Fake Your Own Death — Trick the Board
Fake Your Own Death is a compact, efficient instant that turns a lethal trade into long term value. Casting Fake Your Own Death on an attacking or blocked creature gives it +2/+0 until end of turn and grants a delayed return clause so when that creature dies it reenters the battlefield tapped under its owner s control and you get a Treasure token. This makes it a solid play for preserving threats, generating mana on demand, and leveraging sacrifice synergies in limited or casual constructed decks.
From a foundations jumpstart perspective this card slots into decks that want to protect a key creature for one more combat while setting up extra resources. Use it to push lethal damage, bait removal, or ensure your valuable creature comes back to keep pressure on the opponent. Practical, simple, and versatile, Fake Your Own Death rewards timing and reads on removal, and its Treasure payoff helps smooth out future turns.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}{B}
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Card Type – Instant
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Until end of turn, target creature gets +2/+0 and gains "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control and you create a Treasure token." (It's an artifact with "T, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")
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