Double Trouble: Fuss / Bother
Fuss / Bother is a flexible split card that rewards timing and board reading. The Fuss half gives a straightforward pump effect that scales with an attack step. Play it on the stack as an instant to put a +1/+1 counter on each attacking creature you control and turn a marginal attack into a decisive swing. The mechanic is quiet but effective in creature heavy builds and pairs well with anthem effects and token strategies.
The Bother half trades immediacy for board presence. Cast it as a sorcery to create three 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature tokens with flying and then surveil 2 to smooth your next draw. In the Murders at Karlov Manor narrative this split captures the set tension between subtle escalation and a clean resolution. Use Fuss to push through damage or Bother to reset the air game and shore up your turns that follow.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – Fuss {2}{R/W} // Bother {4}{W}{W}
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Card Type – Instant // Sorcery
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Subtypes – — // —
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Fuss: Put a +1/+1 counter on each attacking creature you control. // Bother: Create three 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature tokens with flying. Surveil 2.
