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Gollum, Obsessed Stalker

Gastal Thrillseeker is a standout card, effectively putting you at 2 speed as soon as it enters the battlefield

Luckily, this combo has far more stringent requirements for inclusion than Saheeli Rai/ Felidar Guardian

The tax will apply to whichever side you cast, so losing Eddie early does impact your ability to just cast him face down as Venom

When things go right, this can snowball beautifully, but it also heavily relies on the top deck gods to bless you on your first draw of the turn

Black (and red to a lesser extent) have incredible discard-based mechanics that can help take advantage of Chainers ability