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Give me some good strategies against Exalted. I have a couple decks that could use some tricks against this.

Mass removal tends to work for me for the most part. You could use some cards like Infest or Volcanic Fallout.

There is always the standard Wrath of God.

The main key to exalted is its many creature boosting one single creature to powerful levels. Normally those creatures are fairly small and can be taken out by the first two cards.

Sudden Spoiling gets rid of the ability for a turn, and can't be countered or anything. Infest and Volcanic Fallout are seconded.

A card like Drudge Skeletons. Single attack into a creature with regen is not cool. Just deal with trample, evasion.

A better one would be Beloved Chaplain.

there are 2 weakness to exalted.

firstly the single attacker option. your never going to be swarmed so even something sinple like an unsommon can save you.

secondly exalted creatures are weak when not on the attack. so go with what myr said.

Any red/black board sweeper can do it: Pyroclasm, Infest

Any creature that can regenerate (Drudge Skeletons)can block the single attacker unless it's got trample (fortunately, most exalted creatures don't. However, many have flying)

Even simply spot removal like Terror can really ruin their day. Exalted players put all their eggs in one basket by playing all these creatures and then attacking with a single one that you just Terror and move on with your day. Or Unsummon, etc.

As someone mentioned, they're very weak when they're not attacking, so wipe the board then.

Also, exalted players tend to overextend and dump their hand/creatures all onto the table, hoping to maximize the effects of the exalted bonus. Which means wiping out all of their creatures with one Pyroclasm really ruins their day.

You just have to get ready for it, because turn 1 Akrasan Squire, followed by Aven Squire, turn 3 Rhox War Monk, turn 4 Rafiq of the Many and attack with the Rhox can really hurt.

Maze of Ith?

And there are some cards that handle single attacking creatures such as Chastise, devouring light, divine verdict, swords to plowshares, etc but these all deal with 1 creature attacking. Sweeping seems the way to go to solve your problem for a longer time. Or just drop Humility with some grafts and spikes and have a good laugh?

Spot removal on their fattest dude(s) before they declare attackers if you use burn, or after if you use hard removal (exalted doesn't trigger until one of their dudes attack) keeps you safe. Meteorainer's on the money.

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Maze of Ith?

Lol, that's hilarious! Completely destroying their whole deck with a single land

Good one.. There's also Kor Haven for this.

Hex is a good card to take out a large number without clearing yourself.

cards like Wall of shadows that can block a single creature without dying or letting trample, lifelink, ect. gain advantage.

also cards to give your creatures protection will provide another way to block.

assassination cards usually work well. as well as unsummon.

and most any deck will faulter when a mass removal goes off, the new one is Planar cleansing which will clear most everything.

you could always try to rush through an exalted deck. goblins backed by a dolman gate gives you the ability to kill their creatures and hurt them, while they can only hit you with one creature that is easily blocked

also a lot of cards that give exalted are 1/1's so find a way to deal 1 to all opponents creatures, before they can boost them., Yamabushi storm for example

Grand Melee completely shuts down the ability.

Play with some reccurring fog effects like Constant Mists or Moment's Peace and you are set up to smash face with your own army.

Maddening Imp also works.

Maze of Ith hands down is the best card for exalted.

You might want to run fog effects with the maze of ith, 'cause they can still beat you with the creatures, it will just take longer since they can't use the bonus stats/abilities.