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Hylda of the Icy Crown
Legendary Creature — Human Warlock
Whenever you tap an untapped creature an opponent controls, you may pay {1}. When you do, choose one — • Create a 4/4 white and blue Elemental creature token. • Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. • Scry 2, then draw a card.
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“Tap opponent creatures for tokens, pumps, and card draw.”
Control
Intermediate
Combat damage, Tokens swarm
Control, Tokens, Stax
Strategy
Hylda wants you to tap down your opponents' creatures—a lot. Every time you tap an untapped creature an opponent controls, you get to choose from three powerful effects: make a 4/4 token, pump your whole board, or scry and draw. The deck leans into control elements and board wipes to lock down threats, then uses forced-tap effects (like Icy Manipulator effects, blue tapdown magic, and white's tax effects) to trigger Hylda repeatedly. You're grinding value while keeping the table locked down, then swinging in with your growing army of tokens and boosted creatures once opponents are helpless.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip the expensive blue control staples—use budget tapdown cards like Frost Lynx, Benthic Biomancer, and Icy Manipulator; swap pricey board wipes for Cyclonic Rift and Day of Judgment.
Most-Played Cards
Hylda's Crown of Winter
Sharae of Numbing Depths
Verity Circle
Blustersquall
Court Street Denizen
Opposition
Solitary Sanctuary
Citadel Siege
Dreamshackle Geist
Timin, Youthful Geist
Cone of Cold
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
Inclusion = % of Hylda of the Icy Crown decks running this card. +lift = percentage-point boost over the format average.
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