These cards are a good capper on the black life loss for card draw theme since this level of loss is only fringe playable. Unless your life is spiraling down the drain, in which case four cards might be what you need to get your combo going. This is less good later in the game, but there are worse topdecks. Will it be worth the time and mana to do so? One might ask the same of all demon-focused cosplay. If Mask of Griselbrand comes down early it eventually draws you a pile of cards. Clattering Augurĭusk Legion Zealot probably isn’t good enough outside of its Standard or Limited environment, but I’ve been super glad for Clattering Augur in stalled Commander games when I'd pay 6 mana to draw a card.

But how many cards will still be in peoples’ hands if you’re attacking with this on turn 8? #41. You can get a lot of cards if you can cheat this out and give it haste.

This is kind of a meme, right? But I’ll keep playing Elder Brain until it works. Ready to see how your favorite black card draw spells stack up or looking for some new options for your deck? #42. That’s true for all Magic cards, but stapling a loss of some kind onto an effect makes it all a bit more fraught. Black card draw spells have to hit the right spot on the balance of consideration of curve and power. That means black card draw comes at a price, which sometimes can be quite steep. Since Alpha, black has been a color of explosive mana and card draw connected to life loss. Sign in Blood (Magic 2010) | Illustration by Howard Lyon

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