Stop Hitting Yourself: Building A Deck Around Stuffy Doll

[@xCptKramerx]

Just a quick note, basilisk collar doesn't work exclusively with stuffy doll since stuffy doll has 0 power. It has to deal at least one damage for deathtouch to trigger. 0 damage isn't counted as damage under the rules. Still works really well with some of the other stuffy doll effects, but an easy cut in my opinion.

[@edhjankcenter]

for sure that was my oversight, but i still think it’s worth and include for equipping to all of our other creatures. fighting + deathtouch makes for some formidable removal!

[@zackkelley2940]

@@edhjankcenter On that note, there ARE a few effects that DO work even at 0 power. Notably there is a rather obscure effect (typically found on old creatures such as Basilisk and Cockatrice) that merely require blocking. Venom- Whenever enchanted creature blocks or becomes blocked by a non-Wall creature, destroy the other creature at end of combat. Venomous Breath- Venom but an instant. Infinite Authority- (see Venom) Only gets creatures with toughness 3 or less BUT any creature killed this way will give a 1/1 counter to whatever creature it's attached to. Dead-Iron Sledge- Venom on an equipment. Has the downside of destroying the creature it's attached to... which Stuffy Doll gets around on account of being indestructible. Fight to the Death- Dead-Iron Sledge but an instant. Infiltration Lens- Stuffy Doll, Lure, and this equals LOTS of card draw.^^ Mostly dirt cheap too (Infinite Authority is rather pricey on account of only being printed in Legends).

[@SuperTheNobody]

another fun option is Dictate of the twin gods or Furnace of Rath as they double the damage our doll takes and it then deals double that damage for quadruple damage per enchantment, with both on board blocking a 3 power creature with the doll will outright remove a player, and with dictate having flash this seems like a fun surprise

[@edhjankcenter]

cheekyyyyyyy

[@lilpoplil3942]

I have a deck piloted by Borborygmos and Fblthp that have effects like these since their effect can target any creature, including your own. They help as well in card draw, land graveyard shenanigans, removal if need be, and with the right card draw spell, i can explode someone with stuffy doll since itll deal double the damage for each discarded land

[@edhjankcenter]

hahahah that’s a sweet tech!!

[@rustygates7551]

I have a “shenanigans” deck that features Stuffy Doll front and center. One of my favorite win-cons is pairing it with “Invasion Plans” where all creatures must block and having an opponents entire field block stuffy doll sending all that power right back at their face!

[@edhjankcenter]

that's so tasty!!

[@edwardash1701]

Pariah’s shield is a great piece for stuffy doll. Equip stuffy doll with Pariah’s shield, any damage that would be dealt to you is dealt to stuffy doll instead

[@edhjankcenter]

YES this card smacks

[@18Zeke]

@@edhjankcenterpariah the enchantment does the same thing

[@bread1958]

Things like Star of Extinction definitely go in this deck. Another interesting one is Repercussion, which hurts you too but works really well with a lot of stuff in the deck.

[@edhjankcenter]

those are great choices for sure

[@davidhower7095]

Definitely expected Piru the Volatile to be the head of this deck. Wataya is an interesting spin on it

[@edhjankcenter]

piru is also a great choice!! and yeah wayta won out for the flavor of "hitting yourself" lmao

[@marcoottina654]

this is not a "jank", this is GOLD! I've built a variation of this, we could say, by building a "Gnostro" deck with either lots of "tappers / untappers" or storming with artifacts, but ... this is fantastic! The _actual_ environment for this junky creatures :D I LOVE IT! Thanks! ALSO: -) Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot: She is a MUST here since you are probably either/both doing 1 damage to X/1 creatures (well, generically: "Y damage to X/Y" creatures) or doing lots of damage to something else (like ... opponents, you know ... to win). You could and probably would draw a bunch of cards and/or deal massive damage even without going infinite! Taking precautions against sub-optimal conditions and not relying to "Christmas land" is veeeeeeery useful. And she's a 2-mana drop for a bunch of (Euro's) cents! -) Enraging dinosaurs: Well ... since you are "hitting yourself", why not just get some value out of it? :D -) Atla Palani, Nest Tender : Creating Eggs and making them die to "cascade/discover N=infinite" to ANY creature (and it's NOT a "cast", but a "put" !) is a veeery good way to cheat those juicy 5+ mana creatures :D -) "Yisan, the Wanderer Bard" & "Gilraen, Dúnedain Protector": Since you need specific creatures, Yisan could slowly help you out :D Also, Gilraen could both re-buy ETB effects (if any) and reset Yisan to more suitable counters amount. They are cheap right now. -) Stigma Lasher MUH-AH-AH-AH-AH-AH preventing opponents to EVER AGAIN gain life. He just need to deal damage ... somehow .... ( * Viridian Longbow whispering noises in the whistling wind * ... ) ... [ ... and Furystoke Giant, I know I know ... ] -) Chandra's Incinerator While you are NOT dealing infinite loops of damages BUT still making some, why not just hit BOTH players and problematic creatures/planeswalkers? :D -) Serra Avatar / Soul of Eternity Yeah, let's make those chunky boys (girls?) fight with your stuffy doll ... _and kill an opponent on the spot_ ! -) Grafted Exhoskeleton (cheap) Poison due to Infect. Do I need to add any more argumentations? 3:) -) Ertha Jo, Frontier Mentor she costs a bit of mana, but ... _double fights_? :D -) Sting, the Glinting Dagger What about fighting ... EVERY turn? :D (for "always every" you need to Goad any creature of every opponent, but ... still....)

[@edhjankcenter]

im so glad you dig it friend!!

[@edhjankcenter]

all these suggestions are great!

[@18Zeke]

There’s a new rattlesnake creature in Duskmourn coming that not only redirects damage but also stops that opponent from gaining life if it does so!

[@marcoottina654]

@@edhjankcenter thank you so much for taking the time and having a look :D I hope it will bring more fun and joy for you and/or those who follow you :D

[@marcoottina654]

@@18Zeke uh, nice! It seems SO much powerful! I could give it a try :D

[@TheLuckySpades]

Repercussion + Damage doubling + Stuffy Doll style effects are a fun way to end the game quickly, for you or the opponents or all depending on the math at the time

[@edhjankcenter]

nice!!

[@CaptUvula]

This is very fun Love it!

[@edhjankcenter]

thank you so much!

[@henlohenlo689]

did you mention pariah? its pretty awesome in my opinion. pariah shield but also a seperate card called pariah. all kinds of tutors in green white and blue. they help with combos. i like stoneforge mystic and batterskull if i will include white its just a great duo of cards for offense and defense.

[@edhjankcenter]

pariah is great!

[@henlohenlo689]

@@edhjankcenter @edhjankcenter here is my full deck, i also use phytohydra, and giggling skitterspike as they both pair well with pariah and lure affects, i love giggling skitterspike because it is indestructible, relatively cheap can grow relatively big and it can do tons of cleave damage to all opponents, imagine equipped with batterskull it's dealing it's damage and cleaving and can't really be killed easily, phytohydra can grow to enormous sizes with lure and pariah or pariah's shield and nemesis mask: selesnya stuffy doll deck 4 stuffy doll 4 giggling skitterspike 4 phytohydra 4 lure 4 pariah 2 pariah's shield 2 nemesis mask 4 birds of paradise 4 stoneforge mystic 4 batterskull 24 lands with 4 temple garden, 4 selesnya sanctuary, 4 ancient tomb, 6 plains, 6 mountains.

[@sunutopia]

I count 19 cards that have this effect, 17 of which are in Naya, 15 of which deal damage based on how much damage is dealt to it (the other 2 are Sun-Crowned Hunters and Frilled Deathspitter, which deal a flat amount of damage every time), and 14 of which are permanents (Arcbond). Am I saying you should play all of them? No. But there *are* 17 Naya stuffy dolls. Edit: add 1 for Phyrexian Vindicator, my original Scryfall searched for “is dealt damage” but Vindicator reads “if damage would be dealt”.

[@edhjankcenter]

we love to see it tbh

[@18Zeke]

@@edhjankcenter There’s also Jared Carthalion True Heir, which introduces Monarch into the mix, and there’s also cards that when dealt damage have other effects like making tokens (Hornet Nest) or gain life (Tamanoa/Wall of Hope) which are pretty sweet too.

[@shawnhopkins5928]

You should include conjourer's closet so you can flicker Stuffy, otherwise, no flicker=Stuffy doll is dead once the opponent chosen is dead

[@edhjankcenter]

for sure! luckily, stuffy doll is just one of a good number of creatures in the deck with this kind of ability. and because of that, blinking didn't seem to be the most prudent for me when putting together the list!

[@scovillemtg]

I also had not seen Nahiri’s Machinations

[@edhjankcenter]

it’s a cool card!!

[@thecheeeeeeeseman]

i just built a similar deck to this with the indoraptor

[@edhjankcenter]

very dope!

[@crovax1375]

Another fun card to build around is Storm Cauldron

[@edhjankcenter]

ill check it out 👀

[@theendofthestart8179]

you dont even need taunt on stuffy doll, just make a deal with 1 player to let you kill another!

[@edhjankcenter]

for sure!

[@cynicalradicand]

Guilty conscience on stuffy doll or brash taunter gives gou infinite damage

[@edhjankcenter]

... totally forgot abt guilty conscience tbh great choice!

[@karl-erlendmikalsen5159]

Got any flicker effects for the stuffy doll in the deck? Couldn't see anyone with a cursory glance, but I suck at finding things. Since you have to choose an enemy as it ETB's, it would be handy to be able to flicker it to get to choose a new victim.

[@marcoottina654]

Gilraen, Dúnedain Protector is my favourite one, also because I can create _way too many_ infinite combos with here (as 2 hints: Witch Engine & too many cards, Orthion + Priest of Urabrask + Heartstone). Distinguished Conjurer is a Soul Warden with a costly blink effect. Lastly, Angel of Condemnation is a bit janky but a lovely one, just for redundancy.

[@nuclearfuzzbomber]

Crystal Shard is an artifact that may work, but it has an alternate activation cost that contains a blue pip, so idk if that's allowed d/t color identity or something. Erratic Portal is another artifact that returns a creature to its owner's hand and it doesn't have color restrictions on its use.

[@edhjankcenter]

i definitely thought about flicker spells but I didn't end up leaning that way since there are plenty of stuffy doll effects that don't need any blinking!

[@TheKumaXKuma]

Any [[Guilty Conscience]] in there? I think having it on Stuffy doll or brash taunter and dealing 1 damage to anything with it wipes everything

[@edhjankcenter]

.... totally forgot about this card lol. yea definitely run this too!!

[@Ethereal_Cereal]

pyrohemia?

[@edhjankcenter]

could be cute!

[@redhandtheblack]

I have Stuffy Doll in my mono red Imodane deck ;)

[@edhjankcenter]

tastyyyyyyyy