Varolz, the Scar-Striped

Varolz, the Scar-Striped turns your graveyard into a toolbox of +1/+1 counters. You want to fill your graveyard with creatures early—through self-mill, discard outlets, or just trading blockers—then use scavenge to pump your threats into lethal range. The beauty is that every creature that dies becomes a reusable pump spell, so you're never short on gas. Your gameplan involves combining cheap evasive creatures or combo pieces with cards that benefit from graveyard density.

The deck wins by growing one or two creatures into unblockable threats, often fueled by creatures already in your graveyard. You'll typically pump Varolz himself or a protected creature like an unblockable flyer, then finish with commander damage or combat. The sacrifice outlet on Varolz keeps him alive through board wipes and enables defensible combat trades. Synergies with card draw, recursion, and creatures with enter-the-battlefield effects keep you ahead while you build toward the kill.

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