Mephitic Draught: Draw with a Cost
Mephitic Draught is a compact engine for card advantage that fits easily into black artifacts and sacrifice synergies. For {1}{B} you get an artifact that triggers when it hits the battlefield or when it dies. The effect is straightforward you draw a card and lose one life which makes this a tidy one mana value play in decks that can trade small life for card selection.
In Lost Caverns of Ixalan the card doubles as fuel and a tempo play. It survives removal as a predictable draw when it goes to the graveyard and it interacts cleanly with flicker and sacrifice lanes. Expect Mephitic Draught to appear in decks that want cheap repeatable draw, graveyard triggers, or artifacts to sac to outlets while keeping the life cost negligible against steady value engines.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost {1}{B}
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Card Type Artifact
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Subtypes —
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) When Mephitic Draught enters the battlefield or is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
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Power / Toughness —
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Rarity Common
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Set The Lost Caverns of Ixalan