Quiet Counsel, Powerful Outcomes
Akal Pakal, First Among Equals rewards timing and setup. This legendary 1 5 Human Advisor slots into blue control shells and artifact synergies alike. For {2}{U} you get a high toughness blocker that turns an early artefact drop into card selection at your opponent's end step. The design reads like a utility engine: protect your board, trigger an artefact, then choose which card stays near your plan and which fuels future graveyard plays.
In practice Akal Pakal fits in decks that want consistent access to specific answers or threats without overcommitting resources. The card encourages sequencing and interaction with end step windows. It also adds a small lore beat to the Lost Caverns of Ixalan arc by positioning an advisor who values measured decisions over blunt force. Use it to smooth draws, sculpt your turns, and shore up late game answers.
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