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Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
Legendary Creature — Vedalken Scout
{T}: Add {G}{U}. Spend this mana only to cast spells with mana value 5 or greater or spells with {X} in their mana costs. {U}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.
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“Tap-happy mana filter that fuels giant spells and card selection.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Combo
Ramp, Spellslinger, Blink
Strategy
Troyan is a mana-filtering engine that rewards you for playing big, splashy spells. His tap ability generates green-blue mana specifically for high-impact cards (mana value 5+) or X-spell powerhouses like Blue Sun's Zenith and Hydroid Krasis. The deck aims to ramp early, then tap Troyan repeatedly to fuel massive threats while his looting mode smooths your draws and fills the graveyard for potential reanimation synergies.
You're building a midrange-to-control shell that accelerates into finishers. Untap effects (Yavimaya Awakening, Cerulean Wisps) become crucial, letting you chain Troyan activations and generate multiple activations per turn cycle. The deck can also lean into flash enablers to protect itself while holding up mana for Troyan's abilities, creating a tempo advantage. Win conditions include big creature beats, X-spell finishes like Walking Ballista or Blue Sun's Zenith, and grinding card advantage until opponents can't keep up.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive tutors; use modal spells like Fact or Fiction and Mystic Reflection as budget card-advantage engines, and replace Timetwister with Windfall.
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