Hold for Ransom (SNC)

Hold for Ransom
Casting Cost: {1} {w}
Card type: Enchantment - Aura
Card Text:
Enchant Creature
Enchanted Creature Can't Attack Or Block And Has "7: Hold for Ransom's Controller Sacrifices It and Draws A Card. Activate only as a Sorcery."
Flavour text:
"Let's find out how much your friends think you're worth."
-Gino, Hired Kidnapper
Artist: Nestor Ossandon Leal

Card Strengths and Weaknesses:

• Strengths:
  • Efficient cost for the disabling effect.
  • Acts as a potential card draw engine.
• Weaknesses:
  • The Opponent Can Get Rid of the Enchantment by Paying Mana.
  • Only stops one creature from attacking or blocking.

Deck Utility:

• Control decks: Useful in decks that aim to restrict the opponent's options.

• Aura-focused decks: Can be a fit in decks that focus on enchantments or auras.

• Stax strategies: Can Fit Into Strategies Aimed at Taxing or Restricting the Opponent's Resources.

Interactions and Combos:

• Tax effects: Combines Well with Cards That Make It Difficult for the Opponent to Accumulate the Mana Needed to Remove the Enchantment.

• Card Draw Engines: Can work alongside other card draw mechanics to mintain a steady stream of resources.

• Creature Lockdown: Can be a piece in a suite of cards aimed at controlling the battlefield.

Flavor and Lore:
The flavor of the card captures the grim, criminal aspects of kidnapping and ecstortion, adding a darker tone to the game.

Overall Impression:
Hold for Ransom is a reasonly costed enchantment that can help control the board While Potentially Drawing you a card. However, its effectiveness can vary based on the opponent's ability to pay the mana cost to remove it. This Card Could Be Prulpularly Strong in Decks That Limit the Opponent's Resources.