Troll Negotiations
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Premium green fight spell that permanently adds two +1/+1 counters before combat damage is exchanged, often producing both removal and a large surviving threat. It is especially valuable in BG, where turning a small creature into a 4-power Ferocious enabler advances the deck's main plan.
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Gameplay notes
Cast this before combat when the counters will enable Ferocious attack triggers. Because losing your targeted creature in response can turn the spell into a major tempo loss, prefer a protected creature or wait until the opponent is less likely to have instant-speed interaction.
Key synergies
Casting Troll Negotiations before combat turns Wargling from a 2/2 into a 4/4, so it immediately satisfies Ferocious and attacks as a 5/4 while granting trample to the team; the fight can also remove a blocker first.
The counters make Ravening Warg a 4/4, turning on its own Ferocious trigger, while deathtouch lets its fight damage kill creatures of any size and the toughness boost improves its chance of surviving.
The two +1/+1 counters make Head of the Hunt a 6/5 before it fights, helping it kill a large opposing creature and survive; that creature is then exiled and replaced with a 2/2 Wolf.
If the opponent tries to remove the creature targeted by Troll Negotiations, Warg Tactics can give it hexproof to stop the interaction while adding another counter and trample; the extra size also helps it survive the fight.
The two counters turn The Chief Warg into a 5/5 that survives many fights and satisfies its own Ferocious condition, allowing the following attack to draw a card.