Trunk-Tested Scout
Loxodon Surveyor is a compact green creature that brings steady value and a clear gameplan to tempo and midrange shells. The card reads like a toolkit for incremental advantage: it gets you early board presence for {2}{G} and a resilient 3/3 body, and its Start your engines ability rewards attrition by ramping your speed marker as opponents take damage. As an Elephant Scout it fits naturally into tribal synergies or any deck that wants a reliable midgame blocker that can also turn into card advantage from the graveyard.
The printed Max speed ability gives a practical escape hatch when the Surveyor dies; exile it from your graveyard to draw a card and smooth your follow up. Use it to shore up slow openings, pressure life totals to advance your speed, and trade into opposing threats while preserving card quality later. If you build around the Aetherdrift speed mechanic this card is low maintenance and high tempo. Add it to your next decklist for consistent midgame punch and straightforward value on both board and graveyard. Grab this Near Mint copy while it fits your curve.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {2}{G}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Elephant Scout
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Start your engines. (If you have no speed, it starts at 1. It increases once on each of your turns when an opponent loses life. Max speed is 4.)
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) continued – Max speed — 3, Exile this card from your graveyard: Draw a card.
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Power / Toughness – 3/3
