Deck Breakdown: Green Juggler – TST's Clam Combo Control
Deck Breakdown: Green Juggler – TST's Clam Combo Control
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Green Juggler
In this TST deck breakdown, we’re diving into Green Juggler, a spicy green control-combo hybrid brought to you by TST's own The Mudman and friends. What started as a meme turned into a real contender—this deck blends old-school green beatdown with a quirky and surprisingly consistent win condition.
Let’s get into it.
What Is Green Juggler?
At its core, Green Juggler is a green control deck that wins either by brute-forcing vibe checks or by assembling a two-card combo that ends the game on the spot.
The main win condition revolves around Everybody Stay Clam—a card that flops every penguin on the board—and Juggling Penguin, which unflops itself at the start of a vibe check. If you have 14 or more permanents and a Juggling Penguin on board, Everybody Stay Clam + pass = you win.
If Juggling Penguin isn’t available, the deck also plays What a Twist! as a backup to unflop a key penguin and push through the win.
Why Run the Juggler?
Originally treated as a meme, Juggling Penguin quickly proved its worth by letting the deck win a full turn earlier—sometimes before the opponent can even respond. Going off at 14 permanents instead of 15 is huge, especially in matchups where every turn counts.
Plus, Juggling Penguin doesn’t require you to hold up pudge like What a Twist! does, which helps with planning and resource management.
Control Core & Utility Cards
Outside of the combo, the rest of the deck plays like classic green control:
Popcorn Penguin
and Inspiring Story provide your main removal suite.Walk the Runway
offers utility removal that’s especially useful against opposing Popcorn Penguin, Adventure Squad
, or key combo pieces. It often works better reactively.Bounce House Rod
is clutch for picking up combo pieces like Everybody Stay Clam or Juggling Penguin at the right time, or recycling removal.
The green penguin package includes the usual suspects:
Blossoming Penguin
, Curious Penguin, and Penguin Whose Garden Grows give you early board presence and help win vibe checks.Sliding Penguin
might be the MVP—it's incredibly flexible, often securing vibe ties or small wins, and synergizes perfectly with Popcorn Penguin, Romulus Who Roams, and buffs.Stargazing Penguin
and Penguin in Color serve as scaling threats or tools to push your big penguins over the top.
The Secret Weapon: Chisel from Stone
Don’t sleep on Chisel from Stone. It might not see a lot of play in other green lists, but it shines here.
For 4 green pudge, you choose a green penguin in your huddle and draw cards equal to its vibe divided by 4, rounded up. That round-up is huge:
A 9 vibe penguin = draw 3
A 13 vibe penguin = draw 4
This deck naturally builds big vibe penguins, so it’s easy to meet that threshold. Whether you’re reloading for more removal or digging for your combo pieces, Chisel from Stone keeps your hand full and the pressure high. In green mirrors, it’s often the difference-maker.
Alternate Win Paths
Even though the deck is built around the Everybody Stay Clam + Juggling Penguin combo, it can win just as easily with raw green power.
Romulus Who Roams
backed by Sliding Penguin, Koi Penguin, or Inspiring Story can outmuscle most decks.Koi Penguin
is especially good in mirrors—it copies the biggest threat and lets you out-buff it with ease.Sometimes, just having the last Popcorn Penguin
standing wins games on its own.
Mulligans & Early Game Tips
When mulliganing, look for:
Sliding Penguin
(always a keep)Popcorn Penguin
Combo pieces (Everybody Stay Clam
, Juggling Penguin, What a Twist!)Chisel from Stone
if you have a strong early curve
Ideal curve:
Turn 2: Blossoming Penguin or Penguin Whose Garden Grows
Turn 3: Curious Penguin, Sliding Penguin
Turn 4: Penguin in Color into Romulus Who Roams
Then, drop Chisel from Stone to refill.
Winning early vibe checks is key. Buff your penguins to secure ties or small wins and slowly build toward your 14–15 permanent threshold.
Budget Options
If you're building this deck digitally or IRL on a budget:
You can run the deck with just one Popcorn Penguin
, though every copy you add significantly boosts the power level.If you're short on What a Twist!
, run the full four Juggling Penguin instead. It’s a solid win condition in its own right.Add a fourth Walk the Runway
to compensate for lower removal density.Other options: Penguin in Color
, Stargazing Penguin, or even a fourth Everybody Stay Clam to up your consistency.
Matchups & Final Thoughts
Green Juggler performs well across the board, with an especially good matchup into BizBunk—a deck that traditionally struggles against fast 14-permanent threats and flopping disruption. Many BizBunk lists don’t run What a Twist!, so the combo can sneak under their finishers with ease.
Even without specific tech like Miss Place, Forgetter of Things
or Silent Snow Globe
, this deck holds its own with raw power, value generation, and board presence.
The best part? You can start from the green starter deck and build into this with just a few pulls or pack codes.
Wrap-Up
Green Juggler is intuitive, fun, and effective. It offers strong early-game presence, a clever and satisfying win condition, and real staying power in green mirrors.
Got your own version of the deck? Let us know! We’d love to hear what spicy additions you’re testing. Until then...
Stay juggling.