How can you hug someone to death?

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Posted on June 3, 2016, 2:12 p.m. by eeriekiller

Hippo Almighty

So I have this group hug edh but I don't really know what I'm doing. Please leave suggestions and explain how to use them.

Deckologist says... #2

In my profile is my hippo wins deck If you'd like I can link it for you. With group hug you have a lot of options for win cons. My advice would be to mix in win cons and super control with your hugs so that while others are drawing into decent things you're drawing into everything you need to win.

My hippo deck wins by casting one of the 3 pacts (usually Pact of Negation) in my colors with Hive Mind on the field as early as possible. Hive mind will make players cast copies of it but if they aren't running blue or don't have enough lands they can't pay the upkeep cost of it and they lose the game. I also have a lot of Howling Mine effects with Mind Over Matter and Temple Bell to finish off the table and make players draw out. Aside from that I can make players lose a ton of life for the cards in their hand and it's not uncommon for me to allow players to get a ton of creatures out of their decks and play them for free just to have me exile every single one of them. If all else fails I have eldrazi and my general to do damage.

June 3, 2016 9:11 p.m.

Another option I've seen our meta's "Group hug hippo" use is Laboratory Maniac and a lot of drawing out ( Prosperity, Flux, etc) and winning by decking themselves in the process of decking others.

June 4, 2016 9:10 a.m.

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