Silent Backup: Shaun & Rebecca, Agents
Shaun & Rebecca, Agents brings a modern edge to a control shell and rewards tight sequencing. As a Rare from Universes Beyond Assassin's Creed, this Legendary Human duo plays like a toolbox piece: they provide card selection when they arrive and keep pressure on opponents with incremental advantage. In practice you drop them alongside disruption and then leverage their continuous value to find answers or threats over several turns.
The printed abilities make them a reliable piece in Esper or Dimir lists that lean into surveillance and recursion. They pair well with sacrifice outlets and flicker effects; use them to dig for tempo or to maintain card advantage while you set up a win condition. There is a light touch of lore here as well; the two operate in tandem behind the scenes, pulling threads and exposing targets a step ahead of conflict.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}{U}{B}
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Card Type – Legendary Creature
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Subtypes – Human Agent
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – When Shaun & Rebecca, Agents enters the battlefield, surveil 2. Whenever another Agent you control deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card. Tap: Target creature gains unblockable until end of turn.
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Power / Toughness – 2/2
