Frostbound Schemer
Winter, Cursed Rider slips into a control shell with a clear role. Winter, Cursed Rider rewards patient play and tight resource management by taxing attackers with Ward and turning artifact recursion into a board clearing tool. The near mint foil borderless treatment highlights the cold palette and motion in the artwork, useful for collectors and competitive pilots who value presentation and readability on the battlefield.
On the table Winter, Cursed Rider sets a defensive baseline while enabling a recurring answer to wide boards. The Ward clause forces opponents to choose between removal or life loss while the Exhaust ability scales with the artifacts you reclaim from the graveyard, turning salvage into reach. If your deck runs artifact value engines, this rider converts that value into tempo and protection in a way that feels precisely Aetherdrift.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost – {U}{B}
- Card Type – Legendary Creature
- Subtypes – Human Warlock
- Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Ward — Pay 2 life. Artifacts you control have "Ward — Pay 2 life." Exhaust — {2}{U}{B}, {T}, Exile X artifact cards from your graveyard: Each other nonartifact creature gets -X/-X until end of turn.
- Power / Toughness – 3/2