Ransom Note — Quiet Clue With Options
Ransom Note is a compact artifact clue that sets up incremental advantage and tactical disruption. When it enters the battlefield you surveil one which helps sculpt draws and graveyard priorities. Later you can pay two and sacrifice it to pick one of three concise effects that each shift the game state in a different way.
Use Ransom Note in midrange or control lists where the small to medium economy of clues matters. Cloaking the top card of your library protects a soon to be drawn spell. Goading a creature generates attacks from an opponent that can break combat deadlocks. Drawing a card smooths mana or finds answers. The card reads like a tool card from Karlov Manor designed for careful timing and repeated value extraction.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}
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Card Type – Artifact — Clue
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Subtypes – Clue
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – When Ransom Note enters the battlefield, surveil 1. 2, Sacrifice Ransom Note: Choose one. Cloak the top card of your library. Goad target creature. Draw a card.
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Power / Toughness – N A