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Sharkey, Tyrant of the Shire
Legendary Creature — Avatar Rogue
Activated abilities of lands your opponents control can't be activated unless they're mana abilities. Sharkey has all activated abilities of lands your opponents control except mana abilities. Mana of any type can be spent to activate Sharkey's abilities.
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“Lock down opponent lands while stealing their abilities for yourself.”
Control
Intermediate
Combat damage, Control
Stax, Control
Strategy
Sharkey, Tyrant of the Shire is a clever stax piece that locks down your opponents' utility lands while giving you access to their best effects. Your core gameplan is to play Sharkey early, then systematically dismantle your opponents' mana bases and utility by preventing them from activating land abilities like Maze of Ith, Bojuka Bog, or Urza's Saga—while you freely use those same abilities yourself. This asymmetrical advantage lets you control the game without needing to tap out, since Sharkey's activated abilities can be paid for with any color of mana.
Your win condition is grinding out value and tempo advantage until opponents can't recover. You're not trying to race them; you're slowly suffocating their options while you accumulate card advantage through lands they can't access. Pair Sharkey with other symmetrical effects-denial cards like Yavimaya Ouphe or Omen of the Sea to amplify the lockdown, then attack with a modest 2/4 body while holding up mana for Sharkey's abilities. The deck is midrange-control, focused on making opponents miserable rather than explosive plays.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey Urza's lands and tutors—use budget utility lands like Bojuka Bog, Faerie Conclave, and cheap cantrips like Ponder and Consider instead of Snapcaster Mage.
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