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Livaan, Cultist of Tiamat
Legendary Creature — Dragon Shaman
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, target creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is that spell's mana value. Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)
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“Spell-slinging tempo deck that pumps creatures with your noncreature spells.”
Aggro
Intermediate
Combat damage
Spellslinger, Voltron
Strategy
Livaan, Cultist of Tiamat is a sneaky damage-dealing engine that turns your noncreature spells into combat tricks. Every instant and sorcery you cast pumps a creature with power equal to that spell's mana cost, letting you sneak through unexpected damage or close out games fast. The deck wants to be a spell-slinging tempo deck that plays cheap interactive spells while turning your creatures into threats.
Your core gameplan is to curve out cheap creatures early, then layer noncreature spells on top—cantrips, removal, card draw—to pump your best attacker and connect for lethal. Since Livaan is cheap and evasion-light, you'll want creatures with evasion (flying, unblockable effects) or protection to maximize pump effectiveness. You can also lean into a Backgrounds build to give Livaan flying or other utility, making him a more reliable pump target while adding extra value.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey red staples like Ragavan and Kessig Wolf Run; replace with budget creatures like Dragon's Rage Channeler and cheap cantrips like Expressive Iteration or Murmurous Blast instead.
Most-Played Cards
Mountain
Sol Ring
Arcane Signet
Firespitter Whelp
Unexpected Windfall
Seething Song
Lightning Strike
Big Score
Smelt
Trumpet Blast
Faithless Looting
Sozin's Comet
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