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Sylvan Sanctuary

Fill the board with cheap beasts that are hard to shift, make all of them bigger at once, and attack with everything.

How it plays

You fill the board with cheap creatures and then make all of them bigger at once. Nearly half your cards cost two or less, so you have more creatures out than the opponent almost immediately, and an enchantment turns that crowd into an attack that ends the game. It all rests on the board surviving: one card that clears it can undo several turns of work.

Strengths
Getting more creatures onto the board than anyone else, then making all of them bigger at once.
Weaknesses
Slow to set up and completely dependent on the board: a single card that clears it undoes everything, and it has no way to damage the opponent except by attacking.

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