Oracle text
Whenever you discard one or more land cards, each opponent loses 2 life.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, target Villain you control gains menace until end of turn. It connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.)
Mox strategy
Doctor Doom, King of Latveria is a strong Grixis value engine for discard and combat-focused decks. Its main strengths are repeated life drain from pitching lands, plus a built-in combat trigger that grants menace and connives a Villain each turn, making it both disruptive and card-advantage oriented.
Best use cases: decks that want to loot or discard lands on purpose, and lists with other Villains or creature-thematic support that can capitalize on menace. The steady discard/connive loop helps filter draws, grow threats, and keep pressure on opponents.
Good synergies include effects that discard lands reliably, recursion for discarded lands, and cards that reward discarding or conniving. It’s especially good with extra loot effects, rummage engines, and any strategy that wants to turn discard into damage and board development.
Gameplay mechanics it supports: discard, connive, evasive combat, and incremental drain. It’s at its best when you can trigger the land-discard ability multiple times and keep a creature on board to benefit from the combat trigger every turn.
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Format legality
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