Lazav, Familiar Stranger — The Undercover Copycat Lazav, Familiar Stranger rewards careful timing and graveyard savvy. At {1}{U}{B} you get a low cost legendary creature that grows each time you commit a crime and then can steal the form of a fallen creature for the turn. With a one four body and a steady route to +1/+1 counters, Lazav fits into control shells that value disruption and adaptive threats.
Play Lazav where you can exploit opponent graveyards and create surprise answers. The exile clause lets you sculpt which creature Lazav copies while the once per turn trigger keeps the play balanced. Expect synergy with self mill, discard effects, and targeted removal that turns your opponents resources into temporary tools of your own. A practical pick for players who prefer reactive reads and a plan that pivots to the board state.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost — {1}{U}{B}
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Card Type — Legendary Creature
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Subtypes — Shapeshifter
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) — Whenever you commit a crime, put a +1/+1 counter on Lazav, Familiar Stranger. Then you may exile a card from a graveyard. If a creature card was exiled this way, you may have Lazav become a copy of that card until end of turn. This ability triggers only once each turn. (Targeting opponents, anything they control, and or cards in their graveyards is a crime.)
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Power / Toughness — 1/4
