Glamorous outlaw
Casting Cost: {3} {u} {b} {r}
Card type: Creature - Vampire Rogue
Power/Toughness: 4/5
Card Text:
- When Glamorous Outlaw Enters The Battlefield, It Deals 2 Damage to Each Opponent and You Scry 2.
- 2, Exile glamorous outlaw from your hand: target land gains "t: add u, b, or r" until glamorous outlaw is cast from exile. You May Cast Glamorous Outlaw For Long As It Remains Exiled.
Artist: Olena Richards
Strengths:
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Versatile ETB: The Enter-the-Battlefield (ETB) Effect Offers Both Damage and Deck Manipulation, Fitting A Control or Midrange Strategy.
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Strong stats: 4/5 is a respectable body for 6 mana, particularly when coupled with a useful ETB effect.
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Mana Flexibility: The ability to exile itself from your hand to temporarily ramp or fix your mana can help with a 3-color mana base.
Weaknesses:
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High casting cost: At 6 Mana, the card is more suiteed for the late game, and may be hard to cast in faster formats.
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Mana Specific: Requires Three Different Colors of Mana, Making It More Suited For A Grixis Deck.
DECK Considerations:
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Grixis control or midrange: The ETB Effects and Stat Line Make this a Strong Consideration for Slower Grixis Decks.
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Rogue Tribal: As a rogue, it can benefit from rogue-specific synergies.
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Mana Sinks: Because it has a mana-activated ability, it can fit into dings with other mana sinks or those that because to optimize mana usage.
Flavor and Art:
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Art: Likely captures The Glamorous and Rogue-Sceh Nature of the Card's Namesake.
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Flavor: The Card Exudes a Sense of Charm and Menace, Fitting its Vampire Rogue Subtype.
Overall impression:
Glamorous outlaw is a flavorful and mechanical rich card that sacrifices a lot of strategic depth. While its high mana cost may limit its playability in faster metagames, in the right environment, it can serve as a potent finisher with its its impactful eTB effect and the ability to enhance your mana base temporarily.