Arcane Artisan
Arcane Artisan
, : Target player draws a card and then exiles a card from their hand. If a creature card is exiled this way, that player creates a token that's a copy of that card.
When Arcane Artisan leaves the battlefield, exile all tokens created with it at the beginning of the next end step.
illus. Tommy Arnold # 33/254
Oracle Text
, : Target player draws a card and then exiles a card from their hand. If a creature card is exiled this way, that player creates a token that's a copy of that card.
When Arcane Artisan leaves the battlefield, exile all tokens created with it at the beginning of the next end step.
I love how fair and versatile and well-designed this card is.
Slower than the traditional sneak attack/show and tell/through the breach but holds the (faint) potential of being used multiple times and creating creatures that last more than one round... all balanced by tethering the creature to a weak body.
But killing the body only kills the token at end of turn, so creatures with haste don't care if this guy dies... and you won't care if you are only after ETB effects... and it's still a new staple for every tribal sea monster deck... and you can use the ability diplomatically so opponents won't kill it (or you)... and it has relevant creature types... and it gives card draw (allowing you to use this ability while hellbent if you are feeling lucky).