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Watermark: Set Symbol Illustrated by Wesley Burt Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Legal Historic Legal Modern Legal Brawl Legal Legacy Legal Comp
It's combination of haste, direct damage and lifegain hate is unmatched and squarely beats lifegain and punishes blocking
That means if your foe doesnt play a creature or have any way of stopping your attack, you can attack and deal 11 damage to your opponent, then sacrifice the Scamp immediately to deal them another 11 damage ending the game on the spot
Here are other deck archetypes that generally perform better in the Arena best-of-one ranked matches: Mono Red aggro or burn Mono White weenies aggro Mill decks Combo decks Play Best-of-Three Matches if Playing Long Games with Sideboard Options If long, calculative games are your thing, then best-of-three matches might be more suitable, as a good sideboard can counter different decks, giving you flexibility and less reliant on the matching algorithm
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