Mugging

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Character Background

Mugging is the sort of lean, brutal tool red wants: for one mana it deals 2 damage to a creature and makes it unable to block that turn, which best supports a tempo/aggro plan — clear a single blocker and push through lethal damage. It's especially effective in aggressive decks that run cheap, evasive or haste threats (Goblin Guide, Monastery Swiftspear-style creatures) or go-wide token strategies, because Mugging turns a 2-toughness wall into a corpse and keeps it from interfering. Because it’s sorcery-speed, use it on your precombat main to set up attacks rather than hoping to surprise-block an incoming swing; pair it with an additional one-mana burn like Lightning Bolt or with pump spells to turn a small opening into lethal. In midrange shells it functions as efficient removal or a tempo play—slot several one-mana interaction pieces to ensure consistent early turns that convert creature removal into immediate damage.

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