Forum Familiar — Cunning Cat of Karlov
Forum Familiar is a compact trickster that fits naturally into white blink and tempo shells. It arrives as a one one creature for one white mana yet carries Disguise as a built in surprise. Cast it face down as a two two with ward two and wait for the right moment to turn it face up for its disguise cost. The timing reads like a puzzle you can solve midgame; use the face up trigger to bounce a permanent you control back to hand and grant the cat a +1/+1 counter to keep pressure on the board.
The card rewards careful sequencing. It buys you a reuse on enter the battlefield effects or protects a key permanent from removal while improving your board presence after the reveal. In Karlov Manor style play the card is best where small tempo gains and resource denial matter. Experienced players will appreciate how this singular one mana cat converts a low cost body into repeatable value and a persistent threat.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {W}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Cat
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Disguise 1W (You may cast this card face down for 3 as a 2/2 creature with ward 2. Turn it face up any time for its disguise cost.) When Forum Familiar is turned face up, return another target permanent you control to its owner s hand and put a +1/+1 counter on Forum Familiar.
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Power / Toughness – 1/1
