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Skullslither Worm This uncommon Hill Giant has one key ability, but it's strong
In most situations, you'd rather have the slightly more resilient Crucible of Worlds, but Excavator is a nice bit of redundancy that can attack or block early
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus can be used to create a pretty nasty infect deck
This is great for land-based green decks with just one or two creatures to protect that can easily replenish their land sources
"Card Trooper" has multiple uses in the deck: It fills the GY with cards, turns into a respectable beater, is a "Machine Duplication" target, and can be destroyed for the effect of "Megaroid City" to draw a card