Heavenly Grazer
Holy Cow arrives with flash and flying ready to change combat math on a moment notice. The 2 2 body slips into play on an opponent turn or your own, gains you two life and lets you scry one to keep the top of your library honest. That combination makes Holy Cow a tidy pick for white aggro decks that value tempo and incremental advantage, and for lifegain builds that need a low cost top deck manipulator.
The card carries a bit of frontier lore in its flavor while remaining strongly functional at the table. In practical terms you get an evasive creature that can be cast as a surprise blocker or an evasive attacker and that smooths your draws. Experienced pilots use the scry to set up follow up plays or to hide removal bait, then turn the life buffer into margin against burn and attrition.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {2}{W}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Ox Angel
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Flash. Flying. When Holy Cow enters the battlefield, you gain 2 life and scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
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Power / Toughness – 2/2
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Set – Outlaws of Thunder Junction
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Rarity – Common
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Language – English
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Condition – Light Play
