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'''Mill''' is an informal term used in the game describing cards moving out of a player's library to somewhere even less useful (meaning: anywhere other than the hand). | '''Mill''' is an informal term used in the game describing cards moving out of a player's library to somewhere even less useful (meaning: anywhere other than the hand). | ||
The term refers to | The term refers to the card, <c>Millstone</c>, which was among the first to feature the [[mechanic]]. | ||
Milling is a strategy some decks use which take advantage of the [[decking rule]]. That rule is, "If an effect would cause a player to draw more cards than remain in his or her library, that player draws the remaining cards, then loses the game the next time a player would receive priority. This is a state-based effect." | Milling is a strategy some decks use which take advantage of the [[decking rule]]. That rule is, "If an effect would cause a player to draw more cards than remain in his or her library, that player draws the remaining cards, then loses the game the next time a player would receive priority. This is a state-based effect." | ||
Presumably, emptying your opponent's library is one way to ensure a game loss, though you have to wait for your opponent to actually draw a card, a fine point for newcomers to the rule. | Presumably, emptying your opponent's library is one way to ensure a game loss, though you have to wait for your opponent to actually draw a card, a fine point for newcomers to the rule. | ||
{{Stub}}[[Category:Magic Slang]] | {{Stub}}[[Category:Magic Slang]] | ||
Revision as of 03:14, 31 March 2007
Mill is an informal term used in the game describing cards moving out of a player's library to somewhere even less useful (meaning: anywhere other than the hand). The term refers to the card, Millstone, which was among the first to feature the mechanic. Milling is a strategy some decks use which take advantage of the decking rule. That rule is, "If an effect would cause a player to draw more cards than remain in his or her library, that player draws the remaining cards, then loses the game the next time a player would receive priority. This is a state-based effect." Presumably, emptying your opponent's library is one way to ensure a game loss, though you have to wait for your opponent to actually draw a card, a fine point for newcomers to the rule.
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