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Lazav, Wearer of Faces
Legendary Creature — Shapeshifter Detective
Whenever Lazav attacks, exile target card from a graveyard, then investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.") Whenever you sacrifice a Clue, you may have Lazav become a copy of a creature card exiled with it until end of turn.
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“Exiling creatures to copy their abilities via Clue sacrifice.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Combo
Graveyard, Sacrifice, Blink
Strategy
Lazav, Wearer of Faces is a unique detective that turns your graveyard into a toolbox of creature abilities. Every time Lazav attacks, you exile a creature from any graveyard and create a Clue token, giving you card draw while filling up your options. Then, by sacrificing those Clues, you can temporarily copy any of those exiled creatures, letting you steal their best abilities on your terms—whether that's evasion, card draw, combat triggers, or combo pieces.
The deck thrives on synergy between mill effects, creature-heavy graveyards (yours and opponents'), and sacrifice outlets. You'll run cards that fill graveyards naturally, fetch strong creatures into exile, and give you multiple Clue sacrifices per turn. Lazav becomes whatever you need in the moment: a flyer to evasion, a combo piece to go off, or just value on legs. It's like having a Swiss Army knife that gets stronger the more diverse your graveyard options are.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey utility lands and use basic duals; replace fetchlands with budget staples like Evolving Wilds, and swap expensive tutors for mill effects like Stitcher's Splicer or simple card draw.
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