Black Market Connections
Black Market Connections slots neatly into sacrifice and value engines with a steady payoff for players who do not fear taking some pain to gain advantage. The enchantment lets you explore three distinct options each precombat main phase: you can sell contraband for a Treasure token at the cost of 1 life, buy information to draw a card and lose 2 life, or hire a mercenary to create a 3/2 colorless Shapeshifter token with changeling while losing 3 life. Each choice scales with your game plan and the art hints at the card idea with a shadowy exchange and stacked coinage that underline the transactional nature of black magic in this crossover set.
From a practical deck building perspective Black Market Connections rewards repetition. It provides incremental resources that fuel sacrifice synergies, card advantage, and board presence in one card slot. Use it in aristocrat shells, midrange decks that need repeatable value, or control lists that can tolerate life payments for incremental edges. The lore nod to Assassin faction networks fits the mechanic cleanly making it both flavorful and efficient in multiplayer and one on one formats. Consider how the choices interact with your available outlets for Treasure and tokens to maximize return.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {2}{B}
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Card Type – Enchantment
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – At the beginning of your precombat main phase, choose one or more. Sell Contraband Create a Treasure token. You lose 1 life. Buy Information Draw a card. You lose 2 life. Hire a Mercenary Create a 3/2 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling. You lose 3 life. (It has every creature type.)
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Power / Toughness – N A
