Ransom Note: Clues and Coercion
Ransom Note is a compact artifact clue that fits cleanly into graveyard or surveil strategies. It costs one generic mana and arrives with surveil one, so it helps sculpt your top of library while putting a Clue token on the table. The extended art variant pictured emphasizes the card as a practical toolbox piece rather than a flashy bomb.
For a small investment you can sacrifice this Note to choose between three discrete effects. Cloaking the top card of your library can protect a key draw from removal while goading an opposing creature buys you tempo and combat leverage. If you need raw card advantage the third option draws a card. This is a quiet card that finds a lot of work in commanders who care about attrition and card selection in the Karlov Manor environment.
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. -
Power / Toughness – N A