Plaguecrafter: Courtroom of Quiet
Plaguecrafter arrives as a compact piece of inevitability for black decks that value disruptive entry effects. Plaguecrafter forces a choice the moment it resolves. Each player must either lose a creature or a planeswalker or, failing that, throw away a card. The exchange is economical at {2}{B}, and it is effective against token boards, big creatures, and enemy planeswalkers alike. As a 3/2 body it can trade in combat or stick long enough to trigger follow up removal.
In Ravnica this card reads like a judicial summons rather than a swing. The flavor fits guild politics where a single summons can rearrange the board and tilt tempo. Use Plaguecrafter in midrange lists to clear blockers, tax opponents who lack creatures, or leverage its sacrifice clause to enable graveyard synergies. Practical, direct, and well suited to both limited and constructed play patterns.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {2}{B}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Human Shaman
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – When Plaguecrafter enters the battlefield, each player sacrifices a creature or planeswalker. Each player who can't discards a card.
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Power / Toughness – 3/2