Barbed Servitor: Pain for Profit
Barbed Servitor is a compact engine piece that fits neatly into decks that like incremental advantage. It enters as an indestructible artifact creature with menace and the suspect trigger that can create tension in draft or sealed. Its combat trigger converts aggression into card advantage while its damage trigger taxes opponents directly. Play it on curve and it becomes a repeating source of value without demanding a big board presence.
The Servitor reads like a small story from Karlov Manor. When it deals combat damage you gain information and cards at a one life cost that is easy to accept in most midrange or sacrifice shells. When it is damaged your opponent pays in life which offers a reliable way to finish games or press incremental leads. It is straightforward to pilot, scales with combat, and rewards deliberate timing rather than flashy interactions.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {3}{B}
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Card Type – Artifact Creature
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Subtypes – Construct
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Indestructible
When Barbed Servitor enters the battlefield, suspect it. (It has menace and can’t block.)
Whenever Barbed Servitor deals combat damage to a player, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
Whenever Barbed Servitor is dealt damage, target opponent loses that much life.
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Power / Toughness – 1/1
