Slumbering Cerberus

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Character Background

Slumbering Cerberus reads as a cheap, high-impact threat that purposely sleeps until blood wakes it: a 1R 4/2 that doesn't untap during your untap step but will untap at each end step if any creature died that turn. Thematically it's a dormant guardian roused by slaughter, and functionally it best supports an aggressive tempo or sacrifice-value plan: either give it haste to cash in its 4 power immediately (Fervor or a one-shot haste effect) or build around guaranteed creature deaths so it can be ready to attack repeatedly. Specific synergies include sacrifice outlets and token generators — Skirk Prospector, Viscera Seer, or recurring chump tokens — which both fuel the morbid trigger and turn the Cerberus into a near-permanent attacker; pairing with mass-damage or cheap removals (Lightning Bolt) also keeps it untapping. Deckbuilding tip: slot it into red sacrifice or aggro-midrange shells with redundancy of cheap death triggers and at least one haste source to maximize both tempo and repeat value.

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