Patron of the Nezumi

Patron of the Nezumi is a self-mill and discard deck that punishes opponents for putting permanents into their graveyards. The rat offering ability lets you cast it cheaply by sacrificing a rat token, making it a reliable way to get a 6/6 body onto the table. Your main gameplan is to mill opponents, force discard, and steal their resources while Patron drains them for each card that hits their bin. You're essentially playing a black control shell with a focus on filling enemy graveyards and generating rat tokens to fuel the offering cost.

The deck wins through incremental life drain triggered by mill and discard effects. Cards like Dark Deal, Necrogen Mists, and extraction effects create a steady stream of triggers, while your rat tokens (from Bitterblossom, Plague of Vermin, or token generators) enable the offering discount. You can also lean into sacrifice synergies to generate value from your own rats before casting Patron, creating a loop of pressure and tempo. The deck's strength is the flexibility to pivot between tempo plays with cheap offerings and grindy control turns that lock opponents out.

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