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The Madcap Jester
Legendary Creature — Clown Wizard
Whenever The Madcap Jester attacks, each opponent exiles the top card of their library. Whenever a spell or ability you control causes one or more cards to be exiled from an opponent's library, you may play those cards until the end of your next turn. Mana of any type can be spent to cast spells this way.
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“Attack to mill and steal spells—chaos theft in Izzet-Black.”
Aggro
Intermediate
Combat damage, Tokens swarm
Spellslinger, Mill, Tokens, Aristocrats
Strategy
The Madcap Jester is a chaos engine that turns attacking into card advantage by forcing opponents to exile the top of their libraries. Every swing mills your opponents while letting you play their best cards for free—essentially stealing their resources and turning them sideways. The deck wants to attack often, trigger the exile effect repeatedly, and leverage the stolen spells to build a board presence or dig for your own win condition.
You'll pair the Jester with cards that create additional exile triggers: wheels, mass mill effects, and other library-manipulation spells that turn the pressure up. Think of it as a theft-meets-tempo strategy where you're both attacking and generating value from opponents' decks. The beauty is that you don't need to connect with combat damage to win—you're generating card advantage, disruption, and tempo all at once. Play whatever you steal, untap, and keep swinging until the table can't recover.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey mill staples like Glimpse the Unthinkable; use Thought Scour, Careful Study, and Syphon Insight instead. Stolen cards do the heavy lifting regardless of budget.
Signature Cards
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