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    Sméagol, Helpful Guide

    At the beginning of your end step, if a creature died under your control this turn, the Ring tempts you. Whenever the Ring tempts you, target opponent reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a land card. Put that card onto the battlefield tapped under your control and the rest into their graveyard.

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Strategy

The "Sméagol, Helpful Guide" Commander deck revolve around a unique blend of Lord of the Rings and Magic: the Gathering themes. With Nazgûl, Gollum, and other Middle-earth characters, the deck offers a creative and flavorful experience for players. The strategy of the deck appears to focus on a combination of sacrifice, graveyard recursion, landfall, and tribal themes. You can use cards like Sméagol, Gollum, and Nazgûl to generate value through sacrificing, while also using cards like Rampaging Baloths, Scute Swarm, and Tireless Provisioner to take advantage of landfall triggers. The deck have a fair amount of synergy with sacrifice outlets like Viscera Seer and Altar of Dementia, allowing you to sacrifice creatures for additional benefits. Some of the good points of the deck include its thematic coherence, flavorful card choices, and potential for explosive plays with landfall triggers and sacrifice effects. The One Ring is a powerful inclusion that can provide you with a game-winning advantage if left unchecked. Additionally, cards like Eternal Witness and Sam's Desperate Rescue offer recursion and protection, respectively, adding resilience to your game plan. However, some potential weaknesses of the deck could be its reliance on synergy pieces to function optimally. Without the right combination of cards on the battlefield, your strategy might falter. Additionally, the tribal theme of the deck could lead to vulnerabilities to board wipes and targeted removal, especially if key creatures like Nazgûl or Witch-king of Angmar are repeatedly targeted. Overall, the "Sméagol, Helpful Guide" Commander deck offers a fun and thematic experience for players looking to combine the worlds of Lord of the Rings and Magic: the Gathering. With careful planning and strategic play, you can harness the power of Middle-earth to emerge victorious in your Commander games.

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