Brackish Blunder
Brackish Blunder is a compact control tool that slots easily into tempo and blink shells. For {1}{U} you return a target creature to its owner s hand and gain incidental value if that creature was tapped. The foil print from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan preserves the art with sharp highlights on the sickly river glow so you can see exactly why a careless step costs more than life total.
Use Brackish Blunder to reset a blocker, save your own creature from removal, or break an opponent s attacker before damage assignment. It also sets up repeated enter the battlefield triggers when combined with creatures that benefit from bouncing. The Map token you create when you bounce a tapped creature can enable minor advantage in longer games and interacts well with artifact synergies in blue centric lists.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}{U}
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Card Type – Instant
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Return target creature to its owner s hand. If it was tapped, create a Map token. (It s an artifact with "1, T, Sacrifice this artifact: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery.")
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