What is a Mill Deck?
With the introduction of Hearthstone's Goblins vs Gnomes expansion, I've read comments that a 'Mill Deck' strategy may become viable. What does that mean? Is it a term from Magic the Gathering? Examples of that style of deck and strategies for playing with/against it please.
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Why are they called Mill decks?
For a player to mill N cards, they put the top N cards from their library into their graveyard. The term alludes to the card Millstone, which was first printed in Antiquities and was the first card to feature this mechanic.What is a mill deck Yugioh?
A Mill Deck (\u30c7\u30c3\u30ad\u7834\u58ca Dekki Hakai, Deck Destruction) centers around getting through the contents of your opponent's Deck very rapidly, usually resulting in a Deck Out.Is milling the same as drawing?
No, milling means putting cards directly from their library into the graveyard. Indeed. OP, this means that not only does mill not count as drawing, it doesn't count as discarding either.Is the mill a discard?
Moving a card from the library to the graveyard is not discarding; it's commonly referred to as "milling" cards.The History of Mill Decks | Millstone, Painter Combo, and More! | MTG Deck History #43
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