Lavinia, Foil to Conspiracy

Gameplan

Lavinia rewards you for casting two spells a turn, churning out Clues for card advantage while her tap ability gives you two colorless mana on opponents' turns to fuel instants and counterspells. Play a tempo-control game: hold up interaction, cast a second spell to investigate, and grind opponents out with superior card flow before closing with a payoff or token swarm. Vigilance lets her attack and still leave mana up.

Key Cards

• Academy Manufactor — Triples every investigate trigger into Clues, Food, and Treasure for explosive value.
• The Reality Chip — Card advantage engine that pairs with her colorless mana and rewards casting from the top.
• Teferi, Time Raveler — Forces sorcery-speed opponents while you cast freely, protecting your two-spell engine.
• Sai, Master Thopterist — Turns your Clues and artifacts into a flying token army and extra draw.
• Mishra's Bauble — Free spell that helps trigger her second-spell investigate without spending mana.
• Reckoner Bankbuster — Independent card and token engine that synergizes with artifact payoffs and treasure.

Upgrade Path

Lower your curve and add free or cheap spells (Mishra's Bauble, Ornithopter, signets) to reliably hit the second-spell trigger, then add multiplicative payoffs like Academy Manufactor, Reckoner Bankbuster, and Sai. Tighten the interaction suite with Swords to Plowshares, Swan Song, and Teferi, Time Raveler, and include a compact combo or scalable token finisher so your card advantage actually converts to wins.