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Deck Primer / Description

Wilson attacking as an ever-growing deathtouch/trample/indestructible makes it so that you can usually just keep attacking every turn regardless of what creatures they have out. Just keep attacking with Wilson until they're dead.

Turns 2 and 3 are almost always gonna be spent casting Wilson and Agent respectively. Fast mana can speed that up a turn and let you jam other spells in there too like going 1st turn Wilson into 2nd turn Agent and One With Nature or something.

Stax stuff like Worb, Tangle Wire, and Infernal Darkness can slow down the opponent while you keep attacking with Wilson.

Hatred is often a good card to tutor for early if you're fairly sure you'll have the mana to play it and without interaction from their side. Especially if fast mana would let you do something like:

1st turn: V. Tutor/Imperial Seal for Hatred
2nd turn: Wilson
3rd turn: Attack, Ritual, Hatred

Lure can be a fun way to wipe their board and possibly lock them out of creatures unless they can remove Wilson since Wilson would only have to assign 1 damage to each blocker to kill them and should survive every attack with indestructible. Ulvenwald Tracker can similiarly make it hard for opponents creatures to stay on board and is a good turn 1 or 3 play.

Damnation is a lil extra cool here since you can play it post combat after Wilson is Indestructible.

Just focus on attacking every turn with Wilson and keeping the opponent behind with removal, stax stuff, and messing with their lands. The instant hexproof/indestructible spells can make all the diff.

An average game might go something like:

Turn 1: Either nothing or some 1 mana spell
Turn 2: Wilson
Turn 3: Agent (Attack for 3)
Turn 4: Play a Stax piece or tutor for Hatred (Attack for 4)
Turn 5: Win with Hatred or hopefully slow them down or just be resilient enough to blockers and removal to win in the next 2 turns

An awesome game might go something like:

Turn 1: Tutor for Hatred
Turn 2: Wilson
Turn 3: Ritual or Mana Vault into Hatred

A ridiculous game might go something like:

Turn 1: Land, Mox Diamond, Wilson
Turn 2: Land, Ritual/Mana Vault, Hatred

Card Breakdown

Below are the most popular cards played in this deck:

Creatures

Birds of Paradise Birds of Paradise <retro> [RVR]
Elves of Deep Shadow Elves of Deep Shadow [MB1]
Ulvenwald Tracker Ulvenwald Tracker [AVR]
Dark Confidant Dark Confidant <retro> [RVR]
Wilson, Refined Grizzly Wilson, Refined Grizzly <showcase> [CLB]
Elvish Spirit Guide Elvish Spirit Guide [DMR]

Spells

Blossoming Defense Blossoming Defense [SCD]
Crop Rotation Crop Rotation [DMR] (F)
Dark Ritual Dark Ritual [5ED]
Defend the Rider Defend the Rider [DFT]
Duress Duress [FDN]
Imperial Seal Imperial Seal [2X2]
Inquisition of Kozilek Inquisition of Kozilek [2X2] (F)
Mind Twist Mind Twist [4ED]
Professor's Warning Professor's Warning [STX]
Ranger's Guile Ranger's Guile [M21]
Royal Treatment Royal Treatment [WOE]
Snakeskin Veil Snakeskin Veil [TDM]
Tamiyo's Safekeeping Tamiyo's Safekeeping [NEO]
Thoughtseize Thoughtseize <showcase> [OTP]
Tyvar's Stand Tyvar's Stand [ONE]
Vampiric Tutor Vampiric Tutor [PLIST]
Vines of Vastwood Vines of Vastwood [PLIST]
Withstand Death Withstand Death [SOM]
Abrupt Decay Abrupt Decay <showcase> [OTP]
Assassin's Trophy Assassin's Trophy <extended> [ACR]
Bitter Triumph Bitter Triumph [TDC]
Demonic Tutor Demonic Tutor [MB1]
Feed the Swarm Feed the Swarm [TDC]
Infernal Grasp Infernal Grasp [TDC]
Beast Within Beast Within [TDC]
Grim Tutor Grim Tutor <borderless> [M21]
Hunter's Insight Hunter's Insight [SCD]
Invigorate Invigorate [GN3]
Toxic Deluge Toxic Deluge [MKC]
Damnation Damnation [MM3]
Deadly Rollick Deadly Rollick <Deadpool> [SLD]
Increasing Savagery Increasing Savagery [DDS]
Hatred Hatred [EX]
Plow Under Plow Under [8ED]

Artifacts

Chrome Mox Chrome Mox [MRD]
Lotus Petal Lotus Petal [TE]
Mox Amber Mox Amber <retro> [BRR]
Mox Diamond Mox Diamond [ST]
Mana Vault Mana Vault [5ED]
Sol Ring Sol Ring [TDC]
Grim Monolith Grim Monolith [UL]
Winter Orb Winter Orb [4ED]
Tangle Wire Tangle Wire [V13] (F)
The One Ring The One Ring <bundle> [LTR] (F)

Enchantments

Exploration Exploration <retro> [DMR]
Hardened Scales Hardened Scales [LCC]
Keen Sense Keen Sense [PLIST]
One with Nature One with Nature [PLIST]
Root Maze Root Maze [10E]
Sixth Sense Sixth Sense [AKH]
Agent of the Shadow Thieves Agent of the Shadow Thieves [CLB]
Sylvan Library Sylvan Library [4ED]
Lure Lure [4ED]
Song of the Dryads Song of the Dryads <foil etched> [CMM]
Infernal Darkness Infernal Darkness [ICE]

Lands

Ancient Tomb Ancient Tomb [UMA]
Bayou Bayou [3ED]
Bloodstained Mire Bloodstained Mire [MH3]
Blooming Marsh Blooming Marsh [OTJ]
Command Tower Command Tower <263> [WHO]
Deathcap Glade Deathcap Glade [INR]
Forest Forest <254> [THB]
Gemstone Caverns Gemstone Caverns [TSP]
Llanowar Wastes Llanowar Wastes [TDC]
Marsh Flats Marsh Flats <prerelease> [MH2] (F)
Necroblossom Snarl Necroblossom Snarl [DSC]
Overgrown Tomb Overgrown Tomb [RTR]
Polluted Delta Polluted Delta [MH3]
Rishadan Port Rishadan Port [A25]
Shizo, Death's Storehouse Shizo, Death's Storehouse [DMC]
Strip Mine Strip Mine [ATH]
Swamp Swamp <252> [THB]
Tainted Wood Tainted Wood [DSC]
Talon Gates of Madara Talon Gates of Madara [M3C]
Twilight Mire Twilight Mire [TDC]
Verdant Catacombs Verdant Catacombs [MM3]
Viridescent Bog Viridescent Bog [DSC]
Wasteland Wasteland <borderless> [PIP]
Wastewood Verge Wastewood Verge [DFT]
Windswept Heath Windswept Heath [MH3]
Wooded Foothills Wooded Foothills [MH3]
Woodland Cemetery Woodland Cemetery [TDC]
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth [M3C]

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