Pride of the Road
Pride of the Road is a practical pick for white aggro and midrange decks that want a resilient clock. Pride of the Road pairs vigilance with an engine mechanic called Start your engines that grows incremental value as opponents lose life, making the card a reliable source of tempo and pressure across multiple turns. As a Zombie Cat Warrior, it sits as a durable two power threat with a five toughness body that trades favorably and survives sweepers more often than typical two drop attackers.
Its Max speed ability provides a late game punch by granting double strike to a creature or Vehicle you control at the beginning of combat on your turn, which converts incremental life loss into decisive damage when paired with buffs or damage triggers. Pride of the Road fits in decks that leverage recurring damage and Vehicle synergies and is particularly effective in builds that can provoke opponent life loss to quickly ramp the engine. Add this Near Mint Foil to a board-focused list and let it anchor your combat turns.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {3}{W}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Zombie Cat Warrior
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Vigilance. 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.) Max speed: At the beginning of combat on your turn, target creature or Vehicle you control gains double strike until end of turn.
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Power / Toughness – 2/5
