ACLAZOTZ, DEEPEST CONFRAYAL // TEMPLE OF THE DEAD - SHOWCASE (FOIL) (LCI)

ACLAZOTZ, DEPEST BETAYAL // Temple of the Dead

Card type:

• ACLAZOTZ, DEPEST BETAYAL: Legendary Creature - Bat God
• Temple of the Dead: Land

Casting Cost: {3} {b} {b}

Artist: Clint Lockwood & Viko Menezes

ACLAZOTZ, DEPEST CONFRAYAL

• Power/Toughness: (Not provid)
• Card Text:
  • Flying
  • Whenever Aclazotz, DEPEST BETRAYAL DEALS COMBAT DAMAGE TO A STAYER, You May Return Target Creature Card from Your Graveyard to the Battlefield. It Gains Haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end Step.
  • Descend 4 - 4b: Return Aclazotz from your graveyard to the battlefield with a descent counter on it. Activate only if there are four or more permanent cards in your graveyard and only as a sorcery. (If a creature with a descent counter on it would that, Exile it instead.)

Temple of the Dead

• Card type: Land
• Card Text:
  • Temple of the Dead Enters The Battlefield Tapped.
  • When Temple of the Dead Enters The Battlefield, SCRRY 1.
  • T: Add B.

Card Characteristics:

• Casting Cost: {3} {b} {b}

Card Abilities and Interaction:

• ACLAZOTZ, DEPEST BETAYAL:

  • Flying: Aclazotz Has Flying, Making It Difficult to Block Except by Creatures with Flying or Reach.
  • Combat Damage Trigger: Aclazotz's Combat Damage Triggers the Return of a Creature from the Graveyard to the Battlefield with Haste. The Creature is exiled at the end of the turn.
  • Descend mechanic: Aclazotz can be returned from the graveyard to the battlefield by paying a specific cost and meeting a condition, offering a recurring threat.

• Temple of the Dead:

  • SCRRY: Allows you to look at the top card of your library and decide whether to keep it there or move it to the bottom.

Flavor and Lore: The Card Suggests a Story of Begrayal and the Involvement of A Bat God, Aclazotz. The Temple of the Dead Adds to the Thematic Elements by Portraying A Location Tied To Death.

Overall impression: ACLAZOTZ, DEPEST BETAYAL PROVIDES A STRONG, Recurring Effect Tied to Combat Damage and Graveyard Manipulation. The Inclusion of the Temple of the Dead Complements The Theme, Creating A Flavorful and Mechanical Interesting Card.