Goliath, Mass Manipulator

Goliath, Mass Manipulator is a compact green engine that rewards you for building a wide board of creatures. His power-up ability is the star: for just {4}{G}, you pump him with two +1/+1 counters and draw a card for each creature you control with power 4 or greater. The beauty is that it triggers only once per game but scales dramatically as your board grows. This means you want to flood the board with creatures—tokens, mana dorks, and utility bodies—then use Goliath's power-up to refill your hand while pushing through combat damage.

Your gameplan revolves around three synergistic layers: first, ramp and token generation to build a critical mass of bodies; second, effects that pump your team (counters, anthems, global effects) to trigger Goliath's draw condition; and third, ways to capitalize on a big attacking force for lethal or near-lethal damage. Goliath himself provides reach and scales into a respectable clock once he has counters, so he doubles as both engine and threat. The deck wins through combat damage, often closing out games by turn 6–8 once you've assembled multiple creatures and activated his power-up.

Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.