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The Big Idea
Legendary Creature — Brainiac Villain
{2}{B/R}{B/R}, {T}: Roll a six-sided die. Create a number of 1/1 red Brainiac creature tokens equal to the result. Tap three untapped Brainiacs you control: The next time you would roll a six-sided die, instead roll two six-sided dice and use the total of those results.
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“Roll dice to generate Brainiac tokens and attack for victory.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Tokens swarm
Tokens, Sacrifice
Strategy
The Big Idea is all about rolling dice and generating an army of Brainiac tokens to swarm your opponents. Your core gameplan involves tapping The Big Idea or other Brainiacs to roll for tokens, then leveraging your token swarm for overwhelming combat damage. The deck wants to maximize die rolls through cards that encourage or reward rolling, while also using the token generation as a repeatable source of creatures. You'll tap into Brainiac synergies and cards that care about token creation or dice rolling to turn random chance into consistent board presence.
You're looking to go wide with tokens and attack for combat damage, but The Big Idea also enables some fun tricks with the double-die rolling effect. By tapping three Brainiacs, you can smooth out your expected token output and guarantee bigger swings. The deck plays like a midrange aggro strategy that builds momentum through small creatures and card advantage, eventually closing out with a lethal alpha strike or through incremental damage over several turns.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive dice-rolling cards like Modular Monstrosity and use budget-friendly token doublers like Doubling Season substitutes such as Parallel Lives, or lean into free/cheap token generators like Bitterblossom and Goblin Rabblemaster.
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