---
target_card: Strongarm Thug
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
type_line: "Creature — Human Mercenary"
algorithm: "4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings"
canonical_url: https://avascry.com/similar/strongarm-thug
json_api: https://avascry.com/similar/strongarm-thug.json
---

# Cards Similar & Synergistic to Strongarm Thug

- **Target Card:** [Strongarm Thug](https://avascry.com/printing/strongarm-thug-mmq) (Creature — Human Mercenary) `{2}{B}`
- **Algorithm:** 4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings
- **JSON API:** https://avascry.com/similar/strongarm-thug.json

## Top 31 Synergistic Matches

1. [**Cateran Kidnappers**](https://avascry.com/printing/cateran-kidnappers-mmq) `{2}{B}{B}` — *Creature — Human Mercenary*
2. [**Mourner's Surprise**](https://avascry.com/printing/mourners-surprise-otj) `{1}{B}` — *Sorcery*
3. [**Cateran Persuader**](https://avascry.com/printing/cateran-persuader-mmq) `{B}{B}` — *Creature — Human Mercenary*
4. [**Merchant of Many Hats**](https://avascry.com/printing/merchant-of-many-hats-tla) `{1}{B}` — *Creature — Human Peasant Ally*
5. [**Cateran Brute**](https://avascry.com/printing/cateran-brute-mmq) `{2}{B}` — *Creature — Horror Mercenary*
6. [**Corpse Hauler**](https://avascry.com/printing/corpse-hauler-jmp) `{1}{B}` — *Creature — Human Rogue*
7. [**Doomed Necromancer**](https://avascry.com/printing/doomed-necromancer-ajmp) `{2}{B}` — *Creature — Human Cleric Mercenary*
8. [**Midnight Scavengers**](https://avascry.com/printing/midnight-scavengers-emn) `{4}{B}` — *Creature — Human Rogue*
9. [**Undertaker**](https://avascry.com/printing/undertaker-tsb) `{1}{B}` — *Creature — Human Spellshaper*
10. [**Moriok Scavenger**](https://avascry.com/printing/moriok-scavenger-mrd) `{3}{B}` — *Creature — Human Rogue*
11. [**Dutiful Attendant**](https://avascry.com/printing/dutiful-attendant-dtk) `{2}{B}` — *Creature — Human Warrior*
12. [**Adun Oakenshield**](https://avascry.com/printing/adun-oakenshield-me1) `{B}{R}{G}` — *Legendary Creature — Human Knight*
13. [**Project Deathlok Soldier**](https://avascry.com/printing/project-deathlok-soldier-msh) `{B}` — *Artifact Creature — Zombie Soldier*
14. [**Gravedigger**](https://avascry.com/printing/gravedigger-9ed) `{3}{B}` — *Creature — Zombie*
15. [**Charred Graverobber**](https://avascry.com/printing/charred-graverobber-otc) `{2}{B}` — *Creature — Skeleton Mercenary*
16. [**Cabal Surgeon**](https://avascry.com/printing/cabal-surgeon-tor) `{2}{B}{B}` — *Creature — Human Minion*
17. [**Return to Battle**](https://avascry.com/printing/return-to-battle-ptk) `{B}` — *Sorcery*
18. [**Agent of Shauku**](https://avascry.com/printing/agent-of-shauku-pcy) `{1}{B}` — *Creature — Human Mercenary*
19. [**Cateran Summons**](https://avascry.com/printing/cateran-summons-mmq) `{B}` — *Sorcery*
20. [**Disentomb**](https://avascry.com/printing/disentomb-m11) `{B}` — *Sorcery*
21. [**Morgue Burst**](https://avascry.com/printing/morgue-burst-dgm) `{4}{B}{R}` — *Sorcery*
22. [**Tenacious Tomeseeker**](https://avascry.com/printing/tenacious-tomeseeker-woe) `{2}{U}` — *Creature — Human Knight*
23. [**Hired Muscle // Scarmaker**](https://avascry.com/printing/hired-muscle-scarmaker-bok) `{1}{B}{B}` — *Creature — Human Warrior // Legendary Creature — Spirit*
24. [**Mercenary Informer**](https://avascry.com/printing/mercenary-informer-pcy) `{2}{W}` — *Creature — Human Rebel Mercenary*
25. [**Carrion Thrash**](https://avascry.com/printing/carrion-thrash-ala) `{2}{B}{R}{G}` — *Creature — Lizard Warrior*
26. [**Cateran Overlord**](https://avascry.com/printing/cateran-overlord-mmq) `{4}{B}{B}{B}` — *Creature — Horror Mercenary*
27. [**Mercenaries**](https://avascry.com/printing/mercenaries-ice) `{3}{W}` — *Creature — Human Mercenary*
28. [**Draugr Recruiter**](https://avascry.com/printing/draugr-recruiter-khm) `{3}{B}` — *Creature — Zombie Cleric*
29. [**Reassembling Skeleton**](https://avascry.com/printing/reassembling-skeleton-cmm) `{1}{B}` — *Creature — Skeleton Warrior*
30. [**Mausoleum Turnkey**](https://avascry.com/printing/mausoleum-turnkey-rav) `{3}{B}` — *Creature — Ogre Rogue*
31. [**March of the Returned**](https://avascry.com/printing/march-of-the-returned-ths) `{3}{B}` — *Sorcery*