Raffine's Silencer (SNC)

Raffine's Silencer
Casting Cost: {2}{B}
Card Type: Creature - Human Assassin
Power/Toughness: 1/1
Card Text:
When Raffine's Silencer enters the battlefield, it connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
When Raffine's Silencer dies, target creature an opponent controls gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is Raffine's Silencer's power.
Artist: Fajareka Setiawan

Strengths and Weaknesses:

• Strengths:
  • Provides card filtering upon entering the battlefield.
  • Can potentially grow stronger through its connive ability.
  • Acts as removal when it dies, based on its power.
• Weaknesses:
  • Starts as a relatively weak 1/1 creature for 3 mana.
  • Requires a nonland discard to get stronger.

Deck Utility:

• Control Decks: Can serve as a removal spell that can also filter your hand.

• Midrange Decks: Offers both card selection and a potential removal effect.

• Combo Decks: The card filtering can help assemble combo pieces.

Interactions and Combos:

• Pump Spells: Using spells to increase its power will result in a more potent death trigger.

• Recursion: Can be looped from the graveyard to continuously provide card filtering and removal.

• Discard Synergy: Works well in a deck that benefits from cards being discarded.

Flavor and Lore:

• The card carries an air of subterfuge and assassination, in line with its subtype and the set’s thematic elements.

Overall Impression:

Raffine's Silencer is a versatile card with multiple utilities. It can fit into a variety of decks that aim for control, midrange, or even combo strategies. Its ability to grow through card discarding adds an interesting layer of decision-making to the card. Overall, a card with a lot of potential in the right setup.