Sawblades on a Moment's Notice
Spring Loaded Sawblades delivers a sharp answer to an opponent that thought it was safe to tap out. Spring Loaded Sawblades enters the battlefield with Flash so you can cast it on your opponent turn and use the enter the battlefield trigger to deal five damage to a tapped creature an opponent controls. That interaction makes it a compact removal piece that punishes overcommitment and poor timing.
Beyond the immediate utility the card offers a longer term plan through its craft with artifact ability which lets you exile it along with another artifact you control or one in your graveyard to return it transformed. In Lost Caverns of Ixalan play this as a reactive removal spell and a recurring threat when you can fuel the craft cost. Practical, efficient and easy to slot into artifact or white midrange decks that value tempo and repeatable impact.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}{W}
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Card Type – Artifact
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Flash. When Spring Loaded Sawblades enters the battlefield, it deals 5 damage to target tapped creature an opponent controls. Craft with artifact {3}{W}, Exile this artifact, Exile another artifact you control or an artifact card from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner s control. Craft only as a sorcery.