Slick Hands, Cheaper Spells
Savvy Trader provides a pragmatic toolbox for graveyard recursion and tax relief in green decks that want options rather than theatrics. When Savvy Trader enters the battlefield you exile a permanent card from your graveyard and gain permission to play that card while it remains exiled, which turns dead draws into live decisions. The card also trims the cost of spells cast from anywhere other than your hand by {1}, smoothing mana curves for recurring threats or off the battlefield plays.
Use Savvy Trader as a steady engine in midrange builds or as a utility piece in decks that rely on recurring artifacts or enchantments. The three three body can block and trade while the enter the battlefield ability sets up value turns, and the cost reduction stacks with other effects that modify casting costs. This extended art foil near mint print presents the card with setting art that fits the Outlaws of Thunder Junction mood and will sit well in decks focused on efficient resource management.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {3}{G}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Human Citizen
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – When Savvy Trader enters the battlefield, exile target permanent card from your graveyard. You may play that card for as long as it remains exiled. Spells you cast from anywhere other than your hand cost {1} less to cast.
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Power / Toughness – 3/3
