Illuminator Virtuoso (SNC)

Illuminator Virtuoso
Casting Cost: {1} {w}
Card type: Creature - Human Rogue
Power/Toughness: 1/1
Card Text:
Double Strike
Whenever Illuminator Virtuoso Becomes The Target of a Spell you Control, It Connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/ +1 counter on this creature.)
Flavour text:
The Obscura Reserve Their Keenest Blades for Traitors in Their Midst.
Artist: John Stanko

Card Strengths and Weaknesses:

• Strengths:
  • Double Strike Ability Makes It A Threat Even At Low Power.
  • Connive Mechanic Allows for Card Filtering and Potential Growth.
• Weaknesses:
  • Starts as a 1/1, making it vulnerable to removal.
  • Requires Spells to Target It To Trigger its Connive Ability.

Deck Utility:

• Prowess/Spell-Focused Decks: Works well in decks with a lot of targeting spells.

• Voltron decks: Can be a good candidate for auras and equipment due to double strike.

• Card filtering: Useful in decks that want to churn through their libraries quickly.

Interactions and Combos:

• Cheap targeting spells: Best Used with Low-Cost Spells That Can Target It For Quick Connive Triggers.

• Double Strike Enablers: Combines well with cards that benefit from creatures with double strike.

• Discard Synergy: Works well in decks that use the graveyard as a resource.

Flavor and Lore:
Illuminator Virtuoso Appears to Be Part of the Obscura, A Secretive and Possible Nefarious Group. The Flavor Text Suggests That The Group is particularly Harsh on its own members who Turn Against It.

Overall Impression:
Illuminator Virtuoso is a small creature with a lot of potential upside. Its Double Strike and Connive Ability Make It An Interesting Target For Spells, And It Can Grow Fairly Easily In The Right Setup. It's a card that request some build-around but could Become a powerful asset.