Harried Dronesmith: Ready, Reset, Repeat
Harried Dronesmith is a practical inclusion for decks that value incremental advantage and tempo. The card trades a modest body for a recurring source of evasive damage. On your turn you generate a 1 1 colorless Thopter with flying that gains haste, letting you pressure planeswalkers or finish off chump blockers in the combat step and still clear from the board at end of turn.
From a deck building perspective this card excels where you want repeatable threats without long term board commitment. It pairs cleanly with effects that care about artifacts or sacrifice triggers and sits well in aggressive or midrange red lists that want a steady stream of flying bodies. The small touch of story fits Murders at Karlov Manor, implying clever improvisation under pressure rather than elegant engineering.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost: {3}{R}
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Card Type: Creature
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Subtypes: Human Artificer
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed): At the beginning of combat on your turn, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying. It gains haste until end of turn. Sacrifice it at the beginning of your next end step.
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Flavor Text: After the eleventh consecutive thopter failed to return from Gruul territory, she developed a disposable model.
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Power / Toughness: 2/3
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Rarity: Uncommon
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Set: Murders at Karlov Manor
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Condition: Near Mint
