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The solution for this week's puzzle can be found below the image. It's another complicated one, so if you're going to give it a go before checking out the answer, make sure to use your favourite way to keep track of your steps. And the triggers... oh the triggers.
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- Cast Lethal Sting targeting Kari Zev, Skyship Raider. Put the -1/-1 counter on your Festering Mummy.
- Triggers! You cast a spell, so Firebrand Archer's trigger goes on the stack. You lost a creature, so Zulaport Cutthroat's ability goes on the stack. You put a -1/-1 counter on something, so Nest of Scarabs triggers. And your Festering Mummy died, so it triggers and you put a -1/-1 counter on anything your opponent controls. (When this gets around to happening, it will of course trigger the Nest again.)
- At the end of that whole mess, you'll come out of it with two Insects, a dead Kari Zev and Festering Mummy (and maybe an opposing Bloodmad Vampire, but it doesn't actually matter), and your opponent will be at 5.
- Cast Grind on your two new insects. Firebrand Archer deals 1 damage, and Zulaport drains for 2 to put your opponent to 2.
- Attack with Zulaport Cutthroat and Firebrand Archer. Because they will each either connect or result in a Cutthroat trigger (important that Kari Zev is dead or her first strike messes this up), you will deal at least 2.
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