Reluctant Role Model — Quiet Guide of Duskmourn
Reluctant Role Model (0026) arrives as a rare Light Play Foil from Duskmourn House of Horror and plays like a toolbox card for midrange pilots. Decks that want incremental advantage will value the Role Model for its enter the battlefield and triggered interactions that nudge smaller creatures into relevant combat roles. The foil surface emphasizes the card art without overpowering tournament legal considerations making it a pragmatic pick for collectors and players who expect to see it in play rather than in a sealed vault.
The card reads as a compact engine piece in both aggressive and token based builds. In limited it stabilizes tempo by turning a modest attacker into a threat. In constructed it slots into shells that capitalize on death triggers and creature buffs. A light touch of Duskmourn lore ties the Role Model to the neighborhood of the House of Horror where reluctant guides teach monsters etiquette before they learn to bite.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}{W}{B}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Human Advisor
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – When Reluctant Role Model enters the battlefield, target creature you control gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Whenever another creature you control dies, you may put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. If you do, that creature gains first strike until end of turn.
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Power / Toughness – 2/2