Golgari Deathscale Ramp

A Golgari midrange ramp deck that stacks +1/+1 counters with Winding Constrictor and explore creatures, while draining the opponent through deathtouch creatures and death triggers.

• Winding Constrictor doubles the counters from Wildgrowth Walker's explore triggers and Merfolk Branchwalker's explore, quickly growing your board.
• Fiend Artisan grows with every creature that dies and can tutor for key creatures like Poison-Tip Archer or Ravenous Chupacabra.
• Poison-Tip Archer and Bastion of Remembrance punish opponents for trading creatures, draining life with each death.
• Vraska, Swarm's Eminence grants deathtouch and generates Assassin tokens, which synergize with Poison-Tip Archer and Bastion of Remembrance.
• Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter ramps and puts counters on creatures, accelerating your mana and growing your threats.

Keep hands with 2-3 lands, at least one mana dork (Elvish Mystic or Llanowar Visionary), and one interaction spell (Fatal Push or Duress). A hand with Winding Constrictor and an explore creature is a strong keep. Mulligan hands with no green sources or no early plays.

Early: Deploy Elvish Mystic or Llanowar Visionary to ramp, and use Duress or Fatal Push to disrupt the opponent. Mid: Land Winding Constrictor, then Wildgrowth Walker or Merfolk Branchwalker to grow your creatures. Use Fiend Artisan to tutor for answers or threats. Late: Overwhelm with deathtouch creatures, drain with Poison-Tip Archer and Bastion of Remembrance, and finish with Vraska, Swarm's Eminence's Assassin tokens or a large Fiend Artisan.

Fast combo decks can win before your board develops. Mass removal like Supreme Verdict or Brotherhood's End can reset your board. Graveyard hate turns off Fiend Artisan. The deck has limited answers to artifacts and enchantments, so prioritize Duress against those strategies.