Demon's Due (SNC)

Demon's Due
Casting Cost: {3} {b}
Card type: Instant
Card Text:
Scry 2, Then Draw Two Cards. You Lose 2 Life.
Flavour text:
Ob Nixilis extends his hand not in partnership, but to affirm your subservience.
Artist: Slawomir maniak

Strengths and Weaknesses:

• Strengths:
  • Provides Card Selection Through Scry 2, Allowing you to Filter Draws.
  • Instant-Speed ​​Card Draw is Always Beneficial.
  • Pairs well with strategies that don't mind losing life.
• Weaknesses:
  • Four Mana Can Be A Bit Exensive for a Draw Spell in Faster Formats.
  • Losing 2 Life May Be A Drawback in a deck that Doesn'tn't Have Life Gain or is Against Aggressive strategies.

Deck Utility:

• Control decks: Good for refilling your hand and digging for answers.

• Midrange decks: Useful for gaining card advantage in grindy matchups.

• Combo decks: Helps Find Combo Pieces More efficiently thanks to the scry.

Interactions and Combos:

• Life Gain Effects (E.G., Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose): To offset the life loss.

• Cards That Benefit From Life Loss (E.G., Death's Shadow): Use the Life Loss to Your Advantage.

• Scry Synergy (E.G., Thassa, Deep-Dwelling): Pairs well with cards that further capitalize on scry mechanics.

Flavor and Lore:

• The Flavor Text Portrays A Grim Contract With Ob Nixilis, A Character Who has Appeared in Multiple Sets As A Demon Planeswalker. It Underlines The Dark Undertones of the Card's Mechanic.

Overall impression:

"Demon's due" sacrifices a balanced trade-off or card advantage for life, making it a potentialy potent choice in the right decks. The Instant Speed ​​and Scry Ability Offer Flexibility and Adaptability, Suitable for a Variety of Black-Centered strategies.