Forum Familiar — Whispering Cat of Karlov Forum Familiar brings a low cost white option for tricky board work. As a one mana Cat with Disguise you can present it face down as a 2/2 creature with ward two for three mana then flip it any time for its disguise cost. When it is turned face up you get tempo by bouncing another permanent you control back to your hand and you boost Forum Familiar with a one one counter which keeps the pressure after the bounce resolves.
This card plays well in blink and value oriented builds. Use the face down play to bait removal or to hold up responses. Flip it on your terms to protect a key piece or to set up repeated value with enter the battlefield effects. The Manor theme fits the subtlety of a familiar that does more than it looks like, and it works smoothly in both limited and constructed shells that value incremental advantage.
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
