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This is a match made in heaven.  After you distribute the -1/-1 counters already on Grim Poppet, he's a 4/4 creature that doesn't normally get anymore -1/-1 counters save Astral Slide or Momentary Blink.  You could enchant Grim Poppet with Torture but that requires a mana investment.  Unstable Mutation will not only make your Grim Poppet 7/7 but also generate a -1/-1 counter on it every turn for you to choose new targets for.  Creature control and beatdown all in the nice blue-artifact package. 

NOTE: Grim Poppet and Doubling Season are not friends by themselves.  You need something to make Grim Poppet more beefy, like Unstable Mutation for it to work.

EXTRA: Leech Bonder also likes Unstable Mutation. (submitted by Ogmius1).

Submitted by Tekkactus.  Pyrohemia is not only a great way to clear the board of pesky weenies (that don't have protection from red), but it is also a great way to get around the drawback of Deep-Slumber Titan.

EXTRA: FKIH recommends Lure or Nemesis Mask to make sure the Titan takes damage so you can attack with it the following turn.

Submitted by AlasterEiseroh.  Make the most use out of your Demigod of Revenge.  Cast Buried Alive a turn before playing the Demigod of Revenge and put the other three Demigods of Revenge into your graveyard (assuming you have one in your hand, of course).  Now play the Demigod.  WALLA!  Assuming your opponent doesn't Tormod's Crypt you, you should four 5/4 flying, hasty creatures in play ready to smash face and hopefully win you the game.  That's 20 damage to the noggin'.

EXTRA: EpilepticCricket advises to think beyond 20 damage and use one of the following cards in conjunction with the above: Shared Animosity for 36, Anthem of Rakdos for 56 and Pandemonium for 20+20 (who needs to attack, right!).

Scarscale Ritual fits the -1/-1 counter theme of Shadowmoor and uses that theme to benefit the spell drawing you two cards for two mana at a small price of putting a -1/-1 counter on a creature you control.  Combine Scarscale Ritual with Quirion Dryad from Tenth Edition and suddenly that drawback is vanquished.  You see you play the Ritual which activates the Dryad and gives it a +1/+1 counter.  The -1/-1 counter and the +1/+1 counter combine into no counter at all.  Be careful, though.  Quirion Dryad needs to have atleast one +1/+1 counter on it already before casting the Ritual else she will die to state based effects (since the -1/-1 counter placement of the Ritual is part of the cost and not part of the effect).

EXTRA: Scarscale Ritual works well with any card capable of using its -1/-1 counters (such as Grim Poppet or Leech Bonder).

Submitted by Akemi.  Grindstone will keep grinding if the two cards you put into a player's graveyard with it share a color.  Before Painter's Servant you had to worry about lands and artifacts messing up your grind.  With Painter's Servant, you will just keep grinding.. until there's nothing left of your opponent's library.

You want more options with Painter's Servant? "And Another" recommends Guttural Response, Eyes of the Wisent, Deathmark and Crovax, Ascendant Hero. Absolumerz recommends the pitch cards like Force of Will or Sunscour; Dystopia, Compost and Reap also work. kG-B recommends Pentarch Paldin and lastly Ajonos recommends creatures with protection.  Shall I go on?

Was a sub-theme of this set combo cards???  Geez.

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