First Among Advisors
Akal Pakal, First Among Equals rewards decks that convert artifacts into card advantage. The card reads cleanly and its trigger is conditional which makes it an excellent fit in blue artifact shells where you can reliably drop an artifact each turn. With a casting cost of {2}{U} and a 1/5 body Akal Pakal wears the defensive role while quietly advancing your plan; it bends the end step into a recurring dig that replaces one card with another in your graveyard.
Played as a late game value engine or a tempo piece in midrange lists, Akal Pakal, First Among Equals pairs well with cheap artifacts that enter the battlefield on the same turn. Expect to use the triggered look to sculpt draws and set up graveyard synergies while the five toughness protects him from most single target removal. The card fits the Lost Caverns of Ixalan theme, blending careful counsel with mechanical utility and rewarding players who sequence plays and artifacts with intention.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost – {2}{U}
- Card Type – Legendary Creature
- Subtypes – Human Advisor
- Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – At the beginning of each player's end step, if an artifact entered the battlefield under your control this turn, look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
- Power / Toughness – 1/5