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Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Instant and sorcery spells you control have split second. (As long as a spell with split second is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)
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“Lock down opponents with split-second instant/sorcery tempo control.”
Control
Intermediate
Combat damage, Tempo control
Spellslinger, Control
Strategy
Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun is a tempo-control commander that locks down the table with split-second instant and sorcery spells. Your deck wants to fill the stack with cheap instants and sorceries that trigger split second, preventing opponents from responding with their own spells or abilities while you maintain board control. The goal is to protect your threats, answer theirs, and gradually take over the game through tempo advantage and incremental damage.
Your win condition is primarily combat damage from evasive creatures and tempo threats you've developed while opponents are locked under split second. Think of this as a control deck that attacks—you're not trying to go off in a single turn, but rather establishing a resource advantage (card draw, mana, board presence) while split second keeps opponents helpless. The deck synergizes beautifully with draw-heavy instants, counterspells, and card-selection spells from blue; the split-second effect turns every spell into a soft-lock.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Use budget counterspells like Counterspell, Mana Leak, and Spell Pierce instead of Force of Will; substitute card draw with Ponder, Preordain, and Careful Study rather than Jace staples.
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