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Strong, the Brutish Thespian
Legendary Creature — Mutant Berserker
Ward {2} Enrage — Whenever Strong is dealt damage, you get three rad counters and put three +1/+1 counters on Strong. You gain life rather than lose life from radiation.
7 / 7
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“Grow huge and gain value by pinging yourself with Enrage.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Tokens swarm
Sacrifice, Counters, Aristocrats
Strategy
Strong, the Brutish Thespian is a self-damage engine wrapped in a resilient 7/7 body. Your game plan is to deliberately ping Strong—either through your own effects or by letting opponents hit him—triggering his Enrage ability repeatedly to stack +1/+1 counters and rad counters. The rad counters become a resource you can spend for value, while Strong grows into an unstoppable threat.
You'll fill your deck with symmetrical damage effects, sacrifice outlets, and cards that reward being dealt damage. Think cards like Stuffy Doll, Spinerock Knoll, and Pestilence—effects that turn damage into advantage. Since you gain life instead of losing it from radiation, you're essentially turning a threat into pure upside. Win by swinging over with a bloated Strong, or pivot to a secondary win condition using your accumulated rad counters if the table stabilizes.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip the pricey Doubling Season and use Parallel Lives or Branching Evolution instead; budget damage enablers like Spitemare and Stuffy Doll do the same job as expensive Enrage payoffs.
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