Raffine's Silencer (SNC)

Raffine's Silencer
Casting Cost: {2} {b}
Card type: Creature - Human Assassin
Power/Toughness: 1/1
Card Text:
When Raffine's Silencer Enters The Battlefield, It Connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/ +1 counter on this creature.)
When Raffine's Silencer Dies, Target Creature an Opponent Controls Gets -X/-X Until End of Turn, Where X is Raffine's Silencer's Power.
Artist: Fajareka Setiawan

Strengths and Weaknesses:

• Strengths:
  • Provides Card filtering Upon Enterting the Battlefield.
  • Can Potentialy Grow Stronger Through Its Connive Ability.
  • Acts as removal when it dies, based on its power.
• Weaknesses:
  • Starts as a relatively weak 1/1 creature for 3 mana.
  • Requires a nonland discard to get stronger.

Deck Utility:

• Control decks: Can serve as a removal spell that can also filter your hand.

• Midrange decks: Offers Both card selection and a potential removal effect.

• Combo decks: The Card filtering Can Help Assemble Combo Pieces.

Interactions and Combos:

• Pump spells: Using spells to increase its power will result in a more potent death trigger.

• Recursion: Can be looped from the graveyard to continuously provide card filtering and removal.

• Discard Synergy: Works well in a deck that benefits from cards being discarded.

Flavor and Lore:

• The Card Carries An Air of Subterfuge and Assassination, in Line With Its Subtype and The Set’s Thematic Elements.

Overall impression:

Raffine's silencer is a versatile card with multiple utilities. It can fit into a variety of decks that aim for control, midrange, or even combo strategies. Its ability to grow through card discarding adds an interesting layer of decision-making to the card. Overall, a card with a lot of potential in the right setup.