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.
Flavour Text:
- "Scarcely a mark. A true work of art!"
Artist: Josh Hass
Strengths:
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Graveyard Interaction: Offers the ability to exile a creature card from any graveyard, potentially disrupting an opponent's strategy.
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Card Selection: Provides card advantage by letting you look at the top three cards of your library and put one into your hand.
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Stats: A 3/3 body for three mana in three colors is fairly cost-effective.
Weaknesses:
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Mana Requirements: The three-colored mana cost could be prohibitive in some decks.
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Situational: If there are no creature cards in any graveyard, you miss out on the card selection effect.
Potential Deck Placement:
- Well-suited for a Grixis (Blue-Black-Red) Control or Midrange deck, especially one that leverages the graveyard.
- Could find a home in a deck built around mill strategies or cards that benefit from graveyard interaction.
Flavor and Art:
- The flavor text and art perfectly encapsulate the character as one who takes an almost artistic appreciation for death and decay.
Overall Impression:
- Corpse Appraiser seems like a versatile creature that offers both graveyard interaction and card advantage. While the card's abilities are a bit situational, they can be extremely effective in the right deck. The mana requirements are a bit steep, but the payoff is potentially significant.