Hugs, Grisly Guardian

Hugs, Grisly Guardian is a ramping card-advantage engine that lets you play extra lands and cards from the top of your library. Every time Hugs enters the battlefield, you exile X cards and get a window to cast them—and with the extra land drop each turn, you'll have plenty of mana to leverage this advantage. The deck wants to abuse Hugs's enter trigger repeatedly through blink effects, sacrifice outlets, and bounce, turning each trigger into a mini-card draw and mana acceleration spell.

Build around making Hugs cheap to cast and protecting it while you assemble value. Ramp early so you can cast Hugs for a meaningful X value, then focus on flicker or bounce effects like Ephemerate, Soulherder, or even simple sacrifice loops. Once you're untapping with extra lands and exiled cards in hand, you'll have the resources to win through raw card advantage—either by grinding out value and swinging with a 5/5 trampler, or by assembling a combo line with your excess mana. The deck is naturally resilient since Hugs provides value even if it dies.

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