First, it will amass Orcs 5, then will mill the caster for five cards to stock up the graveyard
Its move, Scratching Nails, has a base attack of 30 and it deals an additional 40 damage if the Pokmon youre attacking already has damage on it
Playing this deck is like leading a band of heroes in a multiplayer game where every decision counts
Note that Marionette Apprentice and Mirkwood Bats dont replace Blood Artist and friends in the Warren Soultrader combos because they dont give you the life you need to pay into the Soultrader, but they still help to drain the table of life if you have any of the right combos online
But if your deck supports the theme, perhaps because of a commander like Kalamax, the Stormsire, its an invaluable investment that takes over games in short order
Having gotten seven Badges, Red heads to the Viridian City Gym to get his final badge where he discovers Giovanni is the Gym Leader he must defeat in order to get to the Elite Four in the Indigo Plateau