MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel

MACH-1 is a sneaky little flyer that turns life gain into library selection. Every time you gain life—whether through combat, spells, or passive effects—you surveil, filtering your deck and stocking your graveyard for later plays. The core gameplan is to build a deck that naturally generates life gain triggers while filling your graveyard with action, then leverage that filled yard through reanimation, flashback spells, or graveyard synergies. You're not trying to win through raw damage; instead, MACH-1 enables a grindy, card-advantage-focused game where you're always ahead on information and resources.

To maximize this, pair MACH-1 with repeatable life gain—cards like Archnemesis, Doom Reigns Supreme, and other Villain payoffs that ping opponents while you gain life. Fill your graveyard intentionally with high-impact spells (reanimation targets, flashback cards like Hex Magic) and lean into black's natural recursion package. MACH-1 survives most removal thanks to its decent toughness, and the surveil trigger acts as a soft tutor every turn. You'll win through commander damage, attrition, or assembling a reanimation loop where your graveyard becomes your second hand.

Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.