Tivadar of Thorn

Tivadar of Thorn is a focused, efficient removal engine wrapped in a Knight-flavored package. His first strike and protection from red make him a solid blocker while his enter trigger lets you clean up Goblin tokens or other troublesome red creatures. The deck revolves around leveraging his evasion and repeatable removal, either by blinking him repeatedly or building around Goblins as a tribe while having a tutor ready to answer them.

The core gameplan is to establish board presence with other efficient creatures and defensive enchantments, using Tivadar as both a combat threat and a pinpoint removal spell. Since his trigger is guaranteed value whenever he enters, you'll want to include cards that let you replay him—blink effects, flicker strategies, or even just reanimation spells. This turns him into a value machine that grinds opponents down while keeping their board clear of key threats.

You win through steady combat damage with a small army of efficient creatures, backed by anthem effects or +1/+1 strategies. Protection from red gives you a natural edge against certain matchups, while removal-on-a-stick means you're always trading efficiently. The deck leans tempo and midrange, punishing opponents who over-rely on red creatures or Goblin strategies.

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