Halo Scarab (SNC)

Halo Scarab
Casting Cost: {2}
Card type: Artifact Creature - Insect
Power/Toughness: 2/1
Card Text:
2, Exile Halo Scarab From Your Grayard: Create A Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "t, sacrifice this artifact: add one mana or any color.")
Flavour text:
It pulses with the color that best complement the wearer's outfit.
Artist: Khurrum

Strengths:

• Afterlife Value: Halo Scarab Provides Value Even after it has leg to the graveyard.
• Ramping Potential: The treasure token can be used for a minor disaster or color fixing.
• Low Casting Cost: At a cost of {2}, it's a cheap creature to play initially.

Weaknesses:

• Low stats: As a 2/1, it's susceptible to a lot of removal and is not a strong combatant.
• Exile requirement: To create the treasure, Halo Scarab has to be exiled from the graveyard, so it can't be used for other graveyard interactions.

DECK Considerations:

• Artifact Synergy: Works well in decks that benefit from having multiple artifacts or can recur them from the graveyard.
• Graveyard Strategies: AltheHe it needs to be exiled for its effect, it could be briefly interact with cards that care about creatures enterting your graveyard.

Flavor and Art:

• Flavor: The Flavor Text Hints at an Elegant or Even Mystical Quality, Adding to the Overall Thematic Richness of the Card.
• Artist: Khurrum's Art is Likely to Complement The Elegant and Mysterious Flavor of the Card.

Overall impression:

Halo Scarab is an interesting cheap artifact creature with an ability that extends its utility beyond its time on the battlefield. Its capacity to create a treasure token from the graveyard can fit into a variety of strategies, from ramping to artifact synergy. The Low Casting Cost and the Additional Value from the Graveyard Make It A Versatile Option For Decks That Can Capitalize On Either or Both.