
Editions (ordered by release)

Brain Freeze
 Instant 1U Scourge, Uncommon

Djinn Illuminatus
 Creature - Djinn 5(UR)(UR) 142 Guildpact, Rare

Reset
 Instant UU Legends, Uncommon
Estimated Combo Cost: $20.99
Date Posted: Tue Jan/19/10 at 3:48 pm

5papers
Posts: 60
Joined: 16-Jan-10


Date Posted: Tue Jan/19/10 at 6:31pm

gericault5
Posts: 2788
Joined: 13-Oct-09

not bad, just one question.  since you don;t get the storm, why not go heavier and use traumatize you'll be able to mill more cards when it hits
Date Posted: Tue Jan/19/10 at 7:09pm

shakii23
Posts: 5711
Joined: 08-Sep-09

I think you can mill better with Glimpse of the Unthinkable...
Date Posted: Wed Jan/20/10 at 3:37pm

imtg97
Posts: 4
Joined: 20-Jan-10

uhh im kinda a noob but how duz it work
Date Posted: Wed Jan/20/10 at 4:39pm

5papers
Posts: 60
Joined: 16-Jan-10

glimps is to expensive
Date Posted: Wed Jan/20/10 at 11:18pm

gericault5
Posts: 2788
Joined: 13-Oct-09

imtg97--let me explain how this work.  The djinn has replicate which allows you to copy spells as you play them as long as you pay the cost for each copy, which has to be paid at the time of casting.  He is probally playing mono blue as it will allow the most bang for the buck, and since the djinn has a mana cost of 7, lets assume he has 7 islands (as other mana sources would not benefit from this combo).

On the 2nd opponents turn after djinn is played, the OP taps all 7 lands adding 7 blue to their mana pool.  with this mana they play reset and replicate it 2 times(1 mana left over).  the first copy resolves and they untap their lands, they then tap them again adding 7 to the pool, the 2nd copy of reset resolves untapping lands, tap again for 7 more, orignal reset resolves, tap again for 7.  At this time there is 15 blue mana in the mana pool.

The OP then uses this 15 mana to play brain freeze and copy it 6 times(ends up with 1mana in pool) .  When they play brain freeze they do get 1 copy of it due to the storm from reset.  So at this point the stack will have 7 copies plus 1 orignal of brain freeze, each one will then resolve independently milling 3 cards each for a total mill of 24 cards

Wow writting it out I realize that is alot of work for so little in return, a twincasted archive trap will cost the same as the djinn and net more...or even better see recent submission

 


[Edited by gericault5 on 20/Jan/10 at 11:30PM]
Date Posted: Thu Jan/21/10 at 1:40pm

imtg97
Posts: 4
Joined: 20-Jan-10

oh ok yeah that is alot of work.

thanks



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