For a single Sharpen Claws attack, your probabilities are: 0 Heads 12.5 percent 1 Heads 37.5 percent 2 Heads 37.5 percent 3 Heads 12.5 percent So at its base, Sharpen Claws has an 87.5 percent chance of discarding at least one card, a 50 percent chance of discarding at least two cards, and a 12.5 percent chance of discarding three cards and also a 12.5 percent chance of discarding nothing
While its still not quite tier one, the deck did receive a boost in Foundations with Expedition Map, which keeps it relevant in the Pioneer format
Neither Amass Orcs nor The Ring Tempts You are really a focus in this deck list, although both are certainly present to lend some Tolkien-specific vibes
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Even if you are not building a typal deck, looking at the typal pages for your commander's creature types is a great tool for finding cards to support your commander