Skyborne Saboteur
Bladegriff Prototype is a compact answer in the air that rewards straightforward combat. The artifact creature Griffin flies over blockers and turns any time it connects with an opponent into a tactical removal opportunity. You can pressure life totals while forcing an opponent to pick which nonland permanent controlled by one of your opponents will be destroyed. That pairing of evasion and targeted chaos makes it a good fit in decks that manipulate opponent relationships or leverage politics at the table.
In play it asks you to think like a commander pilot. It is not a replacement for wide board removal but it creates asymmetrical tension that commanders and allies can exploit. Use it to clip a key backline piece or to punish a table arrangement where an opponent is propping up another player. The flavor suggests a prototype with precise but flawed targeting, which suits a stormy Outlaws of Thunder Junction environment where timing and alliances matter.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost – {5}
- Card Type – Artifact Creature
- Subtypes – Griffin
- Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Flying. Whenever Bladegriff Prototype deals combat damage to a player, destroy target nonland permanent of that player’s choice that one of your opponents controls.
- Power / Toughness – 3/2