Scout of the Lost Caverns
Amalia Benavides Aguirre is a compact but tactically dense legendary creature that fits into life gain and control shells cleanly. The card text rewards incremental life with exploration triggers that let you dig for answers while the Ward ability punishes cheap removal by taxing incoming interaction with a three life cost. As a 2 2 Vampire Scout she works well on turn three alongside lifelink sources or as a late game threat when you can chain life triggers and amass card advantage.
Play patterns are straightforward and effective. Cast Amalia Benavides Aguirre in a deck that can reliably gain life and she will convert those gains into card selection and board sweep potential if you can engineer her power to reach exactly twenty. The foil showcase finish on this near mint copy highlights the art and frame, which complements a Commander or Pioneer sideboard that values economy and incremental edges over flashy bursts.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost {W}{B}
- Card Type Legendary Creature
- Subtypes Vampire Scout
- Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) Ward Pay 3 life. Whenever you gain life, Amalia Benavides Aguirre explores. Then destroy all other creatures if its power is exactly 20.
- Power / Toughness 2/2