Boatlegers' Stash
Casting Cost: {5} {g}
Card type: Artifact
Card Text:
- Lands You Control Have "T: Create A Treasure token."
Artist: Dominik Mayer
Strengths:
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Ramp and fixing: Once This Card is on the battlefield, Each of Your Lands Essentialy Has The Ability to Ramp You By One Mana And Fix Your Mana Base.
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Versatility: The treasure tokens can be saved for later or used right away, depending on your needs.
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Combo potential: Pairs well with cards that can untap lands, or cards that benefit from the generation of artifacts or tokens.
Weaknesses:
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Cost: AT 6 Mana, It's a significant investment and Does Nothing to Impact the Board Imediately.
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Tempo: Using your lands to creature tokens mean you're not using them for other mana-intensive tasks unless you have land-onapping synergies.
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Vulnerable: As an artifact, it's susceptible to a wide range of commonly played artifact removal spells.
DECK Considerations:
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Untap Synergies: Cards Like Voyaging Satyr orpin Krosan Restorer Can Untap Lands To Make More Treasure tokens.
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Artifact Matters: In a deck with artifact synergies, the generated treasure tokens could serve multiple purposes.
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Big Mana Decks: Useful in Decks That Aim to Generate Large Amounts of Mana for Big Plays.
Flavor and Art:
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Art: Dominik's Art is Likely to Bring A Rustic Yet Mystical Touch to this Contraband-Themed Artifact.
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Lore: The name suggests an illegal operation - perhaps moonshining or smuggling - that turns land and resources into into hidden wealth.
Overall impression:
Bootlegers' Stash is a unique card that can generate a lot of mana over time. While its initial cost is high, the ability to turn any country into a mana-producing engine makes it a valuable asset in the right deck. It could potentialy Serve as a build-around-me card that shapes your entire strategy.