Echo Inspector (Foil) (SNC)

Echo Inspector
Casting Cost: {3}{U}
Card Type: Creature - Bird Rogue
Power/Toughness: 2/3
Card Text:
Flying
When Echo Inspector 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.)
Flavor Text:
The rendezvous took place an hour ago, but the Obscura agent read the residue with ease.
Artist: Lucas Graciano

Card Strengths and Weaknesses:

• Strengths:

  • Flying gives it evasion, making it harder to block.
  • The "connive" ability provides card selection and potential stat boosting.
  • Versatile in that it can fit into decks that need flyers, card selection, or both.

• Weaknesses:

  • A bit costly at 4 mana for a 2/3, although the abilities make up for it to some extent.
  • The "connive" ability is dependent on having a nonland card to discard for full value.

Deck Utility:

• Control Decks: Useful for card selection and as a defensive flyer.

• Tempo Decks: Can serve as a beater with evasion, while also smoothing out draws.

• Rogue Tribal: Could fit into a Rogue-themed deck, possibly synergizing with cards that care about the Rogue creature type.

Interactions and Combos:

• Looting Effects: Works well with other cards that allow you to draw and discard, helping you find what you need.

• +1/+1 Counters: Synergizes with other cards that manipulate or benefit from +1/+1 counters.

• Flying Synergy: Cards like "Favorable Winds" could make it more powerful.

Flavor and Lore:
The Obscura, as indicated in the flavor text, are skilled agents capable of gathering intelligence effortlessly. The art and flavor text together give a spy-thriller vibe to the card.

Overall Impression:
Echo Inspector offers a blend of utility, providing both card selection and a potentially growing threat in the air. While not overwhelmingly powerful, its versatility could make it a solid inclusion in various types of decks.