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The Dalek Emperor
Legendary Artifact Creature — Dalek
Affinity for Daleks (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each Dalek you control.) Other Daleks you control have haste. At the beginning of combat on your turn, each opponent faces a villainous choice — That player sacrifices a creature of their choice, or you create a 3/3 black Dalek artifact creature token with menace.
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“Dalek swarm aggro that forces opponents to sacrifice or lose to tokens”
Aggro
Intermediate
Combat damage, Tokens swarm
Tokens, Sacrifice, Tribal
Strategy
The Dalek Emperor is your aggressive centerpiece in a Dalek-themed deck that punishes opponents for not having creatures while generating value. Your gameplan is straightforward: ramp into the Emperor as quickly as possible, then use its affinity to discount subsequent Daleks. Once it's on the field, you're forcing a brutal choice every turn—opponents either sacrifice their own creatures (weakening their board) or you generate free 3/3 tokens with menace. This creates a snowball effect where you're either dismantling their army or building your own faster than they can.
The deck leans heavily into Dalek tribal synergies and artifact payoffs. You'll want cheap Dalek creatures like Dalek Squadron and Dalek Sec to power down the Emperor's cost, alongside discard effects and sacrifice outlets to punish your opponents further. The haste enabler means your Daleks are threats immediately, and the menace tokens force blockers. Your win condition is straightforward combat damage—you're building a wide, evasive board and attacking through.
This is a tempo-aggressive strategy that thrives on card efficiency and forcing unfavorable trades. Lean into the "sacrifice or lose" pressure, and you'll find opponents quickly overwhelmed by your growing army of Daleks.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive Dalek printings and use budget artifact creatures like Ornithopter and Myr Enforcer to fill out the early game; focus spending on efficient Dalek cards rather than pricey staples.
Signature Cards
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