Surprise Tap In: Cogwork Wrestler

Cogwork Wrestler plays like a compact trick in blue control builds. The card gives you a one mana Artifact Creature that can appear on your opponent's end step and immediately change combat math. With Flash it is a reactive tool for stealing favorable blocks or taking an unexpected trade. The printed name Cogwork Wrestler and its gnome frame make it easy to visualize slotting into tempo oriented decks where a single point of toughness and a targeted debuff swing a combat in your favor.

In play the Wrestler does a specific job and does it cleanly. When Cogwork Wrestler enters the battlefield you can choose a creature an opponent controls and reduce its power by two until end of turn. That is enough to save a blocker, remove a lethal attacker, or push through incremental damage. Experienced players will find it fits well in decks that prize flexibility, providing both a blocker and a targeted removal-like effect without committing more mana than necessary.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {U}
• Card Type – Artifact Creature
• Subtypes – Gnome
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Flash. When Cogwork Wrestler enters the battlefield, target creature an opponent controls gets -2/-0 until end of turn.
• Power / Toughness – 1/2