Ledger Shredder (SNC)

Ledger Shredder
Casting Cost: {1}{U}
Card Type: Creature - Bird Advisor
Power/Toughness: 1/3
Card Text:
Flying
Whenever a player casts their second spell each turn, Ledger Shredder connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
Flavour Text:
No evidence, no crime.
Artist: Mila Pesic

Card Strengths and Weaknesses:

• Strengths:
  • Solid base stats for a 2-mana creature with flying.
  • Ability to grow and filter your hand.
  • Triggers on both your and your opponent's turns, allowing for more flexibility.
• Weaknesses:
  • Requires specific conditions (second spell each turn) for its ability to trigger.
  • The growth is conditional on discarding a nonland card.

Deck Utility:

• Control Decks: The card filtering can be beneficial in a control setting where you want to find specific cards.

• Tempo Decks: Its flying and growing abilities could make it a useful offensive tool in a tempo-oriented deck.

• Advisor Tribal: As a Bird Advisor, it fits into any Advisor-themed synergies.

• Spellslinger Decks: In decks that cast multiple spells per turn, Ledger Shredder can grow quickly.

Interactions and Combos:

• Cheap Spells: Pairs well with decks that play a lot of cheap spells to easily trigger its ability.

• Counters Synergy: Could be good in a deck that has other cards benefiting from +1/+1 counters.

• Flash Spells: Casting spells on your opponent's turn can help trigger its ability more frequently.

Flavor and Lore:
The flavor text and creature type (Advisor) imply that this bird is adept at manipulating and hiding evidence, tying into its conniving ability.

Overall Impression:
Ledger Shredder offers a combination of evasion, card filtering, and potential for growth, all packaged in a 2-mana creature. The conditionality of its ability may limit its power level, but in the right deck, it could prove to be a useful asset.