Crooked Custodian (Foil) (SNC)

Crooked Custodian
Casting Cost: {1}{B}
Card Type: Creature - Ogre Rogue
Power/Toughness: 3/2
Card Text:
Crooked Custodian enters the battlefield tapped.
Flavour Text:
"Nothing to see here. Just carrying a carpet. Yes, the carpet wears boots. Stop asking questions."
Artist: Tony Foti

Strengths and Weaknesses:

• Strengths:
  • Aggressively costed at 2 mana for a 3/2 body.
  • Fits into Ogre and Rogue tribal strategies.
• Weaknesses:
  • Enters the battlefield tapped, reducing its immediate impact.

Deck Utility:

• Aggro Decks: Despite entering tapped, its aggressive stats make it a candidate for black aggro decks.

• Tribal Decks: Could be included in Ogre or Rogue tribal decks for its cost-effective stats.

• Aristocrat Decks: As a cheap creature, it can serve as fodder for sacrifice effects.

Interactions and Combos:

• Untap Effects (e.g., Village Bell-Ringer): Use these to bypass its drawback and make it immediately useful.

• Sacrifice Outlets (e.g., Carrion Feeder, Phyrexian Altar): Can be used as an efficient creature to sacrifice for various benefits.

• Pump Effects (e.g., Bad Moon): Being cheaply costed, it benefits greatly from any tribal or general pump effects.

Flavor and Lore:
The flavor text adds a comedic tone, emphasizing the card's "crooked" nature. It paints a vivid picture of a less-than-honest custodian trying to hide something, likely someone rolled up in that "carpet."

Overall Impression:
Crooked Custodian is a simple but effective card for certain strategies. While not game-changing, its efficient cost can make it a reliable piece in aggro or tribal decks.