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Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
First strike, haste Unleash (You may have this creature enter with a +1/+1 counter on it. It can't block as long as it has a +1/+1 counter on it.) Each other creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has haste.
“Unleash creatures, grant haste, race opponents with countered fliers.”
Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch is your aggressive enabler for a +1/+1 counter-focused strategy with a heavy haste slant. She comes down early, can immediately pressure with unleash to grab a counter, and turns all your other countered creatures into haste threats. This is perfect for a Rakdos deck that wants to go wide and hit hard before opponents stabilize.
Your core gameplan is loading creatures with counters—via unleash, proliferate, or other counter-granting effects—then swinging with a hasteful army before blockers matter. Exava essentially gives you a mini Fervor effect for your whole team, which accelerates your clock dramatically. You'll win by raw combat damage, turning 3/3s into 4/4s or 5/5s that attack immediately.
Pair her with cards that create or copy +1/+1 counters, sacrifice outlets for repeated unleash triggers, and lords that pump your army. This deck thrives in midrange mirrors and shorter games where you can't be answered before you've assembled a lethal board.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Skip pricey proliferate cards like Doubling Season; use Ozolith, Concourse Geist, and Inexorable Tide as budget-friendly alternatives, and fill in with basic haste lords like Goblin Bushwhacker and Judith, the Scourge Diva.
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