Caustic Exhale — Pinpoint Removal with Dragon Tax
Caustic Exhale from Tarkir Dragonstorm is a tight black instant that trades a small cost for reliable creature removal. The Light Play Foil shows the art clearly and the card reads as printed: as an additional cost you must behold a Dragon or pay {1}. That mechanic fits the set and rewards Dragon focused builds while still functioning in a broader black removal shell. Use it to take a lethal edge on a key blocker or to clear a problematic attacker before blockers are declared.
Experienced players value this card for its economy and flexibility. It hits any creature for three toughness points and resolves on the stack like a typical instant, making it useful in combat tricks and against indestructible creatures that rely on high toughness. The foil finish gives table presence without altering gameplay. Add this Light Play Foil English print to a Dragon tribal deck for synergy or to a control list that needs another efficient answer.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {B}
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Card Type – Instant
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – As an additional cost to cast this spell, behold a Dragon or pay {1}. (To behold a Dragon, choose a Dragon you control or reveal a Dragon card from your hand.) Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn.
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Power / Toughness – N A
