Vito's Inquisitor: Steady Threat
Vito's Inquisitor is a compact engine piece for any black midrange deck that leverages sacrifice and incremental growth. The card name signals what it does on the battlefield. For three and a black you get a 3 3 Vampire Knight that can convert lesser resources into a steadily larger threat. Activate the ability to sacrifice another creature or an artifact to place a +1/+1 counter on Vito's Inquisitor and grant it menace until end of turn. That exchange is efficient and repeatable in lists that run token makers, sacrifice outlets, or cheap artifacts.
In Lost Caverns of Ixalan lore the inquisitor carries the court's appetite into the caverns below, prodding the weak to feed the strong. As a player you treat this card as both a beatdown piece and a utility sink. It scales into the late game while creating combat pressure that forces blockers to account for menace. Slot it where you can reliably supply bodies or artifacts to trade for growth and the card will repay value by threatening large, evasive attacks and by complicating your opponent's blocking math.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {3}{B}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Vampire Knight
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – {B}, Sacrifice another creature or artifact: Put a +1/+1 counter on Vito's Inquisitor. It gains menace until end of turn.
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Power / Toughness – 3/3