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Mathas, Fiend Seeker
Legendary Creature — Vampire
Menace At the beginning of your end step, put a bounty counter on target creature an opponent controls. For as long as that creature has a bounty counter on it, it has "When this creature dies, each opponent draws a card and gains 2 life."
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“Political bounty-slinger that makes opponents destroy each other's creatures.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Control
Tokens, Aristocrats
Strategy
Mathas, Fiend Seeker is a political powerhouse that turns your opponents against each other. You're placing bounty counters on creatures each turn, making them "deal-makers" that incentivize opponents to kill each other's threats. The genius is that when those bounty-cursed creatures die, your opponents get card draw and life gain—which sounds bad, but you're steering the table toward removing their own threats while you stay ahead on resources.
Your core gameplan revolves around politics and control. You're not racing to kill anyone; you're the neutral arbiter making deals and creating conflict. Play board wipes, removal, and cards that punish creature-heavy strategies while your bounty counters do the psychological work. Meanwhile, Mathas threatens damage with menace, so opponents can't ignore you either. You win by attrition—letting the table grind itself down while you pick off the weakened survivors with removal, combat damage, or a surprise combo line.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey tutors like Demonic Tutor; use cheaper alternatives like Diabolic Tutor or Liliana of the Veil's minus. Swap Doubling Season for Parallel Lives.
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