The Mindskinner

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Character Background

The Mindskinner is a glaring, singular engine for a mill/combo plan rather than raw aggression: its replacement ability converts any damage your sources would deal to opponents into milling, and as a 10/1 with unblockable it reliably produces a massive single instance of ten cards milled. Thematically it reads like a nightmare that feeds by replacing violence with cerebral decay. Build around it with damage-doubling effects (Furnace of Rath or Gratuitous Violence) or cards that let you deal many small instances of damage—splash repeatable pingers or multiple unblockable attackers—to multiply mill triggers. Protect and recur it: counterspells, hexproof effects, or recursion (Animate Dead/ephemeral blink) keep your engine on board long enough to empty libraries. It’s best in a blue-centered mill/value or combo shell that turns removal and burn into card advantage, so prioritize card draw, interaction, and ways to convert opponent disruption into repeated damage-to-mill conversions.

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