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Bolas's Citadel
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to its mana value rather than pay its mana cost.
, Sacrifice ten nonland permanents: Each opponent loses 10 life.
You may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to its mana value rather than pay its mana cost.
, Sacrifice ten nonland permanents: Each opponent loses 10 life.
Legendary Artifact
Card Draw
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Chains of Mephistopheles
If a player would draw a card except the first one they draw in each of their draw steps, that player discards a card instead. If the player discards a card this way, they draw a card. If the player doesn't discard a card this way, they mill a card.
Enchantment
Tourach, Dread Cantor
Kicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Protection from white
Whenever an opponent discards a card, put a +1/+1 counter on Tourach.
When Tourach enters, if it was kicked, target opponent discards two cards at random.
Protection from white
Whenever an opponent discards a card, put a +1/+1 counter on Tourach.
When Tourach enters, if it was kicked, target opponent discards two cards at random.
Legendary Creature - Human Cleric
Discard Engine
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Collective Brutality
Escalate—Discard a card. (Pay this cost for each mode chosen beyond the first.)
Choose one or more —
• Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose an instant or sorcery card from it. That player discards that card.
• Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
• Target opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Choose one or more —
• Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose an instant or sorcery card from it. That player discards that card.
• Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
• Target opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Sorcery
Discard Spell
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Syr Konrad, the Grim
Whenever another creature dies, or a creature card is put into a graveyard from anywhere other than the battlefield, or a creature card leaves your graveyard, Syr Konrad deals 1 damage to each opponent.
: Each player mills a card. (They each put the top card of their library into their graveyard.)
: Each player mills a card. (They each put the top card of their library into their graveyard.)
Legendary Creature - Human Knight
Drain
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Fast Mana
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Whip of Erebos
Creatures you control have lifelink.
, : Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step. If it would leave the battlefield, exile it instead of putting it anywhere else. Activate only as a sorcery.
, : Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step. If it would leave the battlefield, exile it instead of putting it anywhere else. Activate only as a sorcery.
Legendary Artifact Enchantment
Life Gain
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Mana Denial
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Removal
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Dauthi Voidwalker
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
If a card would be put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, instead exile it with a void counter on it.
, Sacrifice this creature: Choose an exiled card an opponent owns with a void counter on it. You may play it this turn without paying its mana cost.
If a card would be put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, instead exile it with a void counter on it.
, Sacrifice this creature: Choose an exiled card an opponent owns with a void counter on it. You may play it this turn without paying its mana cost.
Creature - Rogue Dauthi
Opposition Agent
Flash
You control your opponents while they're searching their libraries.
While an opponent is searching their library, they exile each card they find. You may play those cards for as long as they remain exiled, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast them.
You control your opponents while they're searching their libraries.
While an opponent is searching their library, they exile each card they find. You may play those cards for as long as they remain exiled, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast them.
Creature - Human Rogue
Tangle Wire
Fading 4 (This artifact enters with four fade counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a fade counter from it. If you can't, sacrifice it.)
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player taps an untapped artifact, creature, or land they control for each fade counter on this artifact.
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player taps an untapped artifact, creature, or land they control for each fade counter on this artifact.
Artifact
Trinisphere
As long as this artifact is untapped, each spell that would cost less than three mana to cast costs three mana to cast. (Additional mana in the cost may be paid with any color of mana or colorless mana. For example, a spell that would cost to cast costs to cast instead.)
Artifact
Stax Piece
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Token Support
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Utility Land
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Win Condition
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Your opponents will never reach that point if you get there first.\n\n🔒 "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"PHASE 3 — Lock the Table (Turns 2–6)"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This is where you win the game without dealing damage.\n\nPriority stax pieces:"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Contamination"},{"insert":" (with Bitterblossom or Ophiomancer)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Infernal Darkness"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Nether Void"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Static Orb"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Tangle Wire"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Trinisphere"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Torpor Orb"},{"insert":" (shuts down ETB decks)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Why?"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Once these resolve, the game is effectively over unless someone has:\nForce of Will"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Cyclonic Rift"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Abrupt Decay"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Boseiju"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nAnd they probably don’t — because you emptied their hand in Phase 1.\n\n🔒 "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"PHASE 4 — Stabilize Your Life Total (Turns 4–8)"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Your deck hurts you. This is where you fix that.\n\nPriority plays:"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sheoldred"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Shadowspear"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Whip of Erebos"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Gray Merchant"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Exsanguinate"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nWhy?"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You need to stay above 10 life to safely use:\nNecropotence"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ancient Tomb"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Toxic Deluge"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"K’rrik"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThis phase ensures you don’t die to your own engines.\n\n🔒 "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"PHASE 5 — Close the Game (Turns 6–12)"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Once the table is locked and you’re stabilized, you win however you want.\n\nBest finishers:"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Tinybones activation"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Torment of Hailfire"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Exsanguinate"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Gray Merchant"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sheoldred drain"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Konrad pings"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nWhy?"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Your opponents have:\nNo cards"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"No mana"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"No graveyard"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"No ETBs"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"No ability to rebuild"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nYou win by inevitability.\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"MULLIGAN GUIDE"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Tinybones mulligans are "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"not"},{"insert":" like normal EDH mulligans. You are a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"resource‑denial deck"},{"insert":", not a ramp deck or a midrange deck. Your opening hand determines whether you:\n\nEmpty hands early"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Break parity on stax"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Stabilize your life total"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Lock the table before they can fight back"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nBelow is the "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"correct mulligan philosophy"},{"insert":" for this deck.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Tier 1: Snap Keeps (Always Keep)"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"These hands contain "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"two or more"},{"insert":" of the following:\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"A) Fast Mana"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sol Ring"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Mana Vault"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Grim 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