Kenway, Cutter of Fates

Edward Kenway arrives as a compact engine that rewards aggression and board state development. The card name signals the design clearly a Legendary Creature that leans on attacking with Vehicles and maintaining a stable of tapped attackers to fuel Treasure generation at your end step. As a 5 over 5 body for {2}{U}{B}{R} it trades well and demands an answer while its triggered abilities convert combat presence into card advantage and mana acceleration.

Play patterns center on making your Vehicles matter and forcing opponent sequencing when they face the choice of losing top cards to exile. The second ability lets you peek at an opponent library after a Vehicle deals combat damage then exile that top card face down and permit you to play it so long as it remains exiled. This builds a slow advantage across turns and pairs well with removal on Vehicles and ways to tap attacking creatures for extra Treasure. Experienced players will value the timing of attacks and the placement of tapped attackers to maximize Treasures and the long term access to exiled cards.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {2}{U}{B}{R}
• Card Type – Legendary Creature
• Subtypes – Human Assassin Pirate
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – At the beginning of your end step, create a Treasure token for each tapped Assassin, Pirate, and/or Vehicle you control. Whenever a Vehicle you control deals combat damage to a player, look at the top card of that player’s library, then exile it face down. You may play that card for as long as it remains exiled.
• Power / Toughness – 5/5