Grim Servant Foil: Dark Ally
Grim Servant from Modern Horizons 3 is an uncommon foil that slots into black focused strategy with practical value and a touch of menace. This Zombie Warlock carries a solid 3/2 body and an ETB ability that tutors a card from your library with mana value less than or equal to your devotion to black, reveals it, puts it into your hand, and then shuffles. You pay 3 life as part of the effect, a cost to weigh when building around devotion to black. The card scales with your devotion, becoming more capable as you control additional black mana sources.
In decks that rely on devotion to black, Grim Servant serves as a compact value engine that digs for answers when you need them most. Its foil treatment makes the fragile moment of drawing an important piece feel satisfying on the table, while the darker theme aligns with zombie and control oriented lines. The combination of a sturdy body, a reliable search, and a life loss cost creates clean, teachable moments for sequencing and resource management in mid to late game scenarios.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost {3}{B}{B}
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Card Type Creature
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Subtypes Zombie Warlock
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Card Text Menace. When Grim Servant enters the battlefield, search your library for a card with mana value less than or equal to your devotion to black, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. You lose 3 life. (Each {B} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)
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Power / Toughness 3/2
