Starving Revenant (Borderless) (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Light Play Foil

Starving Revenant — Gravebound Draw Engine

Starving Revenant is a compact but potent draw engine for graveyard focused black decks. The card name signals the plan clearly. When Starving Revenant enters the battlefield you surveil 2 to sculpt the top of your library, then for each card you put on top of your library you draw a card and you lose 3 life. That sequence rewards careful sequencing and pairs well with self mill or discard effects that increase the number of permanents in your graveyard.

Descend 8 gives this 4 4 Spirit Horror a persistent upside once your yard is established. Whenever you draw a card and you control eight or more permanent cards in your graveyard, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. It fits in midrange and control shells that run light play copies and want a foil, borderless centerpiece from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan set. Use this Rare as a replacement for incremental card advantage or to close out long games where margins matter.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {2}{B}{B}
• Card Type – Creature
• Subtypes – Spirit Horror
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – When Starving Revenant enters the battlefield, surveil 2. Then for each card you put on top of your library, you draw a card and you lose 3 life. Descend 8 — Whenever you draw a card, if there are eight or more permanent cards in your graveyard, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
• Power / Toughness – 4/4