Deep Goblin Skulltaker

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Character Background

Deep Goblin Skulltaker is the kind of cheap, aggressive two-drop that quietly turns attrition into a clock: Menace makes it hard to chump-block, and its “descended” growth means you’re rewarded for putting permanents into your graveyard the turn it comes down. It best supports an aggro/tempo deck with a value tilt or an Aristocrats-style sacrifice plan — you want ways to reliably trigger descent before your end step so the Skulltaker sprouts +1/+1 counters and trades up. Deckbuilding tips: include cheap sacrifice outlets and graveyard enablers such as Viscera Seer or Village Rites and self-mill or discard engines (Stitcher’s Supplier, forced discard effects) so the card can grow on turn two. It also meshes well with cards that care about +1/+1 counters or that recur creatures from the graveyard. Play it aggressively to pressure early life totals, but sequence your sac/discard lines carefully so the end-step trigger isn’t wasted.

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