Play Dead, Profit Later
Fake Your Own Death rewards timing and foresight. For a single black and one generic mana you grant a creature a short burst of aggression with a +2/+0 pump while setting up a safety net that trades a casualty for value. The triggered return effect brings the creature back tapped and creates a Treasure token, which converts a lethal trade into resource advantage and keeps your tempo intact.
In Outlaws of Thunder Junction fashion this instant fits into sacrifice themes and midrange tricks. Use it to bait removal, push through an unexpected hit, or protect a key creature that you intend to reuse. The card reads cleanly on the stack and pairs well with effects that care about artifacts, enters the battlefield triggers, or synergies that want a creature to die once before returning.
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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