Nightwave Conscript
Rush of Dread is a compact black sorcery from Outlaws of Thunder Junction that asks for timing and resolve. For the cost of {1}{B}{B} you can pick one or more spree effects to pressure resources in three different axes. The card reads cleanly to an experienced pilot who values incremental collapse over a single sweeping strike. It pairs well with sacrifice synergies and hand disruption while also serving as a tempo play when you need to turn the board against an opponent.
The flavor keeps with Thunder Junctions outlaw tone by casting dread as a kind of organized yield rather than random damage. In play this spell is versatile. Choose the creature tax if you want to clear out blockers, select the discard option to empty an opponent's answers, or take the life loss to finish a stalled race. Using more than one option shifts the decision into calculus you will learn to enjoy.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}{B}{B}
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Card Type – Sorcery
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.) +1: Target opponent sacrifices half the creatures they control, rounded up. +2: Target opponent discards half the cards in their hand, rounded up. +2: Target opponent loses half their life, rounded up.
