Lydia Frye

Lydia Frye is a sneaky evasion creature that rewards you for tapping Assassins—and she's surprisingly hard to block thanks to her 3 power immunity. The core gameplan is to build an Assassin-focused deck where you're constantly tapping creatures (whether through combat, activated abilities, or other effects) to fuel her surveil engine. This mills your library strategically while filling your graveyard with threats, setting up reanimation or just finding answers. Since she dodges big blockers, she can chip in for damage while you grind out value.

You'll want to fill your deck with other Assassins that tap for effects—cards like Fang of Moloch, Prosperous Innkeeper (if you stretch the theme), and creature-based tap effects. Self-mill payoffs like Stitcher's Supplier, Satyr Wayfinder, or even Dauthi Voidwalker turn your surveil into card advantage. The beauty is that you're not trying to go wide or storm off; you're controlling the top of your library, managing your graveyard, and grinding opponents out with incremental damage and value. It's a perfect midrange shell that feels like you're always a step ahead.

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