Wages of Sin

Black/Green/Blue Theft

Hedonist’s Trove by Peter Mohrbacher

They say “the wages of sin is death,” but they didn’t specify whose death … or which sin!

The sin in question here is definitely greed. Multiple castings of Villainous Wealth is the ultimate goal: use Damia, Greed, Increasing Ambition, Treasured Find, and Secret Salvage to gather as many copies as you can. Boundless Realms will build up your land portfolio. Spell Swindle and Plasm Capture will filch your opponent’s mana to fuel the villainy. When you cast Villianous Wealth, save a little mana to trigger Duskmantle Guildmage so all those cards you’ll be sending to your opponent’s graveyard will ping them to death on the way. Don’t forget to pile counters on Vulturous Zombie while you’re at it.

Greedy for more? Get Zaxara out first, then create massive Hydra tokens with each casting of Villianous Wealth. So much fun it oughta be a sin!

Creatures (19)

  • 1 Damia, Sage of Stone
  • 1 Muldrotha, the Gravetide
  • 1 Zaxara, the Exemplary
  • 1 Gonti, Lord of Luxury
  • 1 Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
  • 1 Puppeteer Clique
  • 1 Beguiler of Wills
  • 1 Perplexing Chimaera
  • 1 Sisters of Stone Death
  • 2 Vulturous Zombie
  • 2 Specter of the Fens
  • 2 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 4 Coiling Oracle

Enchantments (2)

  • 1 Hedonist’s Trove
  • 1 Greed

Sorceries (14)

  • 1 Grim Bounty
  • 1 Treasured Find
  • 1 Boundless Realms
  • 1 Increasing Ambition
  • 1 Secret Salvage
  • 1 Soul Salvage
  • 4 Villainous Wealth
  • 4 Emergent Ultimatum

Instants (11)

  • 1 Grisly Salvage
  • 1 Growth Spiral
  • 1 Fact or Fiction
  • 2 An Offer You Can’t Refuse
  • 2 Plasm Capture
  • 4 Demonic Gifts

Lands (24)

  • 1 Dimir Guildgate
  • 1 Golgari Guildgate
  • 1 Simic Guildgate
  • 3 Opulent Palace
  • 6 Swamp
  • 6 Forest
  • 6 Island

Tokens

  • 0/0 Green Hydra
  • Treasure

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