Corpse Appraiser - Golden Age Showcase (SNC)

Corpse Appraiser
Casting Cost: {U}{B}{R}
Card Type: Creature - Vampire Rogue
Power/Toughness: 3/3
Card Text:

• When Corpse Appraiser enters the battlefield, exile up to one target creature card from a graveyard. If a card is put into exile this way, look at the top three cards of your library, then put one of those cards into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.
  Artist: Justin Hernandez & Alexis Hernandez

Strengths:

• Graveyard Hate: Provides a degree of graveyard disruption by exiling a creature card from any graveyard.
• Card Advantage: If a card is exiled, you get to look at the top three cards of your library and choose one to put into your hand.
• Deck Thinning: The cards that are not chosen go into the graveyard, potentially setting up graveyard synergies.

Weaknesses:

• Conditional: The card advantage and deck thinning are dependent on exiling a card from a graveyard.
• Non-versatile: Only targets creature cards in the graveyard, so it's not useful against spell-based graveyard decks.

Deck Considerations:

• Grixis Control or Midrange: The card offers some amount of utility and control, making it a potential fit for Grixis control or midrange decks.
• Graveyard Synergies: Because the unchosen cards go into the graveyard, Corpse Appraiser could synergize well with decks that can make use of the graveyard.
• Anti-Graveyard Tech: Could be a sideboard card against decks that rely heavily on their graveyard.

Flavor and Art:

• Art: The art by Justin Hernandez & Alexis Hernandez would likely add a layer of dark, mysterious atmosphere to the card, fitting the Vampire Rogue theme.
• Flavor: The name and abilities tell a story of a creature that evaluates and appropriates the remains of the fallen.

Overall Impression:

Corpse Appraiser offers both utility and the potential for card advantage, wrapped up in a 3/3 body for 3 mana. While it's not a powerhouse, it has a specific set of skills that could make it a good fit in decks that can capitalize on both its strengths and its synergies.