Hunger in the Cavern
Starving Revenant is a practical choice when you want card advantage that doubles as disruption. The creature's enter the battlefield trigger surveils two, then converts any cards you choose to place back on top of your library into immediate draws while costing life. As a 4/4 Spirit Horror for {2}{B}{B}, it gives a clean midgame body and a predictable rhythm for digging through your deck and setting up future draws.
Its Descend 8 ability adds a late game drain angle that scales with graveyard development. Once you meet the permanent count, each drawn card becomes a small ping against an opponent and a one life gain for you. In a Lost Caverns of Ixalan build this card fits comfortably into graveyard synergies and control shells where surveil and incremental life swings matter.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {2}{B}{B}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Spirit Horror
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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.
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Power / Toughness – 4/4