Zoyowa's Justice (LCI)

Zoyowa's Justice
Casting Cost: {1} {r}
Card type: Instant
Card Text:

• The Owner of Target Artifact or Creature with Mana Value 1 or Greater Shuffles It Into Their Library. Then that player discovers x, where x is its mana value. (They exile cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card with that mana value or less. They cast it with paying its mana cost or put it into their hand. They put the rest on the bottom in a random order. )

Artist: Nestor Ossandon Leal

Card Ability Explanation:

• The Owner of Target Artifact or Creature with Mana Value 1 or Greater Shuffles It Into Their Library: This part of the ability targets an artifact or creature with mana value 1 or greater that is owned by a player. The Targeted Artifact or Creature is Shuffled Into Its Owner's Library. This is a way to temporarily remove a problematic permanent from the battlefield.

• Then Player Discovers X, Where X is its Mana Value: After Shuffling the Targeted Card Into the Library, the Player Who Owns That Card Gets To Discover (Essentialy Exile and Play) A Card From the Top of Their Library With A Mana Value Equal To The Mana Value of the Card That was shuffling in. They keep exiling cards from the top of their library until they Find a nonland card with the same mana value or less. They can be then choose to cast that card without paying its mana cost or put it into their hand. The Remoining Cards are placed at the bottom of their library in a random order.

Overall impression: Zoyowa's Justice is a versatile instant that can be used to deal with an opponent's problematic artifact or creature by shuffling it back into their library. It then's provides the owner of that card with the opportunity to discover a card of equal or lesser mana value from their library, potentially giving them a new card to play or access to a specific card they need. It provides Both Disruption and Card Advantage, Making it a useful tool in Various situations.