Silent Command of the Dusk
Dusk Legion Sergeant blends quiet menace with a pragmatic sacrifice engine. The creature profile is simple and efficient and the printed Menace ability forces blockers to commit. In play the Sergeant functions as a tempo piece that can push through damage or clear a path for other vampires while remaining a credible two two body.
Its activated ability trades the Sergeant for a board level effect that gives all your nontoken vampires persist until end of turn. That is a concise answer to sweepers and removal that would otherwise end your aggression. For deck building this card pairs well with token generators and cards that care about creatures dying. The extended art frames the sergeant waist deep in a cavern. The art underscores the set mood without distracting from the utility of the card.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}{B}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Vampire Soldier
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Menace
1{B}, Sacrifice Dusk Legion Sergeant: Each nontoken Vampire creature you control gains persist until end of turn.
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Power / Toughness – 2/2
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Rarity – Rare
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Set – Commander: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
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Language / Condition – English / Near Mint