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Skin of a Killer
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Bracket 4 — OptimizedAristocrats
- Good: Combo finish — 4 complete combos in the deck — e.g. Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood.
- Good: Go wide — 7 token makers backed by 5 anthem/overrun payoff(s).
- Good: Aristocrats / drain — 12 sacrifice outlet(s) + 8 death payoff(s) grind the table down.
- Good: Lifegain payoff — 3 payoff(s) convert lifegain into damage/draw.
- Good: +1/+1 counters — 6 counter cards snowball your board.
- Good: Land count (35) fits this curve — ~37 is the target for a 3.00 average MV, and you have 3 cheap ramp pieces on top (38 early mana sources).
- Note: Plays as Aristocrats — the role targets below are tuned for this archetype.
- Needs attention: Light on ramp (4); an Aristocrats deck wants about 8–12 mana rocks/dorks/ramp spells. Find ramp for this deck →
- Good: Card draw (20) looks solid.
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35lands
~37recommended
3cheap ramp ≤2
38early sources
4enter tapped
The land target scales with your 3.00 average mana value and cheap-ramp count (each ~3 cheap ramp pieces shaves a land). Tapped-land count is estimated from oracle text.
- Good: Land count (35) fits this curve — ~37 is the target for a 3.00 average MV, and you have 3 cheap ramp pieces on top (38 early mana sources).
- Good: Curve is well-shaped — 30 early plays (MV ≤2) and 10 at the top end (MV 5+).
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Infinite lifegain triggers + Infinite lifeloss + Infinite lifegainS
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose • Exquisite Blood
view combo ↗Infinite lifegain triggers + Infinite lifeloss + Infinite lifegainS
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose • Bloodthirsty Conqueror
view combo ↗Infinite lifegain triggers + Infinite lifeloss + Infinite lifegainS
Marauding Blight-Priest • Exquisite Blood
view combo ↗Infinite lifegain triggers + Infinite lifeloss + Infinite lifegainS
Marauding Blight-Priest • Bloodthirsty Conqueror
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Sanguine Bond2 combos 1 away
Completes: Infinite lifegain triggers + Infinite lifeloss + Infinite lifegain
Enduring Tenacity2 combos 1 away
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Completes: Infinite lifegain triggers + Infinite lifeloss + Infinite lifegain
Blood Tribute2 combos 1 away
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Cliffhaven Vampire2 combos 1 away
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Completes: Infinite lifegain triggers + Infinite lifeloss + Infinite lifegain