Slickshot on the Vault Slickshot Vault Buster is a compact tempo play that rewards timely aggression and calculated risk. Castable for {2}{U}, this one drop slides into an early board role with vigilance that keeps attackers and defenders ready. Its conditional boost trades the usual linear stats for situational upside, so plan your plays around committing a crime to get the extra punch when it matters.
In practice you deploy this creature to pressure life totals, protect a key attacker, or punch through a blocker while keeping mana open for instant interaction. The card fits seamlessly into blue aggro or control aggro shells where small, repeatable advantages add up. A line of play that leverages the crime trigger and preserves tempo will extract the most value from this foil near mint copy.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {2}{U}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Human Rogue
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Vigilance
Slickshot Vault-Buster gets +2/+0 as long as you committed a crime this turn.
(Targeting opponents, anything they control, and cards in their graveyards is a crime.)
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Power / Toughness – 1/4
