Pariah

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Pariah is a 3cmc Aura that redirects all damage dealt to its controller onto the enchanted creature, functioning as a near-total damage shield. It's most powerful attached to an indestructible creature (e.g., Stuffy Doll, Darksteel Colossus, Gods), creating a hard lock against combat and direct damage; it's signature in aura-voltron shells where the equipped creature is already hardened. In aggro or burn decks it actively wastes a slot — you want to be dealing damage, not redirecting it.

• Pariah creates a near-unbreakable soft lock when attached to an indestructible creature (e.g., Avacyn, Angel of Hope; Gods; Darksteel Colossus) — all damage redirected to a creature that cannot die essentially renders you immune to combat and burn damage.

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• Pariah pairs exceptionally with Stuffy Doll or Boros Reckoner: damage redirected to those creatures then pings back at the attacker or at the opponent, turning defense into offense.

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• Unlike most damage-prevention effects, Pariah uses a replacement effect and not a prevention effect, so it interacts differently with lifelink and damage-doubling effects — the enchanted creature's controller does NOT gain life from damage redirected through Pariah unless that creature has lifelink.

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