Magda
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[[Magda, Brazen Outlaw]] serves as the commander of this adaptive combo deck, leveraging her ability to produce treasures whenever dwarves are tapped and her activated ability to tutor key pieces. This synergy enables intricate combos, proactive gameplans, and reactive plays, allowing the deck to excel in various scenarios. With access to stax elements and "silver bullets," the deck can control tempo, disrupt opponents, and dictate the flow of the game. Magda’s flexibility shines in her ability to pivot between roles, functioning as a fast combo deck, a midrange value engine, or a stax-heavy strategy to deny resources and present instant-speed wins. Her adaptability makes this deck a powerful option in any meta, blending explosive potential with robust control options.
Strategy / Gameplan
The core strategy of [[Magda, Brazen Outlaw]] is to generate treasures through tapping dwarves via attacking, crewing vehicles, or activating abilities. These treasures fuel Magda's activated ability to tutor win conditions or answers directly onto the battlefield.
While Magda is widely considered a midrange deck, it can it can pivot to any of the following game plans:
Fast Combo: Some hands can focus on assembling game-winning combos as quickly as possible, racing the table.
Midrange: Leverages Magda’s treasures to maintain value and tempo, outpacing opponents with value pieces.
Stax: Deny resources with key stax pieces while continuing to progress its own game plan.
Magda’s flexibility allows pilots to choose the most effective approach based on the state of the game and opponents' decks.
Infinite Treasure Combos
These combos each make infinite treasures which allow you to assemble a win condition.
[[Clock of Omens]] + [[Artifact Dwarf]] + [[Magda, Brazen Outlaw]]
Pieces Needed:
[[Clock of Omens]]
An artifact dwarf (e.g., [[Universal Automaton]], [[Adaptive Automaton]], [[Roaming Throne]], or [[Mirror of the Forebears]])
[[Magda, Brazen Outlaw]]
Description:
Tap [[Clock of Omens]] and the artifact dwarf to untap the artifact dwarf.
This triggers [[Magda, Brazen Outlaw]]’s ability, creating a Treasure token.
Tap the newly created Treasure and the artifact dwarf to activate [[Clock of Omens]] again, untapping the artifact dwarf.
Repeat this loop to generate infinite tapped Treasures and leave one untapped Treasure.
Tutor [[Xorn]] or [[Roaming Throne]] onto the battlefield with Magda.
Repeat the loop to generate infinite untapped Treasures.
See win conditions below to convert infinite Treasure Tokens into a win with [[Magda, Brazen Outlaw]].
[[Maskwood Nexus]] + [[Battered Golem]]
Pieces Needed:
[[Maskwood Nexus]]
[[Battered Golem]]
[[Magda, Brazen Outlaw]]
A means of tapping [[Battered Golem]] (e.g., [[Dwarven Bloodboiler]] or a vehicle with the crew ability, like [[Clown Car]])
Description:
Use a vehicle or [[Dwarven Bloodboiler]] to tap [[Battered Golem]].
[[Maskwood Nexus]] makes all creatures every creature type, so Battered Golem is considered a dwarf.
Tapping [[Battered Golem]] triggers [[Magda, Brazen Outlaw]], creating a Treasure.
The Treasure entering the battlefield causes [[Battered Golem]] to untap.
Repeat this loop to create infinite Treasures.
See win conditions below to convert infinite Treasure Tokens into a win with [[Magda, Brazen Outlaw]].
[[Academy Manufactor]] Line
Pieces Needed:
[[Magda, Brazen Outlaw]]
[[Academy Manufactor]]
[[Sculpting Steel]]
A vehicle (e.g., [[Clown Car]]) or a means to tap creatures
Description:
Tutor [[Sculpting Steel]] with a Magda activation and copy [[Academy Manufactor]].
Crew the vehicle by tapping [[Magda, Brazen Outlaw]] and an untapped dwarf.
This triggers [[Magda, Brazen Outlaw]] twice.
Each trigger creates 3 of each token (Treasure, Food, and Clue) due to the two [[Academy Manufactor]] replacement effects.
Use Magda’s ability to tutor [[Maskwood Nexus]] to the battlefield.
Crew the vehicle again by tapping both [[Academy Manufactor]]s.
[[Magda, Brazen Outlaw]] triggers twice.
Two [[Academy Manufactor]] replacement effects create 3 of each token per trigger, totaling 6 of each token.
Tutor [[Xorn]] to the battlefield using Magda’s ability.
Crew the vehicle by tapping [[Xorn]] or another creature.
[[Magda, Brazen Outlaw]] triggers.
[[Xorn]]'s replacement effect increases Treasures, then [[Academy Manufactor]] produces 6 of each token.
Tutor [[Roaming Throne]] naming Dwarf.
Crew the vehicle by tapping [[Roaming Throne]].
[[Magda, Brazen Outlaw]] triggers twice.
Each [[Xorn]] replacement effect combined with [[Academy Manufactor]] creates 12 of each token.
Tutor [[Barkform Harvester]] onto the battlefield with Magda’s activated ability.
Tutor [[Dwarven Scorcher]] onto the battlefield with Magda’s activated ability.
Crew the vehicle, tapping [[Dwarven Scorcher]] and making 12 of each token.
Sacrifice [[Dwarven Scorcher]] with its activated ability.
Activate [[Barkform Harvester]] to put [[Dwarven Scorcher]] on the bottom of your library.
Repeat steps 10-13 to create infinite treasure tokens, clue tokens, and food tokens.
Use Magda’s activated ability to assemble a win condition.
Other Combos
[[The One Ring]] Draw Loop
Requirements: Infinity Untapped Treasures
Tutor [[Barkform Harvester]], [[Clock of Omens]], and [[The One Ring]] onto the battlefield with Magda’s activated ability.
Activate [[The One Ring]] to draw a card.
Activate Magda to tutor [[Sculpting Steel]] onto the battlefield as a copy of [[The One Ring]], sacrificing the original [[The One Ring]] to legend rule.
Activate the copy of [[The One Ring]] to draw a card.
Activate [[Barkform Harvester]] to put [[The One Ring]] on the bottom of your library.
Activate Magda to tutor [[The One Ring]] onto the battlefield, sacrificing the [[Sculpting Steel]] copy of [[The One Ring]] to legend rule.
Activate [[Barkform Harvester]] to put [[Sculpting Steel]] on the bottom of your library.
Repeat steps 2-7 to draw as many cards as necessary.
Win Conditions
These win conditions require already having infinite treasure tokens with Magda on the battlefield.
[[Barkform Harvester]] Loop:
Tutor [[Barkform Harvester]], [[Clock of Omens]], and [[The One Ring]] onto the battlefield with Magda’s activated ability.
Activate [[The One Ring]] to draw a card.
Activate Magda to tutor [[Sculpting Steel]] onto the battlefield as a copy of [[The One Ring]], sacrificing the original [[The One Ring]] to legend rule.
Activate the copy of [[The One Ring]] to draw a card.
Activate [[Barkform Harvester]] to put [[The One Ring]] on the bottom of your library.
Activate Magda to tutor [[The One Ring]] onto the battlefield, sacrificing the [[Sculpting Steel]] copy of [[The One Ring]] to legend rule.
Activate [[Barkform Harvester]] to put [[Sculpting Steel]] on the bottom of your library.
Repeat steps 2-7 to draw your deck.
Channel [[Twinshot Sniper]] or cast [[Lightning Bolt]] targeting an opponent.
Activate [[Barkform Harvester]] to put [[Twinshot Sniper]] or [[Lightning Bolt]] on the bottom of your library.
Repeat steps 2-7 to redraw [[Lightning Bolt]] or [[Twinshot Sniper]].
Repeat steps 9-11 to deal infinite damage to each opponent.
[[Pinnacle Monk]] Loop:
Tutor [[Maskwood Nexus]], [[Pinnacle Monk]], and [[Roaming Throne]] naming Dwarf onto the battlefield with Magda’s activated ability.
Use [[The One Ring]] Draw Loop (shown above) to draw card your library until you have 0 cards. You’ll need [[Lightning Bolt]], [[Bottle-Cap Blast]], [[Galvanic Blast]], [[Ghostfire Slice]], or any other damage-dealing instant or sorcery than can target opponents. We’ll use [[Lightning Bolt]] to demonstrate the line.
Cast [[Lightning Bolt]] targeting an opponent.
Cast [[Chaos Warp]] or [[Zoyowa’s Justice]] targeting [[Pinnacle Monk]]. [[Chaos Warp]] will put it directly back into play, and [[Zoyowa’s Justice]] will cast it for free.
[[Pinnacle Monk]] will trigger twice due to [[Roaming Throne]]. Target [[Lightning Bolt]] and [[Chaos Warp]] or [[Zoyowa’s Justice]] with the enter the battlefield abilities to return them to hand.
Repeat steps 3-5 to deal infinite damage to each opponent.
Things to Keep in Mind
Weaknesses to Stax: Cards like [[Collector Ouphe]] and [[Null Rod]] can disrupt combos but often don’t fully disable the deck, as Magda’s ability remains active. Stax pieces that prevent activated abilities of creatures, such as [[Cursed Totem]] and [[Drana and Linvala]] are a bigger problem as they shut down the primary game plan of the deck.
Orcish Bowmasters: As [[Magda, Brazen Outlaw]] and many other Dwarves have 1 toughness, [[Orcish Bowmasters]] can be a big problem for the deck and often must be killed before advancing your board.
Adaptability: The ability to pivot between archetypes ensures flexibility, but efficient resource management is crucial.
Interaction Timing: Magda’s tutor ability allows plays at instant speed, enabling responses to threats and winning on the stack.
[[Magda, Brazen Outlaw]] thrives on its ability to adapt to the needs of the game. Whether executing a fast combo, disrupting opponents, or grinding value over several turns, the deck consistently pressures the table and threatens explosive victories.
References:
The Magdanomicon
Clockside Outlawed
Clock's Tickin'
