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Leader, Super-Genius
Legendary Creature — Gamma Scientist Villain
If a creature you control would connive, instead you draw a card, then that creature connives. At the beginning of combat on your turn, target creature you control connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.)
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“Blue Villain control-draw engine that turns connive into pure card advantage.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Card advantage into control
Villains, Card Draw, Connive, Tempo
Strategy
Leader, Super-Genius turns connive from a risk into a pure advantage engine. Every time one of your creatures connives, you draw an extra card before the discard happens, letting you filter through your deck while still pumping your team with +1/+1 counters. Your game plan is to build a small but efficient creature base, keep them growing with repeated connive triggers, and lean into blue's card draw and control elements to stay ahead while your threats become increasingly lethal.
The deck wins by turning incremental advantage into a crushing board state. Each combat turn, you're drawing cards, discarding strategically, and buffing your creatures—essentially playing a mini-card advantage game that stalls opponents while you dig for answers and threats. You'll mix low-cost creatures (especially Villains and connive-enablers from the new set) with evasion and protection, then ride that card flow into combat damage or a surprise combo finish.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive cantrips like Snapcaster Mage; use budget draw spells like Divination, Catalog, and Peek instead. Swap premium blue tutors for Mystical Tutor proxies or just run more cantrips.
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