Skybound Shockwave
Pteramander is a compact flyer that rewards a graveyard full of spells. The creature arrives as a 1 1 with Flying and an insurance policy built into its Adapt ability. Cast Pteramander early to blank ground blockers and keep instants and sorceries cycling into the yard so you can pay down the Adapt cost later. The Retro Frame art gives the card a classic look while the printed mechanics remain straightforward and useful in tempo and midrange shells.
Use Pteramander to close out games once you have built a graveyard engine. Its {7}{U} Adapt 4 is expensive at face value. In practice the cost often drops by multiple colorless points as you stack instants and sorceries in your graveyard. This makes the card a reasonable late game finisher in blue spells matter decks or a surprise threat that leverages built up card advantage to convert incremental leads into lethal air damage.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {U}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Salamander Drake
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Flying. {7}{U}: Adapt 4. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard.
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Power / Toughness – 1/1