Suspicious Bookcase
Casting Cost: {2}
Card type: Artifact Creature - Wall
Power/Toughness: 0/4
Card Text:
Defender (This Creature Can't Attack.)
3, T: Target Creature Can't Be Blocked This Turn.
Flavour text:
The Great Library in the Museum of Old Capenna Has a Million Volumes on Display - and Miles of Passages Hidden Beneath.
Artist: Josu Hernaiz
Strengths:
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Solid Defense: A 0/4 Stat Line is QUITE REGIBLE FOR A 2-MANA Creature, Making It A Good Blocker.
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Utility: Its activated ability to make a creature unblockable can be invaluable in the right circumstances.
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Artifact: As an artifact creature, it may benefit from Various artifact synergies in a deck.
Weaknesses:
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Defender: Cannot Attack, Limiting its offensive capabilities.
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Costly Ability: The Ability Requires a Total of 4 Mana and Tapping, Making it somewhat Expective.
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No Self-Benefit: The Ability Cannot Target itself, as it has defender and can't attack.
DECK Considerations:
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Defensive decks: Good fit in control decks or decks that need to stall the opponent.
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Voltron or Big Creature Strategies: The Ability to Make a Creature Unblockable is particularly powerful in Decks That Aim to Deal A Lot of Damage with a Single Creature.
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Artifact Synergies: Could fit well in artifact-themed decks.
Flavor and Art:
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Flavor: Captures The Mysterious and Secretive Nature of a Hidden Library, Just Like Its Utility on the Battlefield.
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Artist: Josu Hernaiz Likely Focused on the Duality of a Mundane Object Hiding Something More Potent, Much Like the Card Itself.
Overall impression:
Suspicious bookcase sacrifices a blend of defense and utility, able to both block effective and enable surprise attacks. ITS activated ability can be a game-changer in the right circumstances, making it a card that opponents cannot afford to ignore for long.