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Gollum, Riddle Master
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Two-mana 3/1 punisher: pick odd or even, and every opponent spell of that quality feeds you a counter, a drain, or a card. Against normal curves he accrues steady value; his 3/1 body trades aggressively too.
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Gameplay notes
Most Limited decks are dense at mana values 2-3. Choosing 'even' catches 2s and 4s; 'odd' catches 3s and 5s. Look at what you've seen from their deck before choosing.
Key synergies
Whenever an opponent casts a spell of the chosen parity, Wizard's Staff makes equipped Gollum's ability trigger twice. The two resolutions can select two different unused modes, rapidly accumulating counters, life drain, and cards.
Choosing Gollum's life-drain mode makes each opponent lose 2 life, so The Master also mills that opponent for two cards. This turns one Gollum trigger into both a life swing and graveyard pressure.
Blinking Gollum makes him a new object, allowing you to choose parity again and resetting all three modes as unchosen. This restores his value engine after its modes have been exhausted or adjusts it to the opponent's remaining curve.
Gollum's draw mode normally resolves outside your draw step, so Bard replaces that single card with two cards. This substantially increases the reward from a matching opposing spell.
Halflingcycling can search directly for Gollum, giving decks built around his repeatable punisher ability a land slot that also functions as access to their engine.
Bouncing a spell that matches Gollum's chosen parity forces the opponent to recast it — Gambit's usual drawback (the spell comes back) becomes a guaranteed extra Gollum trigger.
Every time Gollum uses his draw mode, Ravenhill Flock receives a +1/+1 counter. The Flock adds board development to Gollum's card-advantage trigger.