Cemetery Tampering - Extended Art (Foil) (SNC)

Cemetery Tampering

• Casting Cost: {2}{B}
• Card Type: Enchantment
• Card Text:
  • Hideaway 5 (When this enchantment enters the battlefield, look at the top five cards of your library, exile one face down, then put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
  • At the beginning of your upkeep, you may mill three cards. Then if there are twenty or more cards in your graveyard, you may play the exiled card without paying its mana cost.

Card Summary: Cemetery Tampering is a black enchantment with two main abilities:

• Hideaway 5: When Cemetery Tampering enters the battlefield, you look at the top five cards of your library, exile one of them face down, and then put the remaining cards on the bottom of your library in a random order. This is a one-time effect when the enchantment enters the battlefield.

• Upkeep Milling and Graveyard Play: During your upkeep (the beginning of your turn), you have the option to mill (put into your graveyard) three cards from the top of your library. Then, if you have twenty or more cards in your graveyard, you may play the exiled card (the one exiled with Hideaway 5) without paying its mana cost.

Deck Considerations:

• Cemetery Tampering is a graveyard-focused card, making it suitable for decks that want to fill their graveyard for various synergies, such as reanimation or cards that benefit from having a large graveyard.

• The Hideaway ability provides you with a card that can be used later, potentially giving you access to a powerful spell without the need to draw it.

• To maximize Cemetery Tampering's potential, consider cards that facilitate milling, such as self-mill effects or cards that specifically mill during your upkeep.

• Keep in mind that the twenty-card threshold in your graveyard can be a significant requirement to play the exiled card for free. Plan your deck accordingly to meet this condition consistently.

Overall Impression: Cemetery Tampering is a versatile card that combines library manipulation with graveyard interaction. It can be a valuable addition to decks that rely on graveyard strategies and provides a potentially powerful spell that can be cast for free once the graveyard is sufficiently filled.