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Doctor Doom, King of Latveria
Legendary Creature — Human Noble Villain
Whenever you discard one or more land cards, each opponent loses 2 life. At the beginning of combat on your turn, target Villain you control gains menace until end of turn. It connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.)
3 / 3
“Discard lands for life drain while villains connive their way to victory.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Commander damage, Drain
Discard, Villains/Aristocrats, Connive Engine
Strategy
Doctor Doom wants you to lean into discard synergies while building a board of Villain creatures that punch above their weight. Your core gameplan revolves around discarding lands (which triggers Doom's life drain) while using connive to filter through your deck and pump your threats. Each turn, you're turning land discard into incremental damage while your Villains grow larger and harder to block thanks to menace, creating a slow burn that adds up quickly.
The deck wins through commander damage and evasive creature beats, but the real engine is the life loss from repeated land discard. You'll want a mix of cards that force discard (both yours and opponents'), additional Villain creatures to multiply Doom's combat trigger, and ways to fill your hand so you have gas to discard. Connive rewards you for discarding nonland cards, so you're creating a two-part value loop: lands drain life and enable connive, while other cards cycle you closer to your threats.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive duals—Izzet Boilerworks, Crumbling Necropolis, and basic lands work fine. Replace premium discard outlets like Necrogen Mists with Syphilis and Dark Deal.
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