Use Villains and connive to improve draws, remove the opposing threats, then lift a developed board into the air.
Use Villains and connive to improve draws, remove the opposing threats, then lift a developed board into the air.
Commit when repeated useful cards and enough support make a complete deck in these colors.
Four checks while you draft
Can I affect the board before the payoff?
Connive can grow any creature you control while setting up mayhem. Its hybrid cost lets it support either blue or black decks.
Do my actual cards enable this plan?
Connive away Swarm, then cast it for mayhem while the same turn’s permission remains. It adds another flying Villain for later attacks.
Can I stop their strongest play and finish a stalled game?
Use Villains and connive to improve draws, remove the opposing threats, then lift a developed board into the air.
Choose the missing job before another reward that needs it.
The key card is present but its support is thin.
Prioritize useful support such as Mob Lookout or Mechanical Mobster.
Connive away Swarm, then cast it for mayhem while the same turn’s permission remains. It adds another flying Villain for later attacks.
Your deck already enables the plan but is losing the early turns.
Take a castable early creature or efficient answer before a second expensive payoff.
Connive is not extra cards by itself: it draws and discards. Its value comes from selection, counters and useful discarded cards.
The support is missing
Favor independently useful creatures and interaction if the narrow support does not arrive.
Repeated useful cards are clues, not proof that the colors are open.
Connive is not extra cards by itself: it draws and discards. Its value comes from selection, counters and useful discarded cards.
Reduce their Villain count before Vulture’s attack, and avoid giving them extra time to filter toward their best cards.
Mob LookoutConnive can grow any creature you control while setting up mayhem. Its hybrid cost lets it support either blue or black decks.
Mechanical MobsterColorless connive supports mayhem, modifications and Villains while removing a relevant graveyard card.
Examples apply the printed rules; judge the board, costs and timing.
| One-pick | Sealed |
|---|---|
| With one pick, fill the missing early play, answer or support card before adding another narrow payoff. The plan must work without drawing its key card. | Compare complete builds from the cards you opened. Keep the castable curve and interaction even if the draft theme is only partly supported. |
Connive away Swarm, then cast it for mayhem while the same turn’s permission remains. It adds another flying Villain for later attacks.
Swarm, Being of Bees
Venom's Hunger
