Mindshreds and Quiet Theft
The Mindskinner sits in the shell of Duskmourn as a subtle engine of disruption and card advantage. Players familiar with midrange black lists will read its entry and immediately see a tempo swing that does not demand the battlefield alone. The Mindskinner rewards quiet timing. Cast it after a board stall or when graveyards are taxed and you extract a resource while denying the opponent the same advantage.
The card reads like a toolbox for tight play. It pressures hand and graveyard interaction without overcommitting mana, and it shapes how opponents sequence spells. In casual and competitive games this card doubles as a removal target priority and a lane for long games where subtle resource denial wins matches. If you are building around hand disruption or graveyard hate within Duskmourn themes, The Mindskinner fits naturally into both sideboard plans and main deck configurations.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {2}{B}{B}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Human Warlock
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – When The Mindskinner enters the battlefield, target opponent reveals their hand. Choose a nonland card from it. Exile that card. Whenever The Mindskinner deals combat damage to a player, you may cast a card exiled with The Mindskinner without paying its mana cost. If that card would be put into a graveyard this turn, exile it instead.
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Power / Toughness – 2/3