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In many written accounts of the play, Bottom and his groupQuince the carpenter, Starveling the tailor, Snout the tinker, et al, are so bad at acting (and producing and directing) their play-within-a-play that a lot of the comedy comes from their ineptitude

He fits naturally into Partner decks that plan for extended games, where efficient resource use shapes the outcome

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Obviously you can play it early as an above-curve threat that can trade up and start triggering whatever Zombie synergies you have, but the real power of Tainted Adversary comes in its second ability