Shadow Summoning (LTR)

Shadow Summoning
Casting Cost: {W}{B}
Card Type: Sorcery
Card Text:
Create two tapped 1/1 white Spirit creature tokens with flying.
Flavour Text:
"Whose shall the horn be? Who shall call them from the grey twilight, the forgotten people? The heir of him to whom the oath they swore."
-Malbeth the Seer
Artist: Campbell White

Card Strengths and Weaknesses:

• Strengths:
  • Provides two evasive creatures for a relatively low cost.
  • Can serve both defensive and offensive roles due to flying.
  • Synergizes well with decks that use tokens or Spirit tribal themes.
• Weaknesses:
  • Tokens come into play tapped, reducing immediate defensive utility.
  • Sorcery speed means you can't use it as a surprise during combat or in response to an opponent's actions.

Deck Utility:

• Token Strategies: Amplifies strategies that aim to go wide with tokens.

• Spirit Tribal Decks: A solid addition, especially if the deck has ways to buff Spirit creatures.

• Control Decks: Can create chump blockers or help close out games in the late stages.

Interactions and Combos:

• Intangible Virtue: Makes your Spirit tokens stronger and more impactful.

• Lingering Souls: Another card that generates Spirit tokens, potentially creating a swarm of flying creatures.

• Skullclamp: Can turn your tokens into card draw engines.

Shadow Summoning is a straightforward yet versatile card. It fits well into a variety of decks that either focus on token generation or benefit from having evasive creatures. Its low cost and color requirements also make it an easy addition to multicolored decks.