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Winter, Cynical Opportunist
Legendary Creature — Human Warlock
Deathtouch Whenever Winter attacks, mill three cards. Delirium — At the beginning of your end step, you may exile any number of cards from your graveyard with four or more card types among them. If you do, put a permanent card from among them onto the battlefield with a finality counter on it.
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“Grindy self-mill reanimator that reanimate free permanents every turn.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Graveyard value
Reanimator, Graveyard, Mill, Midrange
Strategy
Winter, Cynical Opportunist is a self-mill engine that turns your graveyard into a toolbox. Every attack mills three cards, quickly filling your yard with the card types you need to trigger Delirium (instant, sorcery, creature, land, planeswalker, artifact, enchantment). Once you hit four types, you can reanimate any permanent from your graveyard onto the battlefield at end of step—essentially playing cards for free while they're locked down with finality counters.
The deck wants to attack early and often to mill aggressively, then leverage the graveyard to rebuild your board. You'll play cheap creatures and utility pieces that don't mind being milled, fill your deck with diverse card types, and use self-mill outlets to hit Delirium consistently. Winning comes from grinding value: reanimating threats each turn, chipping in with Winter's deathtouch, and eventually overwhelming opponents with a recurring engine that turns your graveyard into a second hand.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey fetches and dual lands early—basic Swamps and Forests work fine. Replace tutors like Worldly Tutor with cheaper draw like Read the Bones or Mulch.
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